alfred casey

the amount of time that an instructor will be in front of his/her students will determine the kind of interactions, for example one month versus 3 months. In the case of 1 month, the journey, destination and activities will be the key to retention because its either they are board or not. Requesting that the ship be turned around will cause in-securities for everyone else.

people come to the institution for both intrinsic and extrinsic reasons based on what is available and accessible.

They are already sold on the idea that they made the right decision but after getting there, they may be thinking that they have made the wrong decision. As instructors we are not only teachers, we hold the key and it is up to us to use it. We can make worth their while, whilst we fulfill the expectations of all. 

Encouraging question and answer sessions to promote discussions to encourage full class participation can facilitate a sense of security.

Giving students the recognition that we are all adults, permission must be sought and given in the course of our assembly interactions.