In my new class we are to lecture on one day and lab the next and one of the requirements is for us to teach our students culinary math. The challenge is that they have never been taught this material before which makes it a challenge. My solution after teaching the formulas is to give them a actual recipe to cost out and write out the formula and walk around the classroom to ensure that my students get it. I even add on these costing problems as a bonus question on their quizzes. I agree that with our current generation we old school teachers need to get with the times and change our teaching styles in order for our student success

One of the most difficult aspects that I have faced in teaching is when a student does not hold himself or herself accountable for their actions. Students who tend to do this typically will blame their hardships on the instructor. I try to conduct a crucial confrontation with the student explaining the facts without trying to judge the student yet this sometimes does not work. What other suggestions does the facilitator or the rest of the learners in this workshop have about this topic? Look forward to hearing back from some folks. Jay Familant

The idea of a pre-test the first day or shortly after sounds like a good idea. Often the students are hesitant to describe themselves well on first introduction. As I teach a technology course it would be helpful to have some idea about the range of knowledge or lack thereof that I'm dealing with.

One activity I do during lecture is link movies to the material. For instance, when I am talking about spores and how you can't kill them, I link it to all the Die Hard films and that usually makes students laugh and when they are done with class, they remember spores and Die Hard from the lecture.

Usually when I hand students magnets in class, it forces them to come to the board and match the information. For instance, they need to know temperature and I give the a written diagnostic to do. Then I would give them the magnet activity so they are applying what they learned.

what would be the ideal setup for a larger class where every student learns?

This question is for the group. How would you deal with a know it all student who ask questions that are so detailed you know they are trying to make you look like you don't know anything? That happened to me 2 semesters ago. I was asked questions every class that had no relevance to the course and when I limit the amount of questions he can ask because of time constraints, his friends in the class ganged up on me and they all started asked questions beyond the scope of the class.

We have to careful when selecting a test. If it is a short test then we can give multiple choice test. We have to remember that some of the students guess the answer, for those students it is not a good choice to have multiple choice test or matching test.

Assessment is an important tool.Problem solving gives student to read the problem first and then to think how to slve it means to think what methods are involved in the process.

I have had students approach me with a question and then go to another instructor with the same question and get a totally different answer. Not sure how to handle this situation.

Students will retain more if they have an understanding of not only the method of application but also why the methods are applicable.

Instructors are handed different tasks daily. I have learned some of the most valuable lessons about education from students with physical or learning disabilities. I find that learners that have different situations are more eager and motivated to learn.

Dealing with some concepts which most students get, but some dont. Any ideas?

How to deal with Extreme Diverse Cultures?

Can someone pinpoint some Communication fundamentals?

I find that students prefer to take multiple choice tests and they are not very efficient in short answer. In the medical field there is alot of memorization so short answer tends to be quite cumbersome.

I find that quizzes work best for me when I evaluate students. It gives me a guideline of what information I need to go over and gives me a gauge of what other teaching methods I may need to use.

I find that alot of students are extremely shy and reserved. I try to incorporate group activities to encourage participation as much as possible. Currently, I'm in an online environment, so discussions work very well.

I find I enjoy teaching kinesthetic learners. I am one as well so it was quite challenging for me to find creative ways to connect to auditory and visual learners. My classroom was always very interactive. Did anyone have this issue as well, initially, as an instructor?

Questioning session is very important. When a student ask you a question means that that student is paying attention in the class. An instuctor us always a learner.He or she learns from qustion and answer session.