I think the educators ms\ust bring the real life expereinces to share with the students to motive enthisisistic learning. Teachers should have good qualities such as respecting the role of the management and preparation for the class is crucial.
Adding variety and midterm reevaluating
Dana Redmond
This section talked about how it is important to the learning experience to remain enthusiastic about why you are there. Following the REFOCUS acronym is helpful. Again, allowing for the personal experience to enter the class room.
I think it is important to include differentiation in all classrooms, no matter if learning disabilities are present or not. All students learn in different ways and differentiation allows them to choose which way is best.
There's an ebb and flow to the classroom. The same approach doesn't always yeild the same results, even with the same students. When learning dips, take the time to refocus.
I knew that active participation would help students acquire new information and skills (changing a novice student into an expert). I did not know the word" learnativity" but I understand it now. I also an aware that different students excell in different teaching styles. Some do better with tactile and others with cognitive style. Ofcourse the two styles would enhance learning.I know that being excited about a subject would help students and that mid course evaluations assist in regrouping and assists students in passing. i always love telling a story to enhance the learning experience.
I really loved the acronym REFOCUS in this module. The idea of unburdening was especially interesting to me, especially through the lens of potential burnout in both teachers and students. I also loved the idea of a Crisis Game as a critical thinking and practical application of learning activity.
Building the rapport means we also care for our students.
The Crisis Game is a greay way to tie in content and stimulate critical thinking.
By including personal stories into the discussions it makes the content real. Life experiences are building blocks that can be used in education,
I must factor in the emotional component of learning. I also must concentrate on the material and the syllabus and evaluate if I'm on time with the material.
Ways to be effectively engauging and participation generating techniques were discussed. REFOCUS is a way to regain the students focus and participation and attention midway through the course.
I have learned how to be able to re-energize and refocus when things get a little "slow" or when I feel I may be losing my student's attention. I have learned about learnativity.
Students tend to loose focus, maybe around mid-term. It is important to recapture their energy.
I liked the idea of telling a story and changing your lecture style to keep the students engaged
Excellet reminder how buidling professional relationships between student and professor are essential.
Good information on staying engaged and how to handle talkative and quiet students
I have always believed that getting everyone to participate and being an active learner is important for one to recall information learned. I think hands-on participation and recall is vital to learning. However, I find it challenging teaching online. Not only is it hard to recognize a class of 30 plus students the computer moves students all around. Not to mention you have two pages of students. How are others meeting this challenge?
In order to keep your classroom, teaching methods fresh and interesting....you're always implementing different teaching methods.
I think that changing up the lesson plan mid way through a term or semester can help stimulate the students. It is true, that midway throught a term, the students are exhausted and they have difficulty with motivation to learn. I liked learning about the "crisis game". Very interesting and I will also incorporate this into my teaching tools.
