When meeting a class for the first time it is essential that we "exchange" contact information. This is very important to keep track of my students and keep them abreast of their progress throughout the class.

When teaching there are a variety of programs in my classes. I am a coder so I often try to read happenings in other divisions of health care to keep the subject matter relevant to all the students no matter their major.

More and more I have students who would like a lay out of their exact assignments weeks in advance. Some want to plan vacations others just don't like to wait to the last minute. Is this effective when trying to keep the student engaged in the learning process?

More and more I encounter students with field experience. How can we get them credit to test out of a particular class before enrolling; only to find out they really don't need the class?

As with all things, I attempt to utilize all of my resources. On occasion, the problem I have is knowing what questions to ask or where to find the answers. Being new to this field, how do I know the answers are the right ones for me? Learning through trial and error would probably be the learning style for me.

I've started to let my student collaborate on essay exams. And use their smartphones. They have to cite the webpages they use, and they have a specific time limit on the exam. They're also allowed to ask each other for what I call "memory joggers," meaning that they can check with their peers to make sure that they're on the right track. The resulting papers are quite good, and I have yet to have anyone abuse it. In fact, most are reluctant to do something that seems to go against everything they were taught from K-12. For it to work, though, the essay questions need to be on a high enough level, and ask for a large degree of analysis, that the students can't turn to Wikipedia and copy. Does anyone else do this?

It is said that most people like to talk about themselves. I will try to capitalize on that observation. I'd like to ask questions pertaining to why s/he chose this career path and why this particular course. Another question I'd like to ask is what s/he expects to get out of this class or course. These questions will give the student an opportunity to express why they are here and what they expect to achieve from this course. In addition, it will give me insight on the student.

I teach the blood flow of the heart to my students using this method. They must have it memorized to do well in this module. I have them group the first process of pulmonary circulation and then the systemic circulation. Since I have taught this method I have had a higher success rate with students memorizing and being able to re cite the blood flow.

I teach medical assisting and I had my students create a learning presentation. I had this broke up in groups of 3. One of the groups created Respiratory Clue. It was an GREAT way to get the entire class involved. The diseases were the weapons. It was very creative and the rest of the class responded well. I have used it since then with other classes.

i like the CAT testing format. i will try to utilize this testing in my next term

getting to know each student my their name and their paticular learning abilities

I play music in the class during lab activities. This helps the students relax as well as learn to work with a little bit of back ground noise which is often times the atmosphere in the medical field.

I enjoyed this topic finding new ways to evaluate students and to stimulate their minds. They would tend to get more involed in the topics being discussed.

I have found that putting students in groups that work always provide a positive learning experience. It is important to group strong students with weaker ones so that they all learn.

I believe motivation is a very important aspect of student learning. When a student has the correct motivation s/he is willing to go the extra mile to complete the course and do a good job. I enjoy encouraging my students and could always benefit from additional skills. What are some motivational skills that will benefit me and my students?

It is very critical to create assessments as it relates to the type of students we teach and the type of data we want to get from the assessment. We should create assessments based on what the students know instead of what they don't know to prevent discouragement in our students.

It is good to have student learning assessments so we as instructor; and the students can see their progress and the gains they have made throughout the course.

We should offer various questioning techniques for our students; so we can get a feeling of what the students know and what they want to contribute to the lesson through cognitive thinking.

Students learn in different ways, and we must teach the way they learn in order for them to become successful in the learning process.

It is very important to engage all they variety of learners within your classroom.