As an adult learner, I do my best to make students of all ages feel comfortable.
Students are people first and we, as instructors, help their achievement with appeals to excite them about the subject matter and authencity of self when presenting learning material.
Teaching should not be a dictatorship. Being demanding or inflexible does not necessarily mean the students will mold into compliance. It is also a sign of disrespect, and does not foster learning. Showing the human side of who are you are respecting the students as they are while still promoting a positive learning environment is ideal.
Remember to be creative to have a positive learning environment. This way of teaching may need to adjust with different classes, but in general create and environment that students can learn in a positive way.
I want to become more intentional about greeting each student as they enter the weekly online class.
When teachers show their students that they are passionate about what they are teaching, it can help to encourage the students to want to learn.
Learning should be fun and informative. Letting students in on my funny moments will help them understand it happens to everyone. I'm the same as them, just with more experience
I do think that the human aspect is key to student retention. When I start a new class I try to remember the names of the students, so that they can feel welcomed to class.
I really enjoy taking this course. It's an eye opener for me, because I'm new to teaching in a class setting. I usually train in a hospital setting. My love for teaching brought me to Concorde. This course has taught me more ways to keep the students attention, to keep them focus and help them to set realistic goals. I will apply everything that I can to educated the student to be a success in their field of study.
There are so many ways to engage the students. I really like the ideas of creating fun challenges as groups without getting competitive to a fault.
I have learned how instructor encourage students be active in the class. Also, the understanding of students are important to support teaching success. One of using method to support that is first day survey.
Get to know your students. Make sure they know you are there to support them and have a fun class, don't make it a miserable learning experience
Verbal rewards are powerful tools to increase student self respect.
Create a positive learning environment for your students. Becoming comfortable around each other helps students of all ages learn in their environment.
As Active learners adults want immediate use of newly acquired knowledge when compared to youth who are Passive learners. Also learned how to build a rapport with students .
This module talks about reading the emotional needs of the students and trying to teach to the moment by using humor or creating excitement about the material to help lighten the mood. The student's need to be given positive feedback about all the small benchmarks that are met so that they will stay motivated. I need to get excited about the subject for the students to feel excited about it.
Students will take their cue from the instructor. The instructor should demonstrate their joy of teaching and of their subject. The old adage: "If you love your job then it is not work" applies here.
The amount of enthusiasm, enjoyment and care I bring to the class and subject material I teach will directly effect the amount of enthusiasm, enjoyment and care my students will share and experience in the classroom.
In this module, I have been reminded that a balanced bit of levity can move the class along pleasantly. Having (now 53 years ) experience in the Respiratory Care profession allows me to think of amusing events in patient care (not at a patient's expense) that can set a new student up to remember foolish actions to avoid, or can teach a student how to instruct a patient in a procedure.
The mechanism of cough has four components to it, inspiration, glottic closure, compression, and expulsion. A tracheostomized patient cannot have glottic closure nor compression. Having grown up on a ranch in Texas, I watched cows cough. They did not have what we humans have, the glottic closure and compression. I called it "cow coughing." A young patient humorously challenged me with a hastily written note, "Are you calling me a cow?!?!?!?"
My students have remembered the story and avoided embarrassment in their clinical practice.
I look back at the educators from my past. The classes I enjoyed the most were taught by those who were most engaged and excited about the content. I think it promotes an excitement to learn.
