Michele West-Lax

As aforementioned within the module, many people utilize social media, not only to convey business insights and information, but also to keep in contact with friends and family, both distant and close. The social media network has been used to express one's personal feelings and lifestyle. In having this source of access of information into one's personal life, social media is an external touchpoint, in getting to know the personality traits of representatives for a specific institution and company. Even myself, I must be cognizant of the things I state on social media in order not to bring attention to… >>>

Michele West-Lax Forum 5 Response Personally, I am a visual and tactile learner. Once I am shown the function or visual connection between the content I am learning, in conjunction with hands on experience, both the experience and learned theories comes alive. I have learned a great amount of skills for this forum, in utilizing varying methods of learning to suite all students and obtain optimal learning. Because my area of teaching is scientific, not having a lab component, can make the learning process more difficult, since within these areas of study, seeing the part and its function, can increase… >>>

Michele West-Lax Forum 4 Response Not having an extensive teaching experience, I utilized instructor skills and methods from professors of the past that I enjoyed. Upon walking into the classroom, I smiled and greeted students as they walked in. Once class began, I introduced myself, gave a brief background about my experience and skills, gave contact information, and then had the students introduce themselves and give a reason why they choose their area of interests. I wanted to get to know the students and for others to get to know them. These forums and trainings for immensely effective in ensuring… >>>

Michele West-Lax Forum 2 Response I have found that as an instructor, I have compared and contrast textbooks to decipher levels of complexity. If needed, I will access whether the text explains a theory in too little detail, which can induce obfuscation within the students. Thus, during my instructional teaching, I will add some information taken from other sources into my lecture, to fil in any possible gaps or confusion that the currently used textbook can induce. While complexity and detail is warranted in some areas of discipline, I have lend myself to keeping it simple and using as much… >>>