Get Your Students Hired
students are very perceptive and you need to have good managerial and technical skills in order to come across as believable.
Iyad,
So true. These examples help to make the content come alive and increase the value of the information being shared.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Real life experience usually make the subject more fun and easy to understand I would love to do it
James,
These stories increase the value of the course content to the students. Your sharing brings relevance as well as application into play for the students because you are giving them examples that they can relate to. This is part of the ROI that the students have in the course.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I have found over the years that this technique works really well for me; I am fortunate enough to have signficant industry experience in the area in which I teach. I have found that relating real world stories, both the good and the not so good experiences, has helped tremendously with establishing credibility with students. By being willing to share that part of myself with students, I have found it easier to build the relationships necessary in order to work through challenges with those students.
Alonzo,
This is a very effective teaching strategy. By bringing in these examples you are increasing the value of the content to your students. They see relevancy and application through these experiences and this gets them excited about the knowledge they are acquiring.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I like to bring into the class room real life experiences that have to do with current class room matter. If I can get the students to visuialize what I am talking about in the class room to real life situation, it seems to get thier attention and keep it longer - makes it more interesting if you can relte it to something real in the field
Meredith,
Start by being yourself in terms of your personality and communication skills. Projecting your human side will help your students to see you as a professional in your field. Be organized and have planned out what you want to accomplish the first few class sessions. Of course you will have already laid out the entire course so you have confidence in what you will cover in the course but the first few sessions are when you are "selling" who you are and what you have to offer your students. Do an ice breaker and introductions and include yourself in these activities. All this will help you to get established as the learning leader and get over the beginning teacher nerves. Once you are settled into your course routine you will do fine and before you know it the course will be over. I wish you much success and welcome to teaching!
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I start teaching pharmacology next week for the first time. I need advice as to conveying confidence in this new role to my students. I'm trying to master the content perfectly, but know there's going to be more than that!
Michael,
So true. You have to be prepared and enthusiastic about what you are teaching if you are going to get them engaged in the learning process.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.