David BackCHEP

Interests

varied interests, including photography, art, architecture, competitive sports, cooking and enjoying fine wine and spirits.

Skills

spacial relations

Activity

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Humor in teaching

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I use dance steps and facial expressions along with peculiar noises. The students really enjoy this

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Retention Training

More than anyting what I gained was the knowledge that it takes consistency from the entire school staff and that school activities are great morale boosters.

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Learning types

I can see how important it is to understand one's audience and learn how to be flexible in our presentations. Ideally if one can be pleasantly educational and maintain a positive atmosphere often times this perpetuates student invlovement and interest. If one can put the training in the perspective where the student sees the value they are more likely to learn and become actively involved

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Customer Service Experience

When discussin customer service I find that students respond well to the statement, "have you ever had a bad experience with a shop or business that left you saying to yourself, I'm never going back there?" Most can easily relate. Then I ask if the person handling the situation had just given a little effort in resolving the situation, would it really have taken a great deal of effort? And as expected, most responded, "No". What many fail to understand is that a customer that complains is our best customer, because they are willing to give us a chance to… >>>

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ed206

I have expressed that this training would be excellent if done in a group type environment.

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ED117 Could be the best

As I mentioned in my evaluation of the course, I believe that if this course was presented and taken in a group activity with roll playing and shared experiences I could have gained more.

The course is sure beneficial and quite informative. To put this in perspective I did a self analysis pertaining to some of the topics discussed. For example, when I was in high school cell phones did not exist. I was, at one time reluctant to own one. Now if I leave home and forget my cell phone I feel I've left a part of me behind.… >>>

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Lab Grading

I started having students turn in their labs during lab as soon as they finish them. This way, if there are blank lines they can either fill them in, or they know they lose credit. I bring a small file box with me, and as they turn them in, I evaluate them and check off their name on a grade sheet. This way the labs get graded instantly and seems to keep the students more accountable for their lab time.

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