Hi Chistopher:
Balance is always a good practice to follow.
I believe in any setting, when we are sncere in our delivery, honest in our passion and del;ivery energy, and genuine versions of oursevles (vs disingenuous versions of someone else), students will relate to our sincerity. Respect, attention, and appreciation will more likely result in this kind of setting.
Regards, Barry
Hi Tyler:
I think we all have our versions of effective instructional delivery. When we're honest, genuine and sincere, we portray a realistic confident version of ourselves. Delivery with passion, energy, and excitement can keep students interests and motivate them to learn all they can.
Too much theatrics can be seen as artificial and unbelievable by students. But just by being caring versions of ourselves can be very effective.
Regards, Barry
Hi Rebecca:
The more variety we can introduce into our delivery the better information retention students will experience. Adding technology, as you point out, if your students can handle it, is one such example.
We need to keep in mind the effctive attention span of most adult learners, and, unless we dd a lot of different media choices and break the lesson up into smaller bits, we take the chances of missing some of our students.
Regards, Barry
Hi Mark:
Right. Personality can make the difference of effective vs. ineffective instruction, even if the same information is presented by two different instructors.
Regards, Barry
Personality is extremely important when selecting delivery methods. I find that, although I get great ideas from my fellow instructors, I have to be very selective when trying to use those ideas because they don't always fit my personality.
My personality and ability to approach to people are part of my skills as an instructor.
Personality is paramount. I am naturally confident in my intellect and abilities and fully engaged in the content, but also tend to be humorous and gently self-deprecating from time to time. This seems to help in developing a rapport with students. They trust me as an instructor -- and also as a human being.
Students like some one funny and engaging
it helps them relax
The personality of a Chef is crucial depending on the material taught. If it is basic material you might want to be more friendly and relate the material to real world applications so they know how the material corresponds to the industry. On the other hand, a chef teaching advanced students should be more firm and discipline the students as they fine tune their skills. In the end, you should strike a nice balance.
personality brings life to the topic / lesson. words on paper are just that, words. Personality brings those words to life and gives them meaning and thereby memorable.
I am comfomfortable lecturing in the classroom. I understand that my students are technologically oriented, so I take their needs into consideration, also. I tried to incorporate exercises that are online to emphasize certain concepts.
Hi David:
Good example. I think when I teach with passion, I want it to be sincere, not put on. Too much theatrics and that will turn off some students.
A class that is delivered with interest, enthusiasm, confidence, and plenty of useful information will be received well by most students and will be enjoyable to be a part of.
I do believe when we are actively teaching, we have to be "on", keenly aware of the class level of attention, and ready to reengage students if they get distracted or lose their focus.
I'd agree there is a balance, and each teacher has their own versio of how that comes across,.
Regards, Barry
Hi David:
Stephen Covey (7 Habits guy) says "seek first to understand, then be undestood". As this applies to instructional delivey, we may have a message, a pint to make. We can state it and move on. Or, we could ask a question and participate in a discussion, and apply the reponses to the ubject matter. Our personality in conveying information should be to facilitate thought, rather than giving it. We can't be too over the top as students will recognize insincerity. and we can't downply our role as facilitator.
Being confident about what we know demonstrates competence, and that delivery approach usually gets ad keeps the students attention.
Regards, Barry
Personality will determine lot of things from teaching style to life style.
Hi David:
Some teachers feel that delivery is 90% of a course and 10% is content. I don't know that I can go that far, but I can say when delivery is effective, those classes are among the best.
Regards, Barry
Another great pint and both are a result of self reflection and time.
Hi Mary:
Very true. Competence and confidence go together. Delivery that comes off as instructive is informative, lively, smooth, enjoyable, and meets the course objectives. Effective delivery makes classes fun and interesting. Less than that...well, we know that's not good.
Regards, Barry
I prepare for each class as if I was on stage. Students enjoy a class where the information is mixed with humor, anecdotes, and real life experience. At times it may be necessary to "hide" your personality to be an effective teacher, just as if you were performing in the theater. Take them to the highs and lows, add some passion, and leave them with a sense of satisfaction.
GREAT POINT.SO MANY MESSAGES SENT THROUGH THE ZEN OF THE DAY.
A student will be able to pick up on a teachers sincerity and mastery just from body language and tone of voice. A teachers confidence along with organization can send a message that says "I know the material and I can really deliver it"
