KNOW YOUR STUDENTS - not only by name; know what kind of support (internal and external) they need, what motivates them, and what their career goals are
I thought that retention was going to be focused on a students retention of the information, instead this seems to be more focused on retaining students at the school. Still learning, just not what I thought the topic was going to be.
I learned that having intimate knowledge of a subject doesn't always translate into being a good teacher. one must be able to take into consideration the backgrounds, goals and possible limitiations of the students being taught.
I've also learned the importance of seeing things from both perspectives as an indtructor as well as a student.
I liked the idea of looking at the extrinsic enviorment as if I was the student. I am going to pay more attention to the labs and classrooms I teach in.
I have learned how to get to know each student and meet them on their level. I intend to get to know my students during the course and through the professionalism assignments and better help them improve their involvement in the classroom
Allow students to use their life experience in the classroom
Students have intrinsic and extrinsic student needs. As instructors is it important that we understand both of these things.
How important it is to understend the individual needs and motivation of the students. To be aware of their of their previous learning experiences and taylor the class to include all of this information.
Learning your students motivation to learn, helps shape your teaching style and meet the student's needs
Retention is part of teaching
I am understanding the importance of taking some time understand my students needs and background. Being aware of their intrinsic and extrinsic needs. They may be different, but are the same. Each one having desires and fears based on past, present and "suspect" future experiences.
The most important takeaway from this module is how to uniquely cater to students of different age groups. For example, it is important to allow older adult students to incorporate their pesonal life experiences in the learning process.
I have learned the importance of connecting the students' own experiences and life goals to the course.
Undertsanding the demographic of the student will the instructors build strategies on what ways students can learn and better undestnding reactions and individual challenges each student face.
Knowing the student and the level of learning combined with life experience will help to teach the student on their learning level.
I have learned how to support my students.
Helping students develop career appropriate behaviors is essential. Educational planning and encouragement are very important to aid in the students success.
From this section, I learned that all students have unique needs. As an instructor, one must aspire to meet those needs so that every student can realize their academic goals. When instructing adult learners, it is important to remember that they all bring varying amounts of professional and life experience into the classroom. Where appropriate, a good instructor can leverage that expertise to add depth and breadth to the conversations, enriching the classroom experience for everyone.
Cheers,
Chance
Being willing to understand where the student in coming from and how they see things is key to knowing how to approach them. Your able to gain more insight on how to grab their attention while guiding them at the same time.... instead of pushing them away.
