Being enthusiastic about the subject, will motivate the students, and make them feel excited too. Even making a joke or telling a funny story will make them feel more at ease.
Comment on Amy Shepherd-Jones's post: Leading by example is the best way for students to see your professionalism and for them to know that you practice what you preach. This is a way to gain students respect.
I learned from this session that Kindness and positive actions will give students a sense of happiness in a bit of a moment. I always start my class with a nice quote on the board that resonates to me and at the end of the week I go around and ask what their favorite quote of the week was and why? it opens up a nice discussion and I as well as all students get to know a bit more about everyone in a kind way.
Activities that are fun and creative appeal to adult learners just as much as they do to children. They can allow the students to relax for a few minutes so they can approach the lesson plan feeling fresh and ready to learn.
As an instructor that teaches multiple classes each term I routinely can have up to 60 students total, I realize I have put learning their names further down my list of important tasks and by making this a priority and finding tools to facilitate this will go a long way in my classes. I also plan to work on adding more creative projects to my courses.
How to make a students feel confortable in your class. Learn names....
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.
