Daniel John

When a lecture is of a particular topic that some students may already know and others not it is very difficult to keep all interested and challanged. There should be a variety of learning tools at the ready for different learning styles.

When the class is not structured enough I find the students losing focus and often getting confussed as to where they should be in their skill set. It is of great importance that there is a certain amount of predictability.

I find that what will work for some adults in the classroom will not always transfer to the lab setting. If several styles of learning are used, more people can be reached.

Getting to know the students early on will help them feel at ease and allow the instructor to understand their individual learning styles.

I think having a variety of different teaching tools is important for all learning styles to benifit. Some students may need hands on time , whike others are visual learners. It is important to develope those tools over time.

As a new instructor I believe it is important to set the expectation and standards high the first day. This helps to lift the classes efforts in making those gaols set by the instuctor.

Crossing over from the industry to teaching has its own challanges besides the obvious. Doing and instructing are to different animals. While a Chef and/or Cook my know the short answer of why a technique is done the student will want to know all reasons behind the idea. So just having that short answer is not always enough to satisfy the students curiosity. Having background information and history to tie everything together makes for a more engaged student and better overall learning experience.