Jim Leadbeter

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Lab Sims

Lab sims are great tools to teach performance of the students

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Assessment changes

Not only do instructors have to change in the way assessments are done, but the schools must change to all for the new manners of assessment.

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WICKIS good or bad

WICKIS have a lot of good information. However not all of the information is accurate. Students must be encouraged to validate what they find in a WICKI before using it in a class.

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I am constantly amazed

I pose questions to my online and on ground students that I would have had to work hard to find the answers. They come up with the answers in minutes from the internet, blogs and other sources.

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Teaching Hybrid classes

I find teaching hybrid classes to be much more rewarding than teaching totally on line classes. I find I can learn much more about my students from the face to face communication. The challenge is to make the students understand that they must be as good in time managemant as they are for an online class.

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Teaching different generations

Being well versed in all modes of communications is essential

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Rubrics set the rules

I use rubrics a lot. The let my students know what to expect and they let me know where to put the emphasis in grading the students.

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Need to understand exceptions

Not all baby boomers are technology challenged. Some are very technical. I do find ( and I am 1 ) that baby boomers are not as flexible as the later 2 generations.

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Can there be to little communication

My students have to respond to the postings of other students. They tend to reply good post or great job. I try to break them of this habit by contacting them privately and giving them a 0- for the post.

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Using texting

I am an older instructor and do not like texting. However I find I can get student to respond better when I text them as opposed to calling them.