Get Your Students Hired
I just finished ed103. It is amazing that I have learnt so much from this course. I understand the different learning styles. I need to give tests more aligned with my instruction and ask clear questions when questioning students.
I can apply the Socratic method of learning through questioning. This form of inquiry and debate would certainly stimulate critical thinking and generate new ideas. The process is investigative and dialectic. I will use more case studies and simulations.
At the moment, I have all the support that I need.
Hi,
I just completed my first 104 course and I found it has helped me immensely. I found through taking courses like this and other teacher boot camps that there is more to teaching than just being an expert in your field.
What have I learned? I learned a lot about Setting the stage for success as well as learning how to manage student behavior. I also found module 4 quite challenging as I had to admit that I made some of these mistakes.
How can I apply it? I need to understand and study the role of the syllabus more than I have and to pay attention to key elements so my students can be successful in the course. I also need to help my students understand the syllabus objectives and course requirements. This course also taught me how to deal with challenging students. I have had to deal with some of the personalities identified in course 104 and after reading about some of the strategies, I feel more confident in handling these behaviors in the future instead of feeling frustrated.
What support do I need? I am very thankful for the great support from my dean and directors when I need assistance with a project or exercise that I conduct with the class. Since I started teaching this past summer, the entire faculty have been fantastic in helping me navigate the school itself as well as some anxiety in the teaching profession. I am also hoping that through continued interaction in these forums and discussions, that I can gain advice and encouragment from others.
I learned some very valuable information about moving about the classroom when teaching, keeping the class motivated and using group activities.
What have you learned? Some new ideas like questions to take while out on a field trip.
How can you apply it? We took these questions to our clincial sites this week to encourage positive discussion and interaction amoung the students.
What support do you need? Nothing at this time....the forums will help list other ideas, if needed
What have I learned?
This course was more of a memory jolt to the course I took years ago to obtain my degree in teaching. It has been a pleasant refresher.
Of course I believe teaching is a team approach. The more usual info and can have on a studetn the better equiped I am to help them be successful.
I have learned that there are many ways to tests students and since in my profession (Nursing) you must aquire the knowledge both in knowledge and application
What have I learned?
I've learned and now understand the meaning of instruction, training, learning & education. I must say that this was a very interesting topic with an lot of useful and helpful information. I had never thought about the four in this way but after studying the course materials, it all makes sense. The fact that training is developing a person in a specific area and intructions will allow the students to take that developed skill and apply it in an area above what was taught during training. Whereas we learn how to read and then we apply our our reading skills to learning in order to gain knowledge and to become educated; which is a life-long process.
How can I supply it?
I can apply these techniques in my life as I continue to develop as an effective instructor; as well as in the approach taken in the classroom.
What support do I need?
None, except me adapting to the method.
Hello colleagues:
I have presently completed EL102. I felt comforted as I perused through the forums that distance learning instructors are subject to similar challenges in the online environment, though to varying degrees. I believe reviewing the asynchronous discussion posts was valuable in imparting the instances and outcomes of such situations, and both inquiries and responses were readily available. I would encourage some of the emergent best practices shared by colleagues to be applied as these were often quite strategic.
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H! I have just completed ED 102. I have learned about the various ways to keep myself and students motivated to be successful. I think this is a key aspect for students to understand that their instructors are motivated towards the subject being taught each day plus motivated to allow students succeed and enjoy learning material they can use in their new careers soon.
As for applying this aspect, I need to understand that each student has different reasons as to being in school and working towards the career they chose, thus it is important to recognize these to create learning that they can feel they have understood and can apply. For teaching, I think it is easy to become boring and lack motivation when you teach the same material, thus it is important for me to realize that I need to approach each class with a different method of learning so it creates variety for me too.
I think the best support is other faculty and academic deans who have been teaching for many years so they have advice to offer new teachers like myself.
Hi Linda,
One of the great things about being an instructor is that no two days are alike. By having some resources available to fall back on like the methods covered ED 104 we can zero in on issues that are revolving around a student and try to keep them engaged and focused on the learning process. In addition, we need to continually share strategies that we have found that work with challenging students so we can keep our classes moving forward and our students excited about learning.
Gary
I have learned that my habit of moving about the classroom is not a bad one, and that if I am consistent in my delivery of content, students will know that they can count on me. I have also learned that learning disabled students are likely to be above average in intelligence, and they should not be cast as incapable or unmotivated.
As far as applying this knowledge, I will make sure to take the time to get to know my students and understand their individual motivations. I want them to feel like I have considered their needs and that I'm doing my best to meet them and to match their motivation.
I believe the best support I can have is managers and academic deans who can offer some advanced notice and supplementary aid with learning disabled students. In addition to addressing the learning disabled students' needs, it show other students that they are valued.
Hello, I have recently completed ED104, it is an excellent course. There is so much that I didn't really know, but had encountered. Such as handling angry students, this occurred to me once, and in the end I elavated the situation to my boss, and the student eventually dropped out. This sadden me because no matter how much I tried to talk to her and listen to her, she was not hearing any of it. But based on this course, I did handle it properly, so I am glad that I did that but now I know more methods to dealing with this situation, as well as knowing the different mistakes instructors can make, so far none have happened to me, but the awareness that I received through this course I can assess myself to ensure I'm not on the road to making these identified instructor mistakes.
Hi,
I have just finished Max Knowledge training course, ED 101. It was interesting and informative.
What have you learned?
I have learned better lecture and teaching concepts. I now have a clearer understanding of my role as a model, manager, & motivator for my students.
How can you apply it?
I will start to change my lecture style today, using mini lectures. I am going to change my first class intro at the start of next term in a few weeks to apply new, to me, information. I will be changing how I present and teach the class material next term using different teaching styles with more hands on.
What support do you need?
My PD is one resource and well as other instructors. I will seek help to lean how to create pre-test study guides and review session useful to the students.
I have been teaching online for 10 years (for different universities), and I can tell you that there are no 2 classes alike. In the first chat, I usually mention the pitfalls of the class in general terms (i.e. no plagiarism, no late assignments, answer the topic, etc.). This last class, one student told me that this part is offensive to his intelligence. Oh, well, there is something new about each class.
I believe that the motivation process is one of the important, and the hardest to do. I always ask myself: Is this student need the extra push (cheering and encouraging) or he/she is just lazy. In distant classes it is very hard to know the motivations of the student.
On the other hand, there is a delicate balance of being a fair in grading a paper without being critical of the student. (you know from the answers that you are reading that the student didn’t read a word from the text. Saying so will definitely be very offensive.
Another great topic is to use all media available to explain the material, some lectures are best understood from a video presentation, supplemented with white board, etc.
2- How can I apply it
Tolerance and patience are of great value to use. Every time I want to set the “record straight”, I must remember that these students are working adults with lots of responsibilities, and have limited time to perfect their assignments
3- What support do I need?
Students judge the professor on how the course material, and the assignments are presented. Much of this is done by a third party that we don’t communicate with. I wish that our administrative staff would allow this interaction.
I have taught online for 8 years for three different educational institutions. These classes vary in length from 8 weeks to 11 weeks. It is a lot for students to cover in a short time. I use the bio as suggested, voiced power points, some short videos, case studies, exams, and use assignments to help them with the materials covered in the chapters. I have had all of the types of students mentioned. I provide feedback with each assignment and discussion. In a recent evaluation one student said that he never received any feedback. I think he didn't even look!
We all can continue to learn from each other through classes such as these.
Ryan, I have learned abvout the several methods that have proven effective in motivation of a variety of learners in the learning environment. In our me, me society it is sometimes easy to forget that in the teaching envoroment, the object of our thoughts and actions need to be directed outward towards our students. In that regard, I especially liked the aspect of the teacher acknowledgeing at some point that they may have missed the mark on some aspect of their teaching plan and accepting that it may be necessary to reset their presentations to mee course objectives.
Since I typically teach very intense, brief 3-day Boot Camp instruction, it is sometimes difficult to learn what I need to know about each of my students. At times I find that if I must confront unforseen circumstances at the varied venues where I conduct my workshops and if I neglect that aspect of my lesson plan, the classes are not as personally satisfying and I sense that the students do not form into that cohesive group that I find best supports learning.
While I am acutely aware of the need for variety, I plan to seek out more creative ways to present my subject matter. Heretofore, I have limited my presentations to PowerPoint, Lecture and Handouts. I will definately be expanding my bag of tricks. Joe
Hi to all:
I have just completed the course ED104. It was a very interesting course and I was very happy to view it.
What I learned from the course was how to guide interaction with silent students with others and yet make them feel they are part of the class. Also, I truly will be to share knowledge learned about angry students and what my response would be. The ideas were excellent.
How to apply it? I plan to apply this knowledge each in my classroom. I know right now they are going to be charged and much excitement generated with these new developments and interaction skills that will be incorporated.
I believe that I have all of the support I need. All of the support team members have identified and if I need help, I can identify.
Thank You for allowing me to respond.
Geraldine Haslett
I have just completed the ED101 course and I found the information to be helpful in my everyday class and for planning and executing course work. I have pick up some new information and validated some of the styles that I am currently using and working on my continued growth
I have just completed the ED101 course and I found the information to be helpful in my everyday class and for planning and executing course work. I have pick up some new information and validated some of the styles that I am currently using and working on my continued growth
I am in my second module of teaching at a culinary institute. I am heavy on industry experience but just beginning to understand teaching. ED105 has given definition to my learning process with explicit definitions of situations and strategies that I'm living every day. Keeping a journal, having backup plans for every lesson, and understanding myself and my students better will inevitably make this process more effective for me. For me, hearing how others teachers learned from their first experiences in education will give me great insights and perhaps speed up my process.