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Always Keeping students engaged and focused is A goal To Better learning.

Diversity of content and delivery are key to maintaining subject matter interest.  Additionally, reflection must be employed during the course to actively keep material fresh, students engaged, and instructors inspired.  New approaches and the use of narrative can serve to personalize and energize students as the course approaches routineness.  This can reinvigorate students to recommit to the material and one another.

 

The uncertainty that comes with being a new instructor and mid-course grades can be overwhelming. I will utilize some of the strategies to support the students at an earlier point in the course.

 

This module offered great ideas to get students involved in discussion/class participation as well as the REFOCUS tools to help re-engage students and get over a mid-term hump. Staying open to new instructing ideas and methods will help reenergize the students and the instructor. 

DIfferentiated instruction! ENjoyed this section

Reply to Amy Horak's post:

This chapter stressed how to engage some of the most difficult students; those who do not participate. Engaging them in small groups is a great method to get them to feel more comfortable. 

The importance of variety and how and why you should build rapport with students. 

 

I liked the surprise instructional techniques discussed in this module.  

 

In this module, I liked learning about the REFOCUS tool. It helps an instructor be creative and reflect on their own achievements.

To make sure that student expectations are met as well as the instructor expectations. In addtion to providing the 

neccessary material fro the enchancement of the students course learning skills. 

 

 I plan on showing more enthusiam twards the materal,asking more of the student ie. questions,feedback ect. adding stories.I will incorperate the strategys to avoid the mid corse slump to help with student focus.

It is important to obtain constant feedback from students to determine if learning achieved. R.E.F.O.C.U.S. is a way avoid mid-course slump. Recapture the students commitment to learn by doing an inventory of the knowledge and skills they have larned to show them their progress.

Barbara McDuffie

 I make a point to always incorporate stories of my life experiences with that particular subject we are discussing. I believe it sticks with them, especially if they get stuck on a quiz or teat question.

 

I make sure that I incorporate real life up to date issues with my students to keep them engaged. 

 

I find that incorporating social media in a lesson helps students stay engaged. 

Keeping students engaged and focused.  Also as an instructor to maintain self-reflection at all times.  The instructor acts as a mirror for the student population.

 

Keeping the students engaged using out of the norm ideas is awesome. I believe it is refreshing for the minds.

 

Learned srtratigies to help keep students engaged in the class.

Often halfway through the course things change and students and teacher may experience some burnout.  There are several strategies for helping get through this 

 

REFOCUS was a tool I didn't know about but plan on using.

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