Birgit Stokes

Birgit Stokes

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Although I have been teaching for a little over a year, this particular course gave me some new insights. I found it remarkable, all types of student behavioral characterisitics were addressed and as I was reading the material - the thought of "yes I have had this type of student" came to mind quite frequently. The advice on how to handle different students is very helpful and I am grateful for it. 

My students tend to come up with excuses on why they could not attend class and failure rates are mostly related to attendance and subsequently missing exams. I… >>>

I agree, as a new instructor, this course would have been of great benefit for me in the beginning. I since have taken the course and found it very helpful

 

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@hkaiser :This should be a mandatory course! I am teaching my 2nd quarter and was basically thrown into it. (I am an adjunct instructor and was hired based on experience) Did a lot of learning by trial and error - not always the best thing to do when you ae the instructor!

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