Steve Nelson

Steve Nelson CHEP

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What do you use as a guideline to determine if an active learning lesson is needed and appropriate? Then what steps do you take to implement it and verify its benefit?

Steve Nelson CHEP

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Knowledge Assessment

In your classroom how do you assess knowledge and understanding verses information recall?

Steve Nelson CHEP

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Virtual Connections

The courses you teach may have several virtual connections that encourage students to think beyond the immediate material. How will you address that in the classroom in a way that will keep the students excited about the course and its objectives?

Steve Nelson CHEP

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Learning Styles

How will blended delivery help you to include all of the learning styles in the student learning process?

Steve Nelson CHEP

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Communication

How do you think using dynamic and multidirectional forms of communication will improve your ability to keep your students engaged?

Steve Nelson CHEP

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Decoding Course Content

How do you help your students decode course content?

Steve Nelson CHEP

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Addressing the four learning preferences

What strategies do you use most often to help each of the four categories of learners learning preferences (auditory, written, visual & kinesthetic)?

Steve Nelson CHEP

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Reviews

How do you use reviews in your class as a learning tool? How long do you budget each day for your reviews?

Steve Nelson CHEP

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Concrete & Abstract Thinking

How is concrete and abstract thinking used in the class you teach? Which if either do you think is more prevalent?

Steve Nelson CHEP

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Debrief

I believe that you need to set a firm schedule and make sure that you have enough time to completely debrief the objectives of your day. Write down the objective or competencies that you want to verify the learners have understood. I personally think it is better to have set aside too much time than not enough. For me, I can always discuss objectives longer or in greater detail if I have extra time. However if I have not set enough time than I may have to leave something out that I had intended on covering. Many consider the debriefing… >>>