Internal Customers & Course Modifications
As an instructor and a professional student, I have experienced both sides of how complex information is presented to students. Effective interpersonal communication with department leaders and cirriculum writers is crucial in ensuring that the course content is comparable with other institutions, in addition to, comprehendsable to student level, background and experience.
as an instructor I agree, admitting you do not have an answer but will research it goes a lot father than trying to "fake it"
Roy, That is a great way to add value to the course you are teaching! It sounds like you really try to help your students grasp the reasoning of what you are teaching, which is a great practice. Thank you for sharing.
Dr. Jean Norris
Hmmm, where to begin...Instructor credibility is very important. I have found that students can tell if you know what your talking about or not. I have seen students turn on Instructors who try to "Fake it", it was nasty.
Then there is the course content itself. I teach 'Computer Science" too Medical Students. The book is for IT Professionals. therefor my intent is to NOT teach IT to Medical Students, but to understand that when you call your IT guy, "It's Broke" is not a valid call. There is a section on Programming, and as the students are not there to learn programming, I spend that time explaining how and what the programmer does, so that in the future, what they think is an easy "Fix" or "Change" can actually be hours of work.
Michele, Thank you for sharing in the forum. What do you do to continue to improve?
Dr. Jean Norris
