WHen life gets into the way of student attendance

Teaching style is very important in controlling the environment in the classroom. This can be difficult if the classroom is in a computer lab. Due to social media, students may update their status or comment on a friend picture. It's important to show that the information is not only important, but useful. When students understand the material and can relate to it, they find it useful. This is when they give 100% in the classroom.

I believe the more technology that is used in the classroom, shows student how they can successful find information. A lot of students see the internet as a way to stay updated but not a useful tool to search interesting practices and tools to help understand a topic. Facebook and Twitter is used by many students to update each other. However, showing them how these social media sites can help with assignments and fully understand the background is shocking to most.

Students must see the value of setting goals with their education. Also have a good reason to want to participate in class

As instructor i agreed to the institution policy,but its not correct all the time some time that's affect instructor performance.

How can we deal with too many absemces

finding value can be simplified in the auto field. most students have worked or seen a issue with a auto at one point in time. by presenting some issues that can be resolved using processes being covered in the lesson it makes them eager to lear

its was challenging at first to direct ambitions in the right direction of all students. giving them a understanding on how they will learn things that may not be as intriguing but at the same time make doing other things that are more interesting fun and easy

our school has just started splitting classes in half to save on pay to instructors, instead of one instructor teaching two 5 1/2 hr classes and one teaching one 5 1/2 night class they are splitting the afternoon class and having one instructor do the first half and the other instructor doing the second half, I know the students do not like this but just wanted a few more opinions on how others feel on it.

Hello all, I work at a college like many of you, with a diverse student body and what sometimes seems like an insurmountable divide between our new students and employable ones. I would like to share something the faculty has instituted that has really helped us guide our students in the area of soft skills: Most all of us include 'participation' in our grading; activity in groups, question asking, and general subject engagement. My school has formalized participation to consist of 5 or so soft skills. The only way for the students to earn these points is if they demonstrate Professionalism, Management, Initiative, etc. If a student shows exemplary work in one of these areas, they are nominated for an award. The awards are presented to them infront of their peers. These acknowledgement has been a huge motivator for other students to develop their soft skills as well. Students who consistently show model professional behavior also recieve special acknowledgement at their graduation. It's been an amazing turn around here.

I appreciate all types of learners and feel that as an instructor it is our responsibility to ensure that the student is learning according to their style. I find it challenging and fun to figure which of the students learn from which style.

The vast majority of students that I teach come from impoverished areas and thus are disadvantaged monetarily, educationally, but socially as well. To be blunt about it the social skills of their home environment are often the exact opposite of what brings success in an academic or professional setting. I try to aid in their transition by attempting to model professional behaviors. I have also found success with adult learners when they have opportunities to demonstrate previous work knowledge and relate that to topics I am teaching in class.

Sometime student retention is a difficult decision between keeping a student that barely passes or having the student withdraw and retake the course to insure they have learned all the objectives of the course. Any insight on how to make the right decision?

Whoever wrote the quiz questions does not understand the precepts taught in this module. They are vague and not very precise in what they ask for. Many times at least 2 of the answers would work equally well. One problem many teachers have is they forget the fact that they are an expert in their field, and their students are only learning it. What is abundantly clear to the instructor might be vague or muzzy to the students. If very few students in a class fail to grasp a concept it is time for the teacher to take a second look at how they are presenting it.

Since I went to college at an older age, I do understand the issues adult learners have. It boils down to having 2 full time jobs. One thing adult learners get upset about very fast is when their school disrespects them. One large problem where I teach is the students have to pay a "technology fee," but do not have access to any technology. The 'computer lab' is used for classes, and the students cannot get in there. There are about 5 working computers in the library, but when you have several hundred students needing access, that is not enough. I encouraged my students who complained to call and write Delta Corp. So far, it has not helped the problem any, but at least they have someplace to vent that might make a difference. Adult students understand that venting is not enough unless there is someone who will listen. At least half a dozen of my students are seriously considering changing schools because of the issues at this one.

Since I am not an instructor, some of this module was not as practical for me. However, I do see the value of finding out what motivates my individual students so that I can help them stay focused. My part in the process has a lot to do with reinforcement since I am often the one who conveys encouragement about exams passed or milestones achieved. One thing I learned here was about immediate reinforcement. We are able to return exam grades very quickly since they are computer scored. However, we are much slower about returning written assignments and I can see that students get frustrated about this. They put much more of themselves into a written assignment than an exam and want to have quicker feedback. This is something I hope to work on in our system.

A key to any sucessfull event is the motivation to continue and do you best. For many reason students have motivational glitches in their quest of learning. Even the strongest of student will need to be lifted up, brushed off and reminded. It is not as easy as it sounds and constantly needed. The greatest success I have had with students has been when motivation has Ben consistent

In my advising of students I can already see where I am not giving as much attention as I did at the beginning. When certain questions or issues become routine I have not kept up my enthusiasm for the individual student´s situation. I need to refocus and treat each situation as unique and each student as different even when the issues seem to be the same.

I work for an online university so I don´t ever meet my students face to face. However, all of us who work with the students keep a common online file where we post anything we communicate to the students and anything they communicate to us. I don´t write to a student without going to their file to see what is going on with them so that I can personalize my messages. I am trying to get my colleagues to make more detailed notes about what students tell them so that we can engage each student on a more personal level.

I am taking this course to be able to figure out how to keep motivating my students as the semester moves on. At first the students were very motivated to learn and lately they have been drifting off. It is not that my teaching style has changed but the subject did. Being that this is a core basic class and needed, they somehow cannot see why the projects they are doing relate to the outside world even though I give them examples all of the time. How do I motivate students any more than I feel I have