Have you ever noticed that when learners are motivated, the class runs more smoothly? Have you also noticed when students are not motivated or are uninterested, then teaching is a… Read more »
While I have been aware of the Community of Inquiry Framework for a couple of decades, it has only been in the last 5 to 10 years that I have… Read more »
Have you ever walked out of a class thinking to yourself, well that did not go as I hoped? Did you plan your lesson or did you just wing it?… Read more »
I believe my earlier encounters with journaling were lackluster because I did not understand why I was doing it. To get better journaling results in your classroom, start with why.
Learning is about dialogue. Nothing typifies this more than the Socratic discussion method. Through well-crafted questions, the learner constructs their knowledge base.
Over a good part of 30 years, I have watched instructors become frustrated and flustered during the first weeks of a term. Had the instructor taken the time to prepare… Read more »