I have learned that you have to create a line of communication with your students, so they can have security that were they are learning there skills is a save environment and they can always count on the teacher's support and guidance for the success in there future.
This course is making me look more closely at my teaching methods. I find myself putting myself in my students shoes, trying to figure out how much attention I am paying to their needs beyond learning the skills. I think I am measuring up pretty well. I like the idea of the "student card." This will make it easier to see the specific needs the students have that will help them be more successful in my class.
This course was extremely informative for me as a first-time educator, I've learned the differences between expectations for adult learners and younger learners, the social aspect of both groups coming into an educational environment whether it be young learners coming straight from high school or adult learners coming back to further their education. I've learned the importance of your students' basic intrinsic needs and the importance of helping your students identify their career goals and helping them stay on track to achieve their aspirations. Another section of this course that I found helpful was the support system, encouragement of your students' efforts and validation can help them be successful in your course and help them remain focused. My biggest take away from this course is that it's important to maintain a professional boundary, but life happens, and naturally there will be obstacles that can impede a student's success. It's important that any issues that may arise for my students are addressed and I'm able to help as appropriate so I can keep my students focused and on track when in the classroom.
I liked the idea of student cards.
This class is showing that there are a lot more things going on with students than just making it to class on time.
We have to understand these needs so as to better provide students with a focus of class obligations and involvement.
Keeping the students perspective in mind when teaching will help them succeed.
I always try to get to know my students personally (in a healthy way with boundaries) to better help me teach and motivate.
How important it is to understand where your students are coming from and what they want to achieve. Getting there- to be successful- is different for everyone. We need to recognize this and assist the students to be reach their goals.
Getting to know what their goals are within this career field. What motivated them to enroll in this specific field. Once I know those things, I can use that knowledge to further support and encourage them to continue reaching their goals.
The biggest take away from this course was that you need to help understand your student and where they are coming from to help them be successful. However, you need to be careful that you do not get suck into their lives.
It was a very helpful course for me. Great to learn that the instructor teaching an adult group of students needs to pay attention to many other aspects like diversity of age, ethnicity, career goals, student needs, fears and frustrations in addition to just delivering the lectures and knowledge, in order to be successful and improve retention of students. Involvement / participation of students in the class is very significant to keep them engaged and lead them to be successful.
Speaking from live experience helps engage students because when saying a story is a different tone of voice rather than reading out of a book. It doesn't sound so boring and when speaking up front to the class you have eye contact with them, it catches their attention a lot more and is a easier way of explaining content from a material rather than reading it out of a book.
I have learned the different ways in which adult learners learn and how to best meet them where they are.
understand adult students needs and charactrestics . their goals and motivations and their abilities . understand how to use their strenghthes and how to be carful with their weaknesses during the classes
I learned a lot throughout this course including the importance of understanding patient demographics in order to better help them learn.
First of all, I have reaffirmed the need to have a good learning environment. I have learned that pairing older students with younger students can be made to be advantageous. Older students are more mature and have many insights and life experiences to offer. A valuable bit of information is how to deal with a frustrated student. This happens more than one would wish to think.
One of the many important things I learned was that listening to our student's is always a good way to make them feel like they are heard and though it may not be a classroom problem, it may affect it.
I have learned that students will encounter frustrations and it is my role as the professor to not get involved in the complaint, but to encourage and help come up with an action plan
By discussing student expectations before a class begins, I have learned different ways to approach how to present subjects to different styles learners in the classroom. Which should have the most beneficial effects for each and every students different learning style.
It is important to understand student's extrinsic needs and provide internal support.
