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OfflineAs a GCU math teacher, where we have embarked on this strange online adventure of never seeing each other face-to-face, I begin each course with sharing a short online video about myself. I want my students to know there is a real person behind the GCU email address, and that I am not someone who understood all the math I encountered the first time around – or sometimes the second.
When I was a kid, I thought my math teachers were geniuses who instantaneously understood every math topic the first time they saw it. I was never that talented, and I am not now. As a GCU math teacher, where we have embarked on this strange online adventure of never seeing each other face-to-face, I begin each course with sharing a short online video about myself. I want my students to know there is a real person behind the GCU email address, and that I am not someone who understood all the…
OfflineEsmaail Nikjeh - How to Engage Students in the Learning Process (Active Learning)
The Socratic Method is a process of inductive questioning used to successfully lead a person to knowledge through small steps. The chief benefits of this method are that it excites students' curiosity and arouses their thinking, rather than stifling it. It also makes teaching more interesting, because most of the time, we learn more from the students or by what they make us think of than what we knew going into the class.
The Socratic Method is a process of inductive questioning used to successfully lead a person to knowledge through small steps. The chief benefits of this method are that it excites students' curiosity and arouses their thinking, rather than stifling it. It also makes teaching more interesting, because most of the time, we learn more from the students or by what they make us think of than what we knew going into the class.
I use the four types of Socratic questions (engaging, probing,…
OfflineWhile online students never meet with their instructors face to face, there are still ways for faculty to assist students with their learning while building rapport with their students.
While online students never meet with their instructors face to face, there are still ways for faculty to assist students with their learning while building rapport with their students. A common misconception of online education is the faculty members are not available for questions or concerns and are absent from the classroom. As such, it is best to let your students know the best way to contact you. Providing prompt responses to questions allows students to find clarity on the assignments,…
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