Jane Davis

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Evaluating Individual Effort While Working with a Group

Greetings Frank! How do you evaluate active or passive? What are other things that you could look for when evaluating individual effort? Keep up the good work! Jane Davis ED106 Facilitator

Jane Davis

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Organizing Students into Groups

Hi Laura! But - what happens when you have that one students who just doesn't connect? What do you do to help them? Good work! Jane Davis ED106 Facilitator

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Keeping Student Groups on Course

Hi Craig! Sounds like you have a very good system.I am curious - as a result of this process - have you seen students' grades improve? If so, why do you think that has happened? Keep up the good work! Jane Davis ED106 Facilitator

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Identifying Important Communication Skills

Greetings Joann! Nonverbal communication is very powerful. How do you use nonverbal communication in your classes? To help students understand the power of nonverbal communication, I have an exercise that we use where we use nothing but NV communication for up to 30 minutes. The results are very interesting and impressive in how people can communicate without ever having said a word. Keep up the good work! Jane Davis ED106 Facilitator

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Improving Your Communication Skills

Hi Marilyn! Very good! I would like to know what managing your class and maintaining eye contact means to you. What strategies have you used with students in your classes? Keep up the good work! Jane Davis ED106 Facilitator

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Maintaining Eye Contact

Hi Frank! Absolutely! Why do you think most students respond well to eye contact with the instructor? Good job! Jane Davis ED106 Facilitator

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Using Memorable Examples

Greetings Laura! What a great example to use with students. When I've facilitated career and professional development courses not only do students have to build their resume, but they have to "completely" fill out a job application. They struggled at first but turned out to be a great experience for them. Keep up the good work! Jane Davis ED106 Facilitator

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ED101: Effective Teaching Strategies

Hi Angela,

Thank you for your comments about ED 101 and the desire for some additional content. ED 101 is designed for beginning instructors that may not be as familiar with the foundational aspects of instructional planning as you are. MaxKnowledge has a sequence of courses that move the participant through different levels of instructional developmentand expertise. For example, we have courses that cover ED 104 Class Management Strategies, ED 105 Instructional Planning for Student Success and ED 108 Learning Theory and Practice. In addition, we are always in the process of adding additional educational courses in response to feedback from… >>>

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Instructional Support for Students with Learning Disabilities

Hi Kimberly! The simple act of being interested in students and engaging them in the learning process leads to successful outcomes. They know the instructor cares. Keep up the good work! Jane Davis ED106 Facilitator

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Positive Outcomes

You are absolutely right, Arlene. Group work has so many more positive than negative outcomes. The key is ensuring students stay on track and do their share in the process. Keep up the good work! Jane Davis ED106 Facilitator