Clear expectations and objective enable a student to visualize the effects and benefits of the course they are about to commence.

It would be difficult to prepare students without remaining current with employer expectations.

This is clearly an important aspect of how to expand your teaching skills by acquiring increased awareness of required competencies which will ultimately translate into great instructional skills and classroom presentations.

I found some of the suggestions for implementing active learning for helpful. Some I already do but I think will start adding group activities/projects to my classes. I think it will help the students learn when they are working together and bouncing ideas off of one another.

They come to school to learn but some just like to talk. Try to steer the conversation toward the task at hand.

Some of my students that just dont get it seem to wait for my one on one attention to be ready to ask. In a class room setting they seem to be introverted .

It can be tricky to balance the class with all the different learning techniques . When you find out what a specific student does to absorb information that is your key to there world . When that is unlocked and the door is kept open they will flourish into the topic or task they are in .

What assessment methods do you believe are most effective for evaluating "hands-on" technical skills? Does pen and paper-based testing offer significant value in this regard?

Take time to join professional orgs

Its important that student understand content

Helpes instructor start class on time.

Clearly communicate goals

I would love to give the flipped classroom a try, however many of my students do not have a computer and internet at home. Although they have access to resources on campus, this would surely give some even more a reason to slack and not participate. Are there any suggestions for students who have to come to campus to use the internet?

I teach classes that only go for 6 weeks, how often should I use CATS?

I have a student who asks too many questions-and not in a good way. I am starting to think she does this to manipulate and control the class. Any suggestions on how to trim the questions down?

sometimes it can be hard to teach to different students' learning styles when you are teaching a particular subject that may require more "hands on" learning.

In my opinion, one important differentiating factor that distinguishes a highly successful educator is his/her ability to balance rigorous standardized instruction with flexibility of customized delivery method. Often, instructional delivery is based on predefined goals and objectives for the course. The overall syllabus cannot be changed due to the curriculum or accreditation requirements, and textbooks and other resources are preselected. This may present a challenge, as the material may seem outdated, especially in the highly evolving field of technology. Additionally, the class overall skill-level may not be adequate when compared to the the list of prerequisites. With capability and willingness to balance, however, an instructor can successfully work within predefined constraints to adjust his/her methods and materials in order to deliver high quality instruction.

All instructors have different styles and there is always feedback. I think somebody must adjust the teaching style (sometimes that is hard) to what the feedback is showing. If after 2 or 3 terms/semesters you always get low feedback grades then it might be time to adjust. On the other hand if you get good reviews then you must be doing something correct but we have to remember that there is always time to improve

I think probing is a great technique to guiding students to the correct answer but I also find it to be intimidating for students at times. How soon should you redirect the question to another student that may be experiencing this?

Interested in how discussing individual projects enhance self learning