James Burke

Many people think that listening is passive and they are wrong because it is an active process. The listener must at first hear and pay attention to the speaker, but comprehension goes beyond just hearing.

Does the attitude and quality of the students which you are teaching form you into the instructor you are today?

Yes they do. We need to respond to the needs of our audience and their level of interest and enthusiasm reflects back on us. While it is not the only force present in the room, it does have an impact. I find myself "bouncing off" my students and what they do.  This is especially evident when you teach two sections of the same course in the same shcool at different times. You can really see the similarities and the differences in… >>>

Thanks for the link!!! I just went to it and saw some very interesting things.  Who knows, maybe someday I will use a few of the things!!!

I found the course to be very valuable. I liked the discussions and liked how it showed us how to look inside ourselves and assess our mastery of various instructional methods. The bad news is we all have a lot of work ahead of us, the good news is that we are already doing many of the best practices that they mention, we jusat don't always think that we are doing them, they come as second nature.