John Abels

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Has anyone piloted or actively using IPAD in the classroom as means of an instructional tool? What are your perceived and real positive reactions and challenges? Other institutions in our educational organization have begun piloting, but no information is ready for sharing yet........just curious as to progress others have had!

John Abels

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The Different Generations

This is such a timely discussion! We deal with not only multi-generational learners, but we also have a percentage of learners who have recently left the military and are returning from war zones, where manners of thinking are extremely critical and very cut and dry; we have to attempt to re-define their habits during their education, without their losing their sense of self! I greatly enjoy the challenge to stretch my own understanding of varied learners and am constantly researching new ways to approach these audiences to best suit their needs.

John Abels

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IPAD Integration

Has anyone piloted or actively using IPAD in the classroom as means of an instructional tool? What are your perceived and real positive reactions and challenges? Other institutions in our educational organization have begun piloting, but no information is ready for sharing yet........just curious as to progress others have had!

John Abels

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Retention strategies with limited resources.......

Looking for innovative strategies for dealing with this global issue; like many institutions our campus has a large and very diverse student population. Meeting all of the needs of each student from different backgrounds with limited financial and human resources can sometimes feel overwhelming as administrators! Ideas???

John Abels

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I'm not a counselor, but I play one at work.......

As teachers/instructors/professors, we must realize that without knowing it, often times we are changing lives. With that "power" comes great responsibility, and becoming well versed in assisting our students with their everyday, human, and sometimes seemingly insurmountable issues is the nature of what we do. Most students just want someone to HEAR them.

John Abels

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Retention in the digital age.........

I am certain many instructors and administrators have found the difficulty of reaching students who have elected to stop coming to school due to a myriad of reasons maddening to say the least. To add to that frustration, students can elect whether or not they want to pick up the smartphone/Iphone/IPad when school calls trying to assist them in their success (since the majority of folks no longer have a land line!). We have found a small degree of success with reaching out to students via Facebook and Twitter (from main school accounts--not individual instructors). Does anyone else have an… >>>

John Abels

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Managing Stress

I find it very helpful explaining to students that they should view their education as a "long orientation session" towards achieving their future career goals. In that context, I provide my students with the insights that some stress is good; but teaching them the difference between life stress and work stress and which one to leave "outside the door" is a great skill for their toolboxes and future success.

John Abels

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Getting Students involved

So true! You get far more educational 'buy-in" when the students are actively engaged in their own learning process. Often times, these students feel more validated by participating on the front-end of the lesson rather than just listening to a "talking head".