About me
I have been an instructor in post-secondary education for almost 9 years.
About me
I have been an instructor in post-secondary education for almost 9 years.
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Not only am I an instructor myself, I also supervise 6 other instructors in my department. I make it a personal and professional practice to be the best that I can possibly be. I stress the importance of achieving deadlines, communicating with students regularly, and staying in compliance. I feel that if I didn't do what I expect my staff to do, that they would eventually feel that they won't be held accountable for their mistakes. In addition, if one of my instructors comes to me for input or advice, then I provide it in a timely fashion. If their… >>>
I really enjoyed this course. I especially liked the activities called "Secret Identity", "Charades," and Baseball." It is activities like these that help make learning fun and keep everyone engaged in the subject matter. Sometimes a medical terminology class can be a little dry. By implementing these new activities, I am surely excited to see the results. I can't wait to begin and see the students' reactions and feedback.
This course reminded me of how to properly handle difficult student behaviors. Within the discussion forums, I also read through a lot of ideas on how to handle unmotivated students. Overall, I enjoyed it very much. Being the supervisor of 10 instructors, I will advise all my staff to complete ED104.
I found a lot of useful information in this course about soft skills. Soft skills are a vital coponent that should be a part of all instructors' personalities. However, the topic within the course that I was most interested in was "Managing Emotions" under the heading about Emotional Intelligence. I tend to get very sensitive and frustrated about some things--especially interpersonal communication. So I would have liked to see more advice about this topic. Better yet--I think an online course about Emotional Intelligence by itself would be very helpful. Not just for me, but for a lot of people that… >>>
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I enjoyed the course, as well. Sometimes I have gotten really stumped on coming up with new ideas. This course gave me some great new things to take back to the classroom.