In this section, one thing brought me back to my earlier years of being in school. I can still remember the teachers who paid attention to me as I was talking and the ones who were doing things while I was talking like shuffling through papers or not making eye contact. I guess this did make an impact on how I teach. It is good to learn from things that have happened to each of us so that we will not do things like this to our students. Something simple like putting our hands on your hips or crossing your arms while a student is talking can make such an impact on them. In an online setting, making sure that you do not use ALL CAPS is so important. Does anyone have any other things that could be perceived as being negative in an online setting? Thanks! Have a great day! Laurie :)

For myself, getting to know my students' names the first day is so important. Of course, it will depend on the size of the class. In a live class setting, I usually have 25 students or less. I am sure I would find a way to figure out how to learn the names no matter the size of the course that I would be teaching. If it was an extremely large class, I would study my class roster before going to class. I believe this would be half the battle. I try and put myself in the shoes of the students taking my courses. I would like my instructor to learn my name and get to know me as a student too. It is amazing if you take the time to greet each student, call them by their first name or nickname, how it gets them engaged even before the class begins.

I believe that student retention is directly linked to how much the students are being challenged, yet also how much fun they are having. Students enjoy being challenged more if they feel that it is helping them learn the material without it being a chore. In my experience most students are put off if the teacher speaks in a monotone, is not him/her self interested in the subject matter, or does not show enough support. I completely agree with everything that was discussed in this module, it offered many things that will help me grow and become the best instructor that I can be.

The passion showed inside the classroom helps empower the student. The result is a 100% buy in and enthusiastic involvement from the entire class. The passion actually infects all and then takes off like wild fire!

By understanding the learner characteristics, we'll be able to establish a rapport with each individual student to help them with their success in their classes. We'd be able to provide them with additional resources specific to their needs whether they are online tutorials, videos, discussions or example assignments. I find this to be especially important when working with international students as we'll be able to provide them with clear understanding of what they should be expecting in the class. I find one of the best ways to understand each individual student is within the introductions and having an ice-breaker discussion assignment.

I recently had a student with a learning disability. I found it challenging to address this students learning disability without taking up other students time. This student already arrived early for one on one sessions and stayed late after class. My question would be: How much time can an instructor dedicate to one student with affecting the rest of the class?

giving students timely feedback on test scores and projects motivates them by keeping up their motivation level and keeping them focused

Proper dress is a requirement for our school and a daily line up where we critique their appearance can have both bad and good consequences. IF all insructors monitor the dress code evenly and without fail it is a wonderful way to acknowledge and greet your students to make them feel welcome. HOwever once a few instructors find this to be a tedious and demeaning excercise the instructor after these instructors has a hard time getting a buy into this format and there can be an immediate problem with this line up. In this form it becomes counterprocuctive. Without a total faculty buy in the line up becomes a negative instead of a positive

I am curious how people help students who are affected by the recession and, as such, have to work multiple jobs, thereby becoming unable to fulfill their requirements for the class. I have offered plenty of encouragement, extensions, and, in some cases, help. However, sometimes students fall so behind that they drop out. What can I do to prevent this from happening?

As an online instructor, I have realized that the number and types of complaints from older students vary from students who are much younger. I didn't realize that the huge difference until I started taking ED102. I am wondering how I can please both students without making it seem like I am unfair.

During class discussions it is important to involve every student, the quiet or non participating students are often the ones who are not getting the information they need to be successful in the class

daily reinforcement of knowledge aids in retention, enabling the student to understand and apply the newly aquired knowledge

i feel that students are very much motivated when you present clear and easy understandable demo's of the subject they have to learn

as i get in to the later part of tthe day i do feel sometime that it is easy to loose focus. one way of recharching is try to spend a much one on one time during lab with as many students as possible

keep the student interested as much as you can and make them feel that they are really getting a great education

When teaching live courses, I always check out the room, equipment, and room temperature before the first class meeting. I make sure that I arrive in the class early the first meeting to make sure things are fine too. The biggest frustration that I have witnessed in computer courses is when equipment needs to be repaired and there are not enough computers if there is a computer out of order. I encourage the students to bring their own laptops to class. This not only helps with breakdowns, but it lets them continue working on their own computer between home, work, and class.

One of the largest problems I have is finding the time to work individually with each student to find out their needs/expectations and then to furthermore work with their specific 'individuality' or personal intricacies. I try to spend time during labs with each student to help address these issues as well as being as open to questions and have office time available so they can come to me with problems. Quite often I need to direct them to others within the college setting who are more qualified or in areas geared to addressing specific issues; i.e. financial aid, housing, career service, etc. Sometimes it it to direct them to help in the industry as well. Doesn't always work but being aware is always the best first step.

As teachers we must be very careful not to have preconcieved notions about students abilities.

It is not a good practice to draw conclusions about students based on experiance from previous instructors.

We have all been the learnee. (Student) I know that I base alot of my teaching style on those that I learned from as well as those who taught me to teach (trained me).