Theresa Schmitt, M.Ed.

Kelly, I am happy to hear you engage with other educators, sharing resources and ideas! We grow so much as educators when we are open to new, innovative and creative delivery techniques- you are fortunate to be part of such a open and creative team. And as you mention in your posts, utilizing various delivery techniques benefits students by addressing different learning styles, ensuring concepts are understood. Do you have any specific instances you would like to share when a colleague suggested a creative delivery technique that assisted you with driving home a concept in the classroom? Wishing you continued… >>>

Elizabeth, Thank you for your contributions to the discussion, you have shared some excellent observations. SlideShare only required payment if advanced options are use, but it is a great free resources when collecting and aggregating information posted by others, though of course content should always be validated for accuracy. Death by PowerPoint is a common problem across education, and I agree, students often zone out of it is not utilized properly. Breaking up presentations into chunks, incorporating short videos, and stopping to promote discussion with the group are just a few ways to avoid students tuning out. You have also… >>>

Tina, You bring up some great points, most notably the ability to store work as well as professor feedback for future reference. Gone are the days of sifting through spiral bound notebooks looking for notes on a lecture that was attended two years prior or searching through stacks and stacks of graded papers looking for research conducted in the past. As a lifelong learner myself, I find storing my files electronically then conducting simple word searches saves me a tremendous amount of time when referring back to papers I have written in the past. Wishing you continued success in the… >>>