Francesca: I do agree one can become complacent if not careful if one has been either teaching for a long time or teaching the same subject or iteration of that subject. What sparks me is that being also a musician, I look at it as a performance, be it in the actual or virtual classroom. Each performance is unique and individualized, although the structure and topics have uniform expectations. I consider each class an opportunity to excel and personally believe I must exceed in all cases. I do critically analyze what I can or should do differently after each class and try to integrate that into the next one.

Thanks!  There is no better feeling than when a lesson is really flowing and everything is falling into place.  You are at your best and the students are actively learning.  All's right with the world!  yes i am very passionate about what i do. 

What a great course! I really enjoyed this course as it had some great information and I am reading through the Discussion forums and learning so much from them. Got some great ideas on how to bring some of my students on in the class and looking forward to using all the great information in the class