Instructional Delivery and Assessment:
There are a plethora of things that I have learned from this module that I am thrilled to implement into the classroom: Things that students should have at the end of class, The value of participation, and Motivating Students (just to name a few).
The four things that professors want their students to have at the end of their first class meeting are clear paths to set a clear tone and supportive path for the students.
- A sense of where there going and how they are going to get there. An overview of the expectations with support to achieve goals.
- A feeling that the other members in the class are not strangers. I have had the pleasure to walk students through a Collaborations tab in Canvas to assist with virtual groups in my English 110 course which was an embedded recommendation for an activity, on-the-other-hand, my Humanities 205 course has not had the honor to experience virtual group activities. This module overview helped me to realize that, that needs to be incorporated in both courses . I am looking forward to lecturing later this week to introduce the Humanities students to group work as well.
- An awareness that you care about their learning.
- An expectation that the course will be both valuable and enjoyable.
Group activity will aid in a solution to increase participation as group work will require brainstorming. According to Harvard Business Publishing "Participation is evaluated on willingness, courage, ability to learn, and the ability to let other people build on what you have said." To create such a motivational tone in the beginning will excite students to participate. That is surly a technique that I will be implementing going forward.
In conclusion, motivating students by setting reasonable expectations based upon industry standards will help them to prepare for their areas-of-study by creating an atmosphere of engagement.
