Seth Soronnadi
Learned that; "A mid-course evaluation will give you the pulse of the class. By knowing how the students are progressing in the course, you will know that you are right on course with their training or if you need to make any changes."
Keeping students engaged and forces will help there learning process
This module gave me many ways that I can engage and motivate my students and keep me on the same track so to keep momentum of learning going forward throughout the year. The instructor plays an important role by being positive, energetic and motivated toward bring strategies in his/her instruction to fuel the learning success to all students.
I really liked the crisis game. It allows for application of knowledge and a break from lecture.
Use stories to break up the lecture and keep students interested. You may consider telling an applicable story every 20 minutes or so.
REFOCUS means:
- Recognize
- Empower
- Focus
- Objectivize
- Commit
- Unburden
- Surprise
I really appreciate this acronym as I have in the past felt the creeping tinge of burn out in teaching a class. This is a good reminder to step back and continue forward with renewed purpose.
This modlule gave me lots of ideas on how to keep the students interested in the toopic I am teaching.
The combination of learnativity and establishing rapport with students can set the stage for student retention. Rapport between the instrutor and student can develop mutual respect, trust, and identify common goals that result in an emotional bond. This bond with student can improve classroom managment by decreasing managment issues with students.
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.
