So necessary for teamwork.

I think thru motivation and example studenst get to appreciate The class room. I make them share personal stories and then motivate each other for support.

I like the idea of having students teaching the class.  We actually have a class where the students each get a topic,make a power point and teach their classmates, this helps in the interpersonal, verbal and non verbal communications

  Learning  to write never ends. In clinical setting, we encourage students to write their care about the patients using medical terminologies learned, correct spelling, correct grammar and sentence structures. We validate the progress notes and documentation of care tomake sure  that those documentations are what they meant to say and valid to patient's plan of care. Most of the time I find it difficult for them to write  appropriate plan of care for each patient's condition .

I loved learning more about the Learning techniques

Sometimes it feels like there are so many nice flowery concepts. But no steps to implement.

The goal is to keep a positive climate in the class (everyones attitudes) So there's less behaviors to deal with. :)

I think this can be done by being positive yourself and nipping negativity as quickly as possible.

When I start a class I emphasis that your work is usually the biggest portion of your awake hours so you want it to be a happy place. And I put quotes on the board everyday ex "Be a fountain not a drain." "If you were arrested for being kind would there be enough evidence to convict you?"

I was curious about more suggestions on nipping negativity as quickly as possible.

Without negatively narking "Don't be negative"

I have thought saying "Solution oriented"-meaning let's shift the focus away from the complaining and the problem to what can we do about it.

I also know if a lot of people are upset you cannot ignore it and have it go away. I've had students pull out a piece of paper and give me anonymous feedback. This way they feel that they are heard and someone cares enough to check into it.

Please send me your ideas!

I have seen several types of learning styles at work in my clinical students. There are some who truggle in the didactic portion of their education, but when they get into the clinical portion of their education they really flourish

Having taught now for over 10 years in a technical college I have found that I tend to offer more "realisms" than technical skills.  These realisms are just that, what to expect in life and how to navigate through them as the pop up in your life.  The most interesting connection is that i often see more students do better in class subject matter once they have learned how to deal with these life situations.  Yes, professionalism, computer technology, ethical balance, and interpersonal communications is despirately needed in today's college level courses.

The majority of our students within our program lack soft skills and work place behaviors do to their backgrounds and life situations.  Students that come in lack in these areas have a hard time transitioning during their training in the program resulting in being absent constantly, leaving early, or being tardy.  In the end, after every positive effort coming from the instructor, the student will be great appreciative of all the hard work we put in with these students.

When I first starting instructing I found it quite difficult with contolling my facial expressions only. My verbal expressions of emotions were intact and self-controlled. Now I work everyday to be more aware of my facial expressions as well because I feel this could be a important Soft Skill to possess, as well. Does anyone feel the same?

I really think the students learn a lot by doing research projects and presenting them to the class every module.  

Have you allowed student to present material for a class presentation?

I'm looking for key phrases or appropriate wording to use when an emotional "bomb goes off" in the classromm/lab environment. During the lesson, de-escalation and moving toward a resolution are mentioned, and obviously tact and respect must be coupled quickly and effectively with control as a "peacemaker" but also as the role model for the class. Tempers and explosive situations aren't the norm, but what are some phrases or good word choices you recommend to diffuse such a scenario? Thank you for your feedback [ John ]

Effective communication may be developed through group projects. When students work together in a team enviornment, it gives them the opportunity to develop professionalism skills. It also provides the opportunity to use critical thinking and communication. There are many aspects to effective communication including active listnening and problem solving. When students complete projects in a group setting it also gives them the opportunity to work on conflict resolution skills and time management.

This area of teaching is definetly something I need to work on more. I feel I have deveoloped my soft skills over my time as a teacher, but I want to improve. I enjoyed this course. 

This discussion on soft sills was such an eye opener for me.  I feel that I am strong in my soft skills but found areas that can use improvement.  I did not realize how strongly soft skills relate to people skills and success in the classroom.  I will strive to improve negativiity in the classroom with a positve outcome!

should feedback be done on a rubic scale?

How do we gain trust to new group of students when we show soft people skills....should we be firmer?

I think I am better at soft people skills and sometimes I think my students confuse that with a very soft teacher....what is my limit?

How do we gain trust to new group of students when we show soft people skills....should we be more firm?

I think I am better at soft people skills and sometimes I think my students confused that with a very soft teacher....what is my limit?

How do you earn trust as a new instructor?