In continuing education, instructors possess significant diversity in their backgrounds, credentials and levels of teaching experience. I always encourage fellow teaching colleagues to share their experiences, best practices and challenges through the discussion forums in the CEE courses they complete, hence becoming valuable mentors to other participants.

Additionally, in my own continuing education I still discover new ideas and techniques. And at other times, a course provides a refresher or re-awareness, a different position, or even an “arguable” point that result in value to my teaching experience.