Diana Garfias

As a new instructor, a great tip that I learned is that by providing students to a variety of ways of earning points will students to show the knowledge they have learned so far in different ways.

I have learned that it is important to gage the students in the classroom and do status assessments to see how the students learning needs can be met!

What I learned regarding media choices, is to make sure it aligns with your teaching goals for the students. The 10/20/30 ruse for powerpoint presentations is good to know when creating this type of media education for students to keep them engaged and interested in the main points of the lesson.

As a new instructor, I have been able to observe one of the other instructors and pick her brain. It has been great for me to take notes and allow me to develop my own skills as a new instructor. I have had a lot of great tips from this course and from my colleague on how to stay organize and creating a fun learning environment for the students to get them excited about their future careers. 

A student with a disability is entitled to equal access to educational opportunities and also protection from discrimination. 

It is good to understand that it is never inappropriate to offer assistance to a student with a disability, but also understand that we should let the student come to us and ask for help and let them decide if they need assistance or not.

E-mailing students with providing them feedback should be done in an e-mail where it is just the student and instructor, other students should not know about another students progress or struggles. Keeping record of discussions is essential. 

It is a great learning tool to ask students feedback on the lesson plan. As mentioned, as instructors we should ask the students if they are getting the learning tools needing to succeed in the course/

A great way to show authority as an instructor is to provide students with a short biography of myself. As far as showing my presence of engaging online would be to communicate with students by sending out notifications of when assignments are due, or important projects.

As an instructor, it is important to have a clear understanding of the online curriculum and the online software for tools.  Be prepared to answer student's questions, so it is important to review the course.