George Harvey

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Charging Your Batteries - REFOCUS

This was from ED 104

George Harvey

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ED102

I think one of the best axioms that can be espoused was found in this course, i.e. “You don't have to be perfect; you just have to be yourself.” Whereas we may have high expectations of our students , they and we are just human and the learning environment should be centered around that truism. Sometimes we and our administrative staff hold expectation that creates tension and unease which can be easily transferred into the classroom. It’s difficult enough being an instructor without any additional pressures. We should keep in mind all of our expected and numerous roles of presenter,… >>>

George Harvey

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Charging Your Batteries - REFOCUS

I particularly found the topic of "Charging Your Batteries & REFOCUS" to be of significant value and practicality. After learning and applying this methodology I found myself "recharged and enthused" after a particularly bad week!

George Harvey

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A fine line between empathy and being played by a player.

There's a fine line between showing empathy and bending the rules for a well rehearsed sob story. Years of experience has taught me to always be prepared with alternate arrangement which allows the student to save face while testing their sincerity in completing their learning tasks . . . If properly administered a great instructor can create alternatives that allow students with hardships to navigate the tasks yet making the experience a behavioral teaching event i.e. learning themselves to be better prepared. What say you?

George Harvey

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ED104

With all due respect, I find the Max knowledge website user unfriendly in which to navigate . . . especially when I go to participate in discussion groups, threads or simply re-login to complete courses that I'm currently enrolled in . . . when one has taken mandatory compliance courses along with educational courses, there's obviously different links sent via different e-notification which take the user to different web pages, then attempting to find one's way around to the correct site is a challenge in it's self!

The weblink would best be served to take the user back to his/her… >>>

George Harvey

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A quick self-assessment

I’ve learned – “KISS” (Keep IT Simple) By introducing potential students to the concept of a compact, i.e. an "If and then arrangement" e.g. If you enroll, make payment arrangements and complete these set of courses then you'll graduate . . . That way there's no BS'ing, no salesmanship required, no additional support needed. . . . IIWII (It is what it is).

George Harvey

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Syllibus as a contract?

As a degree plan sets the requirements for a student to achieve a degree, many instructors believe that the syllabus should serve as a contract between the instructor and the student as to what's needed to pass a course. What say you?

George Harvey

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Institutional accreditation

Institutional accreditation plays a significant role in determination of credit transferability as well as acceptance in state educational facilities, is there any move to pressure regional accredited facilities to recognize and accept nationally accredited programs?

George Harvey

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FERPA

With federal regulations in place, is there a set script that employees must follow to assure compliance or to assure there's no breach of regulations?