Some really good information in this class, I hadn't heard of the Pygmalion Effect before but I can truly see how we as instructors can help or limit our students we must be careful to not allow first impressions to set our exspectations for our students.
Comment on SETH SORONNADI's post: I agree that this is one of the ways to determine in the instructor is an effective educator. This could assist the instuctor on how to best improve their teaching techniques.
Having high expectations for students allows them the environment to challenge themselves and try things they may not have felt comfortable doing before.
Assessing aspects of the course where students were lost or bored can be helpful to make revisions for enhanced learning in the future.
There are multiple ways to construct a class.
I have learned a few new things, such as the Pygmalion theory.
Comment on SETH SORONNADI's post:
Like you mentioned, "knowledge and delivery method, the content, and the applicability/benefit to the student" was the most outstanding point to me.
Set appropriate expectations and monitor the pulse of the class.
The course evaluation has three components
The instructor's knowledge delivery method
the component
Comment on Lynn Kendrick's post: Comment on Lynn Kendrick's post: A course evaluation should include the instructor's knowledge and delivery method, the content, and the applicability/benefit to the student.
As a novice educator, my take away is learning from my student evaluations in order to critique lectures in the future to promote effective learning.
I will start to incorporate more of the real world setting in the laboratory by allowing students to set up for the day, put away supplies as well as debriefing on how the lab went, such has how we can make it better.
reflect, reevaluating class activities.
Being positive and believing that each student will become successful has to be a selling point that you deliver without exception. I think that we all can remember how empowering it is to have someone believe in you.
"It is not what she learns or does that determines whether she will become a Duchess, but how she is treated."
Doris Owens
There were a lot of new learner aspects that will help me as an instructor to create a successful class environment.
Backwards chaining sounds like an excellent approach for blueprints and engineering classes. An easier way of introducing a ton of key terms and ideas!
Believe in your students and they in return will believe in themselves, don't believe in them and they won't either.
It is important to remember there is an order to follow when teaching.
Human brain has enormous retention capability, Just we need to put them in a organized way and utilize them. One important thing is concentration.
