Educators work with students who want to learn specific skills that will lead to fulfilling careers. As educational instructors it is our job to help each student to achieve this goal. Just as you may have a particular style of teaching that you prefer, your students have preferred ways of learning. This course will help you to identify the different learning styles of your students so that you can adjust your instruction to better accommodate them. Good teachers also regularly monitor the effectiveness of their instruction by assessing their students’ learning. This course will examine several aspects of assessment including how to create good tests, how to ask effective questions and how to get your students to actively participate in their learning by asking questions themselves.

Module 1: Teaching to Learning Styles

• Describe the significance of Learning Style.
• Identify several Learning Style models.
• Identify your own Learning Style.
• Use teaching strategies to address differences in learning style.

Module 2: Questioning as a Teaching Technique

• Determine why asking good questions is important.
• Ask different levels of questioning.
• Use the Socratic Method of Teaching.
• Encourage students to be self-motivated learners and researchers.

Module 3: Student Learning Assessment

• Describe the concept of assessment.
• Determine the connection between learning objectives and assessment.
• Recognize the types of assessments that are available.
• Choose the correct assessment for different types of learning.

Module 4: Creating Effective Assessments

• Recognize what types of tests are available.
• Describe the advantages/disadvantages of the various test types.
• Design good tests of each type.