Share Personal Experiences
Sharing your personal experiences as they relate to the materialbeing taught engages the student and creates students' interest. Students begin to feel a level of comfort and may even contribute to the discussion.
Todd,
Sharing work experiences with students increases the value of the content for students. Also, these stories reinforce that the information being shared has relevancy and application to their career goals. So keep sharing and helping your students grow professionally.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Sharing experiences is importnat to the instructor/ student rapport. Allowing students to add to or comment about the instructor's experience or their own experience compounds the rapport for the positive.
Kerry,
Your life and career experiences are so valuable for your students. As you share them they can see the application and relevance of the content you are teaching. This increases their interest, motivation and course ROI as they move through their coursework.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I am an instructor of Massage Therapy and I owned my own business for ten years so I draw upon my personal experience quite often in the class. It helps the students see the relevance of what I am presenting to them.
Sandra,
A shared laugh is a great motivator as well as a means to share information in a way that keeps them engaged.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Students love to hear my personal experiences, especially if their is a humorous side to them.
Sherry,
Students really like to hear stories from their instructors. They see through the stories the relevance of the content being shared and how that information can be applied to their career development.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Sharing personal experiences allow the students to relate to the subject matter. It allows them to understand the content clearly.
