Get Your Students Hired
Reply to Francisco Gonzalez's post: Hello Francisco, my name is Doris. I am very much engaged with the students when moving around the room and making eye contact because it keeps the students engaged also. They want to be prepared mentally because they do not know when you will stop moving and your eye contact meet the eye of someone not really paying attention. This type of action keeps other students paying attention and being alert and ready to respond when you call their name for a response to your question.
I learned that certain behaviors can serve as distractions to students. Pace and tone along with movement can keep the learner engaged. I also learned that fidgeting can release nervous energy which is a common distractor in the classroom.
Organization is key when cultivating the road map for effectively teaching material to students. Assessments and repetition are instrumental for solidifying retention. Eye contact, movement and proper speaking techniques help to keep students engaged throughout the class.
I grabbed a lot of information on this lesson. Specially the eye contact session. That explaines me well as the socity ehich I brouht up made an empact the we are not alloed to look in to eye in our elders,. This helps how to overcome.
Not over-stating the points is a pretty good one that I picked up on. Sometimes pausing between responses is also a good key indicator to the on your interest level towards them. Instead of just brushing it off when they have a question, really take a moment to come up with a way they can apply it to everyday life.
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This course is a good refresher for experienced instructors but some information is tends to not provide new knowledge. If you are an experienced instructor, then why is there not a more advanced course?
Few things that I will most likely apply in my class is touse different voice intonation during lecture and to navigate or move around the classroom.
To maintain students attention I need to keep eye contact, move around the classroom with out excessive pacing.
Communication is going to be one of the keys of being successful in the classroom. It could be verbal and non verbal with the use of gestures and eye contact.
Verbal and non verbal communication is going to be crucial when in the classroom. Make sure you arent projecting any annoying or distracting mannerisms. Be honest with your weaknesses and try to improve.
I learned from this module to pay attention to my body language and start to identify areas that I could improve in my class presentation.
I like the concept of pacing yourself while lecturing. Using the 3-5 seconds to give you, as the instructor time to think as well as it gives the students time to process what was said and formulate questions in their mind.
In this lesson, I have learned how to engage my students in the classroom more. Key things such as moving around/floating in the classroom to redirect and get their attention, pausing for 3-5 seconds to let the brain think. I plan on smiling, and using nonverbal cues more to provide a learning environment for the students.
Floating engages the students, making eye contact help them understand that they are a part of the team, pausing in between questions gives the students time to jump in and be involved in the group discussion.