Helen Saunders

Students need a clear definition of what is required of them for each course.

The use of reviews should be incorporated more into the courses because it serves as an evaluation for the student, instructor and course. The reviews will allow you to make adjustments as needed and to help guide the students progress.

When students are taught with approaches and resources that complement their unique learnig preferences, their achievement is significantly increased.

Teaching adult learners will require a variation in learning tools. All students retain information at different levels and as a facilitator you need to add concrete, hands on activities that student to relate information too for future recall.

When it comes to protecting students information it is the job of all staff. Talking in the hall about a student may be a violation of FERPA if overheard. HIPAA and FERPA go hand and hand. Students come in with medical issues and sometimes we request health information that must be keep behind a locked door.

I have learned that a graduate of a school that becomes an employee is also protected under FERPA.

I had to get use to the FERPA laws when it came to posting grades. When I was in schools, many moons ago, and grades were posted is was like a competition. Students wanted to always be at the top of the list. I now see how visibly posting students grades can be a violation of their rights.

FERPA is not the the safety of educational information it is also for the overall well being of our students. Many of our students already have an established social life. There are many times students when students need the staff to be aware of the FERPA policies for their protection.

I have learned time management is very important when working from home. Since the state of the world, we have been thrown into this online world and now we need to adjust. The one thing I can say is treat it like you are going to work. Leave time for family, take lunches and don't return to work after you log out for the day. The forms that were included are great tools for starting to work on your time mangement skills.

I will use the games to asses student performance and as a communication tool. Short assessments or analysis can help to improve a game or support a struggle student.