The instructor must make the class not only informative, but also fun. I usually start the class with some fun piece of news, something that can relate to the class for that day. The student must understand that you are not only about the lesson, but you care about them as persons.
Sometimes we get tied up with the tasks of completing covering material needed we forget the people component of our students. If we are able to balance both things, the tasks and the people component, we are going to be more successful in engaging students and student success will also rise.
Adult learners are motivate with clear goals in mind
I have learned that instructors have to make learning enjoyable. Instructors need to be excited about their field ad ensure that they are engaging Adult students.
Words of affirmation and adding fun to the class helps with retention.
This section really underscores why it is important to entertain the students. Not as a priority, but as a supplment to dense or otherwise boring material. Give it some passion, life, humor, and that will go a long way to encouraging students to learn with vigor.
I love the idea of raising the students self respect to aid in their success.
It is important to learn an interesting fact about each student. This helps to develop a relationship with the student and allows you to involve their personal strengths into the classroom
This module expolred the importance of knowledge transfer, from the perspective of being able to develop rapport with students. I will includde first day skills, greeting students for every class, and starting each class with some lightheartness.
I have always felt that being a teacher is a like being a performer to some degree. While I am certainly an introvert at heart, teaching has forced me to be an extrovert for at least a few hours a day, because I know I am in the spotlight and on stage to some degree. I have to take subjects (math and chemistry) that are very challenging and usually dry and boring for most, and try to make them come to life.
I will be starting the class off with a story or experience from my time in the field, or ask a student to share one of their moments, as a way to ease into the class. The session will start as soon as the bell rings, however I am hoping that getting used to a little story or real life experience that will tie into the lesson plan will help to keep them engaged.
Learn about your students. Care about your students. Always be supportive and encouraging and acknowledge how well they are doing.
For the most part my class is very straight to the point, focus a lot on covering the materials needs and i also make it a fun environment by implementing puzzles, group activities. I focus on getting the students to somewhat enjoy coming to class and making learing fun.
creating competition or fun games works for adults too!
It is imperative to create a positive, care and thoughtful environemt for the stundents
I am good at listening my patients/family and address their concerns. I will do the same to my students.
I also like putting the human element into the equation. I am a huge on respect and I believe little things like learning students name is something so simple we can do but goes a long way. It is a good way to break the ice and set a tone of the class and then adjust accordingly.
Its all about building trust. Letting your students know that you are on their side, that you want them to succeed. I also use a lot of jokes and gags to keep things light and fun.
I really like the idea of "dont tell students something, ask them". This helps the light bulb come in in your students' mind.
Make Students Active Participants in Learning
Students learn by doing, making, writing, designing, creating, solving, etc. Don't tell students something when you can ask them. Encourage students to suggest approaches to a problem. Adults are active learners, as opposed to youth who typically are passive learners. Active learners want to be in the flow of the learning process from the very beginning. This means that you must put the materials into "bite-size chunks" which they can understand and apply. They want immediate use of newly acquired knowledge.
From <https://www.jsou-cee.org/elc/mod/resource/view.php?id=820>
