Andres Sanchez

This is incredibly important. Due to outside work form the institution, some instructors (including myself) can't teach the same class every time, so we have a very detailed lesson plan that includes resources, day by day layouts and also we include a FAQ for adjunct instructors and let them know where students tend to struggle. This way we can have a consistent level of instruction regardless of who the instructor is.

One way to get my students to read periodicals on a recurring basis is to pick an article every two weeks thats relevant to the subject thats been taught. I take 30 mins to discuss the article with the class. This way students become accustomed at looking thru new material on a regular basis. Does anybody do something like this? I would like to change the format a bit. PS: Im not the only one that selects the article, I have students selct articles as well.

I have a lot of "adult learners" and if on the first day we show success from past students, after seen this they will be more engaged from the start. As long as these points are restated at the mid point in the course as a reminder to the students of what can be achieved.