Student responsibility vs instructor's responsibility
In this age of technological breakthroughs that occur very often, we as instructors have to be techno-savy. The student is barraged with information by the second. An instructor must be as rapid fire with information, reiterate the info for those who may not have absorbed it the first time, then question the qroup as a whole to observe if your information was grasped, digested, and the precept absorbed. Question any abberrations from the precept, and if necessary, reiterate with an analogy. Keep them involved, engrossed, empowered with the knowledge you are presenting.
It is the instructor's responsibility to make students aware of how the instructional material will apply to real work situations. It is the student's responsibility to attend class, be engaged in the learning process and complete assignments by the stated deadline. This is the real world. Come to work when scheduled, be engaged in the team effort, and complete work assignments by the deadline.
I could not agree more. I have been guilty of walking on eggshells in order to not seem too much like an authoritarian to the 'adult' students. But, I have encountered some students who do not want to put forth any effort (to the point of not even bothering to purchase a textbook, for example) but seem to hold me responsible for their lack of success in the class. I am willing to take responsibility for the extra steps I have to take to engage such students but I believe it is important to present a realistic picture of how similar situations would be handled in the workplace.
It is the instructor's responsibility to outline their expectation from the student's and to clearly state to the student that all material's that will be covered in the classroom is related to real world experience that may occur in their careers. Also, it is the student responsibility to come to class prepared, attend class and most important be or time.
