How can this be done in a lecture setting?

How do you motivate students who are only interested in taking up space and wasting the instructor's time?

Is this a proven forum for professional development?

Shouldn't the student adjust to your style?

Should all faculty be involved in their development or just home office?

Wow. this was a great one. Most teachers teach the way they learn. This does not always work out so good, because some students get left behind. Learning to teach to all four styles listed helped me focus on how to better convey the information.

Making extra time or tutoring is a good way to reach students who struggle with learning disabilities

Try to appela to each and everyones style switching up teaching style periodically through out the week

Groups work well becuse there are so many outlooks and opinions to share

I feel that the time I have spent int he field myself really bring light to the students of what they are embarking on.

Make sure your students can understand your topics.

We are fortunate in our program in that it is easy to include all learning styles into each class. First we dicusss the material, then demostrate and provide a chance for students to practice and the homework covers the written part.

We had our first class meeting last week. One of my classes has 12 students. I'm horrible at remembering names. I had them write their names and some details on cards, and I noted on the backs of the cards physical characteristis, yet I'm certain I will only remember a handful of my student's names when we meet on Monday. Any suggestions for gracefully asking on name reminders and tips for retaining this information better in the future?

I love to be able to play games in my classes, but it's difficult with the situation I have now. We have about a class and a half to go through each chapter, which limits the amount of time I have for doing activities. I try to incorporate videos sometimes, as I know the visual is very helpful and it allows the students to see real-world applications. Any tips on quick games or activities I could use? I teach psychology to adults. Thanks!

Your preparedness will directly determine your success. This is a great way to modle how to succeed for our students.

Be aware of what you are going to teach if you aren't ready your students won't learn.

Frist impression is always your best impression.

Should you not also be flexable with your syllabus?

Hello, I am a new instructor at a career college although I have taken classes on teaching and taught some as a TA or guest lecturer while in grad school. One of the topics I've been assigned to teach is an area I dont have much experience with - theoretical, yes, but actual hands-on applications - no. Our class met for the first time last Monday and I realized that many of my students (at least 40% of the class) have VAST experience in this subject matter! I am not threatened by this, I want to harness it, to tap into their knowledge and experience to enhance the learning of the other students and myself. What I'm struggling with is how to do that while still providing quality value to the "expert" students. I don't want them to feel used or that they're not learning too. Thoughts?

Late is late.