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Field Trips

I teach veterinary Technology and Field trips are a essential part of our program. As veterinary technicians the students are required to have hands on experience with large animals (cattle and horses) and lab animal medicine thus we go on many field trips. It is always my favorite part of the term when we go on a field trip and see how alive the students become applying what they learned in the classroom.

Know yourself..

I believe it is imperative that an instructor know his or her strengths and weakneses in order to be effective. It allows us to impart what we know and work on what we may be unsure of.

Attainable Skills & Objectives!

Setting reasonable and challenging objectives in a course will give a certain satisfaction to a student at the end of it all if they feel as though they were challenged and obtained a skill-set that will aid them in their trek towards theeir new career!

Utilizing Internet Resources

I have used “Youtube” and other online sources for both the good information they can convey or to demonstrate to students how things “are-not” done! Students have said that they appreciate the value added information and a break from a lecture or as a means to give a visual of what we are about to discuss…

Extra Credit

Extra credit should be given only when students are borderline passing.

Learning how to use outside resources

Students need to learn how to use outside resources but you will need to be their guide

Consistency in Grading

Consistency in grading is important to a successful student experience. Students need to know what is expected of them to earn standard grades, makeup work and extra credit. How can we as teachers self-evaluate on these and hold ourselves to the highest standards?

Alternate Activities

Using alternate activities to keep students attention when they become unfocused is ideal but ideally we use our most interesting material upfront, so what are some new exciting ideas for activities that can help? Thanks.

Powerpoints

Using the power points are new to me so any success stories or examples of classroom use would be appreciated.

Class Prep

Beyond the standard be organized and prepared with content, materials, trips etc, which are expected of each teacher, what are some meaningful ways to show students you are excited and prepared?

Have a good time in class

Make sure to your course material that needs to be covered. But remember enjoy yourself

A guest spealer

A guest speaker is important it gives a different perspective

Students and notes

Students adore lecture, the younger students need technology it is part of their generation but they must be instruted on note taking

The Pre test

Students need to understand the pretest is not intended to seth them up for student but rather help[ guide them to what shoul be studied

Pretest

All career colleges should have a pretest in placed before students are enrolled in each perspective programs.

Is your school socially neworked?

Does your school allow you to use social networking as a teaching tool in your classroom? I'm curious to find out how common it is in other institutions. Our school, at the advice of the corporation that owns it, has rules that bar instructors from sending or accepting friend requests from students on, say, FaceBook, citing it as a violation of the school's non-fraternization policy. LinkedIn, however, is allowed. How does it work at your school?

Knowing yourself

I believe that if your know yourself as well as your strength and weakness, it would help you with confidence you need teach your class.

students

Students can be rewarded with extra credit when they work hard.

students

It is important to allow student time to digest what the teacher is speaking about in order for them to continue learning.

students

Students can appreciate instructional teaching when visuals and lecture work together.