I just stop and say to the student's who are talking that I will wait until they are finished and remind them that this is wasting class time, and usually that is all that it takes.

The style and technique by which you manage a class is the most important factor to students retaining information. The controller and guide combination has worked for me over the past fifteen years of teaching. I see myself more like a coach and I set the standards high and promote self expression and art in my students work.

How do you deal with those students whose primary focus is to be the center of attention?

To get a student to open up I think smaller groups work. The other students break the ice with the silent one and this allows them to speak up and ask questions on an material they didn't understand. This also helps them make some friends in the classroom so they dont feel alone.

Besides exercise and breathing exercises, I find having a hobby I can lose myself in for a few hours a great stress reliever. Anything I can enjoy doing and require my concentration easily helps me calm down and relax.

Being mindful of the diversity in all classrooms seems to help in building rapport and maintaining a level of decorum within the class. I can see where the potential exists to have inadvertently made comments, taken out of context, and redefined from the perspective of the person or person of differing cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. It is imperative to maintain a non -judgmental approach to the classroom. I think this approach helps in having the non-judgmental environment reciprocated to the instructor.

Our students will respect us more when we are fair, impartial, see that we do in fact make mistakes, but recover from them professionally, and present a good model for them to follow.

We, as instructors, know the pressure for students to cheat; it is a big problem. There were a lot a great strategies prsented in the module, but for me, three things have seemed to have worked well. 1) Talk about it during the first day discussions, 2) arrange the testing room to reduce the chance of this occurring, and the best defense 3) proctor all tests - walk the room and be pesent.

It's rather simple. If you want your students to act professional, come to class, and be engaged, make it active and engaging from the first day. Set expectations, follow through, and hold accountable. They will respond AND respect you for. Thoughts? Rick Piper

When asked what is the best way for learning to occur, there is plenty of research that points to relevance...what's in it for me. While this may sound selfish, it is the essence of learning. If we want our students to maximize their learning, make sure they can see relevance in their lives and as effective instructors it is our responsibility to facilitate that.

Just stopping to take a breath at the peak of a stressfull situation can make it bearable. We have a new fingerprint timeclock at our school that was intended to eliminate paperwork. Instead it created a stressfull daily event for some. As I see a co-worker madly punching their code in I ask them if they are having problems with the new technology. The answer is usually - YES. I have asked them to stop, take a deep breath, think about the clock, and be one with the clock. Then they can proceed without anger and stress. Calmly press the buttons and let the clock do the work. I always get a big smile back after a successfull entry is accomplished.That smile in turn helps me cope better with my day. How do you share and help with others to keep the stress down?

On day one of the course. I tell my students. we all have problems and things going on in ourlives. "if they have a personal thing going on with them and they can not focus. Then I am gladly available for them".I try to help them with and open understanding. Making them more relaxed.We converse and they are very respondant. They are more than ready to go on with their daily tasks. Sometimes they just need to readjust themselves.

In the classroom I maintain professionalism and hold students accountable to their professionalism abilities. I believe that leading by example is a strong visual of what is expected in the classroom.

I am so very grateful that a coworker turned me on to a small expandable filing box that helps me to organize my entire session. Does anyone else have any helpful tips for a new instructor? This filing box has made my life so much easier and WAY LESS STRESSFUL.

A good diet can reduce stress and increase productivity. It is amazing how a lot of the people I know are in the medical field, either as an Instructor or Clinical and do not practice what they preach.... Changing my diet over the last two weeks has increased my energy and attitude. Stress has been reduced. Try it.

A system that makes grading homework’s faster may take some time, but in the end will serve as a priceless tool in time management. Making answer keys and bubble sheets takes some time but in the end saves me endless hours of grading. Another tool that has proved to be priceless is investigating the CD ROMs that come with the text books for assignments that are self grading.

I have a slightly different situation. I am not a classroom instructor. I am a clinical coordinator and have to visit students while out on their externships. This requires a different approach to getting students to follow policies while with "strangers" and still enjoy the learning process. I only see my students for a few hours per week and it's a constant struggle to maintain that much needed balance with them. I still would never pass up the oportunity to see that "ah ha" look in their eyes when they realize that the instructors they had knew what they were talking about.

Alot of the information in the course "ED110 - Time & Stress Management for Instructors" I have been using copping mechanisms like exercise and breathing along with getting mroe rest and it has been very beneficial.

I get students that band together and become useless when devided. I would appreciate any ideas to fix this problem. thank you.

Writing an examination is very stressful activity. The more the student is not prepared the more stressful the examination becomes. Most unprepared students try to cheat because they fear to fail. I just completed my Post Masters in Software Engineering and still had examination fever. It is the responsibilities of us teachers and instructors to make examination less stressful. Using continuous assessment method will reduce students cheating. I assess my students based on assignments, lab activities performed, midterm’s exams and final examination. By doing so reduces stress and potentially reduces students cheating in examinations.