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I have learned to turn the negative characteristics into positive student interactions.I have learned about the positive characteristics of effective instructors.

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Coaching against negativity

So, what can you do to improve the 'emotional climate' of your team? 1. Deal with the 'bad apples'. 2. Lead by example. 3. Don't be afraid to show emotion. 4. Even if you are not the boss, you can still have a positive influence on the emotional climate.

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Customer Satisfaction

It takes continuous effort to maintain high customer satisfaction levels.

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Attention = Retention

It is a proven fact that attention to individual student needs results in an increase in retention. This attention is the responsibility of all staff members of an educational institution, not just the instructors.

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Diversity Student Retention

Demographic information shows that the minority population in the United States is growing at a faster rate than the majority. It is imperative that educational institutions find ways to help improve retention rates for all students but particularly minority students. Retention rates should not differ appreciably among different racial/ethnic groups.

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Tips for motivating students

1. Remain positive! 2. Provide opportunity for success! 3. Be excited! 4. Teach teamwork. 5. Praise students in public. 6. Teach problem solving skills. 7. provide opportunities for students with various life experiences.

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Student retention key-points

Student-faculty interaction has a strong impact on student satisfaction and retention. Research studies correlate successful retention strategies with students who feel the college is truly concerned about his/her academic success and well being.

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TIPS FOR KEEPING STUDENTS ENGAGED

Give the students options and have the students make the choice. Ask the students to assess their own needs and come up with solutions on their own. Ask leading questions to get the students to discover the correct answer on their own rather than giving the answer yourself.

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Greatest Challenge

Learning English and its phonetics remains a challenge on a constant basis.This is the largest challenge to the adult learner.

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DIVERSE LEARNERS

According to several experts in the industry, most notably,Joyce Pittman, Ph.D. Students of diversity will need access to new learning and technology tools and methods to improve literacy levels required for success in higher education. Building knowledge and skills through human-to-human communication provides diverse learners to have access to authentic materials in problem-based environments to help draw connections to new language context and content usage. In the past, computer-assisted language learning (CALL) was used to support language learners in education. Now, especially in higher education learnersâ€™ access to Net-worked based resources have moved beyond CALL to placing more emphasis on… >>>