Michael Ryan

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Developing Rapport

Building a rapport with students is vital to student engagement in the classroom.

Michael Ryan

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Understanding Students

Communication with students about their needs or potential barriers to learning is incredibly important. I thought it was incredibly insightful to think of the learning environment from the perspective of a student.

Michael Ryan

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Interesting Takeaways!

I thought the section about intrinsic motivation was incredibly insightful. Inspiring the students to cultivate motivation from within is something we should all strive for as instructors.

The leveraging of technology section was also great. It made me consider how best to deliver content to online learners.

Michael Ryan

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ED111R Implementing Active Learning

In this module, I noted ways to monitor whether my teaching strategies are impactful to students. Learning about the distinction between high-risk and low-risk activities was also helpful.

Michael Ryan

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ED111R Planning for Active Learning

This module taught me the importance of bringing critical and analytical thinking into the classroom. I learned the importance of setting objectives of learning and informing students on how their work will be evaluated.

Michael Ryan

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ED111R Understanding Active Learning

In the first module, I learned about the importance of using student-centered strategies rather than instructor-centered ones. While the traditional lecture might work for certain aspects of learning such as dates of events, students must be presented with more engaging teaching strategies.

I plan on introducing more discussion segments in my courses. I also plan to allow for hands-on experience in the field. These two strategies combined should help empower my students in the learning process.