Barry Westling

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Afrodite, Yeah, a steady diet of the same or similar instructional material is really hard to keep attention and focus, and is not that interesting (albeit perhaps important) to the students. Creating an environment that promotes thought and application is one important goal when selecting media. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Organized and prepared to teach

Afrodite, Nice comment. Preparing is really a planning activity, and involves thought, effort, time, and creativity for the results to meet the outcomes we desire. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Reengaging off-task students

Afrodite, Good observation. Frequent change ups and variety usually produces much better retention and interest. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Organized and prepared to teach

John, Yes, we owe not just to our students, but our employer, and more universally, our community and employers. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Awarding extra credit

Afrodite, Many feel as you do. If we're interested in student learning, then giving assignments that earn points doesn't really help much. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Informing students of status in course

Joyce, Yes, and without this critical feedback, students will be left to their own suppositions as to how they're doing. Feedback is a two-way street, and sometimes an instructor can receive key information about their own efficiency of instruction. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Organized and prepared to teach

Godwin, As a student I want to believe my instructor knows their subject, is competent with the knowledge, and has a thorough class lesson planned out. This usually cannot occur without adequate preparation. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Making field trips and guest speakers a part of instruction

LeWando, Great! There is usually multiple approaches to identifying and facilitating meaningful student instructional resources, this among them. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Organized and prepared to teach

John, Well said. Respect and reputation has to be earned, and is unlikely to reach higher levels if the degree of preparation necessary is missing. Barry Westling

Barry Westling

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Informing students of status in course

Michael, Kind of cool. Feedback is great, and students thrive on results, points and grades. Even discussions involving less than wonderful performance benefits the students. In-person discussions work the best for me, as I can help create optimism while sharing performance measures. Barry Westling