Eitan Teomi

Discussion Comment

In my experience, a good refocusing technique is finding a balance between left and right brain activities. Especially in an arts program where skills are both technical and creative, a good refocusing technique is to simply stop talking and starting doing more. It's amazing how doing motivates more talking later on, and recharges batteries very quickly. Your thoughts?

Eitan Teomi

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Motivating students

I often find it that motivation starts from connecting your experience with the desire of the student. Finding why he or she came for in the first place and connecting the material through those reasons is really a straight connection between the student, the subject matter and the instructor. What are your thoughts?

Eitan Teomi

Blog Comment

Very informative, detailed, and to-the-point info

I totally agree.

Eitan Teomi

Blog

Very informative, detailed, and to-the-point info

Yes I was skeptic, but I found the online course to be very well oganized and suitable to most (not all) fieslds of study.

The interactivity was effective and the outline and organization was top notch.

The only comment I may add is that it lacks some direct contact with 'non traditional' career trade schools such as ones in the arts and media since these course rely on creativity and practical implementation which directs coursework in slightly different paths thaan other skill-driven courses.

Eitan Teomi

Discussion Comment

Being creative fun professional and caring but...

I couldn't agree more about the nature of a successful classroom setting. I always try to reinvent myself and not follow old patterns. A classroom is never a one-size-fits-all. However, there are times when being nice and creative is not enough. Especially if there are (and there are) students that for some reasons learned that in order to succeed, all they have to do is please their teachers. At some point the instructor must reflect not only a flexible and knowledgeable academic authority but also a metaphor for the industry. Students in a trade school setting must understand that the… >>>

Eitan Teomi

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Frustrations and solutions in a creative/technical environment

In a creative/technical program of study, such as an art form coupled with industry relevance (i.e. music and sound relating to technology) there are other possible frustrations and challenges relating to student motivation and retention. One of the most obvious one is the general notion that one can simply 'miss the train' if you don't start young. I may relate to an age difference issue in the classroom but it is not limited to that since it can certainly happen in a classroom of students of a similar age group. What I have found as a good approach is to… >>>