Michael Senser

My role inactive learning is slightly different...

I did gain some valuable information from this course but my role in our education process where I teach is different. I don't teach in a classroom . I instruct students who are in a externship for 12 weeks before they go find a job. The hardest part is keeping them motivated in finishing their course since they are biting at the bit to get out. Attendance is a big issue with them as they go on interviews that pull them away from their externship duties. They have completed their class time and feel they know it all and just want to get out. I have found that in order to keep them motivated and still get needed information I had to come up with something they needed. We came up with mock role playing with me being the hiring company and the student being the applicant. After their interviews I would discuss what I felt was their good and bad points. We do one interview per week for 6 weeks and it is really amazing to see how they improve over the 6 weeks. Most students were having perfect interviews at 5 weeks. They were in competition with themselves to improve. Since I started this the completion rate for the course has gone from 86% completing the course to 99% with 97% on those finding jobs upon completion. I believe it is all about engagement and making it personal for each student. One on one with a active instructor can turn the worst student into a great student.