Hi Jason!
It's that extra attention that often ensures student success.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
It helps the student to feel that they are being talked to and it helps to engage them into what you are lecturing on.
It engages them in what's going on; shows you respect them and value what they bring to the classroom.
to make the students think you are including them in their learning and to make them "feel" included.
Hi Robert!
Having eye contact with our studnets is a very important aspects of an instructors teaching/facilitation skills. Everytime we make a positive connect with a student, learnign will take place.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
Maintaining eye contact for 2-3 seconds will let the student know you care about their personal development. It makes them feel part of the conversation and that the instructor values their feedback.
i like each student to know i am aware of them personally. i do this through eye contact, giving individual time, and trying to learn about their background.
Letting the students know that you care about them and that they are not just a number
It acknowledges the student. It makes them a part of the class. The two or three seconds of eye contact lets them feel respected and you are interested in what they have to offer the class.
Hi Mary Jane I'm Mary Jane as well!
It's so important that students feel connected to the instructor and to the classroom experience. Obviously, eye contact provides the opportunity to make that connection.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
I find that maintaining eye contact not only is a way to ensure the student is engage but also to gage the students awareness to subject matter allowing me to emphasize points that may not be understood. the eyes are not merely the gateway to the soul but to the mind as well and looking, indeed searching them for comprehension is an essential part of my educational strategy.
yes maintain eye to eye contact with student to observe even thei body motions in class.
Keeps the students focused on topic at hand and I know they are paying attention when I look at them.
It is very important to maintain eye contact because it lets students know that they are part of the class and that you respect them and what they bring to the class.
Hi Pierre!
When students feel like they are important to the process, they contribute more and are apt to be more successful.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
I teach in the evenings and many of the students come directly from work. There have been times when I have misjudged a students facial express as confusion and it was turned out that the student was just plain tired and weary from the day's work.
Deborah Balentine
I like Jeffery have a problem with names during the first few weeks of class. During the first few weeks of class when I am taking attendance instead of just calling out names, I go to each student one by one. This way I establish eye contact and I reinforce the students name in my head as well.
Deborah Balentine
I agree with you wholeheartly Pierre. Establishing respect between the instructor and the class is of great importance.
Deborah Balentine
Hi Deborah!
Would you expound on your statement "I tend to read too much into the student's faces"?
Thanks,
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
Maintening eye contact with students shows respect towards individuals attending your class and focus towards the discipline tought out. It channels communication and interaction. Interest into the subject is increased by acknowledging participants and engaging them.
