Get Your Students Hired
Staying positive is often difficult for so many reasons, but if you really love your field then you will always be positive about teaching others to participate in it!
Yes, when I am performing a lecture I use special tools as visual aids & act out how to use them as enthusiastically as I possibly can. I also tell stories of different funny or significant occurances that I know will raise their eyebrows.
Hi Shawn,
Since you have had a life long compassion about your field what do you do to bring that compassion to the classroom? Do you give examples of what you have seen or done?
Gary
Having grown up around the field of my expertise has led me to be very dedicated & compasionate about my instuctional style. Everything I have ever been interested in(hobbies included) revolves around my field of study.
Hi Robbin,
You are in a great position. You get to bring 20 years of experience into the classroom and share it with the next generation of professionals in your field. This is what teaching is all about. You are creating a legacy based upon your contributions to the learning of your students.
Gary
True, that is why I decided to start a career as an instructor. I have been in my field for 20 years and truely believe it is an exciting and professional career. Continued learning is a must
Hi Rebecca,
I think this is a great idea because many students get caught up in being students so they can only see the current course(s) they are taking and don't think about the CEUs they are going to have to have throughout their careers. Most of us have to have them and have gotten used to making them a part of our ongoing professional development.
This way you are preparing them for the future so they don't think that when they walk out the door after graduation they won't be back in a learning situation ever again.
Gary
As an instructor in the medical field, each year it is required that one accomplishes Continuing Education Classes. I do make note to the students that when they have graduated, that they have to achieve a cartain number of these a year. If I am teaching on a certain subject and I know that there is a CEU out there for that particular sbject, I will use it just to get the students used to dong them.
I agree that insturctors need to keep update on the new material in there field of expertise. Online or seminars are a great place to obtain this knowledge