On real life basis, How can the instructor motivate the learners? And how can you, as an istructional leader, to stop the negative effect of the non motivated stutent?

The first chapter to this training talks about being a friend but not a pal. This can't be anymore true, I have noticed when I observe other becoming pals with students, it makes it hard for other instructors to be more professional with those student because they expect you to be their pal and when you follow a professional regime they might lose some resect for you.

I have found you need to keep up on new technology that sometimes takes a while to make it into the curriculum once it is implemented in industry. Constantly look for new things that good students that do there own research might ask you.

Attitude is a very important fact when it comes down to the interaction between you and your students. A positive attitude goes a long ways when you are trying to get a point or a subject matter across. It is important that you have an up beat personality and a simple smile on your face. We all have personal issues in life but when that bell rings its "SHOW TIME"! I try to animate myself and provide a positive learning environment. That state of being seems to work and the students remain more focused. Encourage student participation and interaction, promote question asking and remain positive. Do any of you have a different approach that seems to work for you?

showing videos as part of your course content is fine,as long as the legnth of the video is kept short,and you do not use the videos to teach the class.

We are continuously fine tuning our Instructional Style as we grow in the course/subject - the style in one course/subject may not apply as well in another.

Interacting with students on the first day lets them know you are approachable.

In our course the end of course testing consists of being able to set up a drum and a rotor on the brake lathe...this lets us know first...the student has been practicing using the machines like they are suppose to be doing and second....it tells us they are competent on using the machine which is pretty much the standard machine the student will use in almost any shop they go to work at....the other test they much complete is being able to disassemble and reassemble a drum brake assemble within 10 minutes...this lets us know once again that they practiced the techniques used and also are familiar with the proper tools needed to accomplish this task....both tests seem to work out very well for us.

I see that as an Instructor it can become an easy trap to fall into( just following a powerpoint). What things or methods do you have as an Instuctor that help you to teach the material and not just follow a powerpoint?

One of the things we do here in our course is to give the students a knowledge test pretty close to the end of the course...this test pretty much covers everything we have gone over in class and is designed just like a standard ASE style test. It is very benificial to see that usually almost everyone in the class is able to pass this test and really reinforces how far the students have come with their knowledge in the class...I also ask the class how many think they could have passed this test before taking the class and very few if any will ever raise their hands.

In the last few years my student population has contained more and more students with learning disabilities. Your section on the various types of learning disabilities was quite enlightening. It helped me to understand how to be a more effective instructor to those students with learning disabilities.

I've found creating a list of questions that fit the topic of the day to be helpful. I can use the list to select a question to start a discussion, rather than having to create the question "on the spot". This seems to work well for me and the only requires a small amount of prep time.

some people take career paths that are not truly correct for them. I try not to discourage them but through conversation tell them this maybe not for them

as an instructor the moment i walk in the classroom i start to set the tone for how the class is going to run i don;t beleive in a stress out class i like to have fun and teach at the same time and students pick up on that real fast the classes go very smooth and fast.

It seems that every class is a little diffrent so often what worked with the previous class will not work with the current class because of diffrent learning styles, attention spans and intrest in the subject in general. How long does it take you to get a feel for wht works and what doesnt for a new class? It usually takes me about a week to get a good read on all of the students.

I feel to be a good role model we must all lead by example

After doing this module I was surprised at what the actual adults attention span was!!!!!

I am a firm believer in giving a pre and post test on the subject matter the very first day of the course. This accomplishes a couple things. One would be where the class is from a knowledgeable standpoint and where you are as an instructor, from a teaching standpoint. This helps give the class a clear objective on what type of material is going to be covered and what is expected from them.

I am new to teaching but have been a manager for quite a while. This course will help me smooth out some of my rough edges!

The first impression will set the pace for the class.