I believe that is essential for an instructor to be the model of the profession that he/she is promoting through the educational process. T. King

Is it unfair to ask the same question more than one time on an exam?

What are some ways to handle upset students with their mid-term evaluations?

I often will ask my students questions that at this point in the class they should know the answers to, however, the question can sometimes just hang in the air while the student tries to come up with an answer. Other times when this happens, there can be another student busting to answer the question, but then I worry that they student who was asked the question will not learn the answer if someone else answers for him/her...

In the field that I teach, a combination of learning tactics are widely used. Much of what I teach is by physical demonstartion, but in order for the students to really understand what I have just demoed, they need to get the tactile component in.

Being a new instructor I am still working out my lecture methods. Engaing the students, envolving them in the lecture, asking them questions, testing their knowledge, seems to make the most sence to me.

Before I started to teach I was always upset when the teacher had the students get up and do introductions. Being a bit shy it was always a little difficult. Now being an instructor I see the importants of introductions. The teacher gets an idea of the student and some of their background and the students get to know who each other some, without introductions they may not have made the effort.

I am a new instructor learning my teaching style. Regarding a syllabus, remembering back to the classes I have taken, the syllabus is the number one thing that I would look for to give me an idea of content and difficulty of the course.

I like varying the styles to catch every student's interest. I am currently teaching Cost Control and I split up the class time between lectures with power point presentation, seat work, work experience sharing and board work. This way, I am able to gauge the student's grasp of the subject matter and am able to identify who I need to do one-on-one work with.

I think it is important to use a combination of learning styles this hopefully will help everyone.

The more the students understand how they are going to get to where they want to go, the more they will buy into it.

You have to plan ahead, however don't drive yourself nuts. Know your subject, plan for problems and be capable of changing course at time.

During this module many communication techniques were discussed related to face-to-face (f2f) instructional environments. For those of us in the Online environment, the need for quality communication skills takes on an even deeper meaning. Yes, we may need eye contact tips but via video or real time camera but when we cannot rely on eye contact we are still responsible for keeping students engaged and part of a community of learners. The deliberate nature of communication is emphasized in an async or sync environment because we must "reach out" to our students. Some things that must be considered.. How was our email response interpreted? Are we communicating without gender bias since we may not know if our learner is male or female? Will common phrases be misunderstood based on unknown cultural gaps that we can't "see". Are we posting announcements that are clear and concise? Just a few thoughts from a different perspective.

I found that if I offer to sit with a student after class and help them to see how to solve for a mathematical/ medication problem when they finally understand how to solve the problem it's wonderful to see the light bulb go on in these students and their level of respect goes up

Adapting to learning styles of the students will win buy in from the students that would ordinarily struggle. This will contribute to class control.

Students retain and apply more skills from class when the instructors are well versed in the curriculum content and the ability to educate. Having a combination of knowledge, experience and communication skills create the best learning environment for students in the classroom.

Before I visit my classroom ahead of time - Should I be asking myself is it big enough; does it have the technology I need; how can I arrange the seating; can everyone see the board?

In my opinion, effective assessments are pillars in what we do to assess comprehension and understanding. Not only it can help “check” students’ progression but also can reflect on how the information was presented.

Learning assessments are good tools to assess the learning progress of a class; therefore great care should be used to develop their content and reliability.

In my opinion questioniong as many "gray areas" and so an instructor should review/change questions depending on an individual's/group's learning style.