Robin Norris

Robin Norris CHEP

Discussion Comment

I teach at an automotive school and some of my students will ask about their vehicle or a newer vehicle in relation to the subject on the vehicle we are learning on. I then ask then to think about the vehicle and why the laws or needs of today have resulted in the change and what is needed by the manufacturer to do to meet those problems and why they did what they did to meet that need. This will bring up a round of questions and then they start to answer their own questions, some will even look in… >>>

Robin Norris CHEP

Discussion Comment

Motivating Your Students

I try to learn about the student to understand what I can do to assist them in obtaining the information that my course offers in that they need. By modeling what they are required to do the students feel at ease with completing the required labs. I also keep them informed with were they are in their progress in my course.

Robin Norris CHEP

Discussion Comment

Learnativity

In my class the students are given information and then an assignment on a vehicle that relates to the information. Plus, they are given a problem and they must work thought the steps to obtain the correct results. Then they tell me what they had determined the cause of the problem to be. When they come up with the cause, I ask them questions related to their cause and problem

Robin Norris CHEP

Discussion Comment

Human Factor

Yes, the connection is that they both are the key in retaining a student. By applying the care part, the student feels as if the instructor values the reason he/she came to school and that the instructor wants to assist him/her in obtaining their goal. The human factor is a main ingredient in teaching.