Course Testimonials
"I have been encouraged by this course. It touched on many aspects of my experience."
"I have used some of the things presented in this course and I feel it has made me a better instructor."
"The course covered the material in adequate depth and the knowledge gained will be useful in my career. Thank you."
"I have been teaching for almost 7 years and am considered an excellent instructor (95% or better rating) and this course included several points that I am definitely incorporating into my course design. Thank you very much. "
"I found this to be a very valuable course. Classroom management is key to the effectiveness and success of an instructor!!!"
"Very informative and helpful."
"Absolutely fabulous! I felt like I was challenged and learned important information that I can effectively implement in the classroom."
"As a new intsructor I related to much in this course. I developed new ideas and took notes in areas that were especially applicable. Thank you for a job well done."
"This course was very beneficial to my understanding of psychology of students who attend Career Colleges. It helped me to understand that my previous communication methods to deal with challenging students were not as effective as I had expected to be. I learned new techniques/methods as to how I should be dealing/communicating with angry students as well as students who are not motivated to learn."
"The course was excellent. The course provided tips and strategies that every instructor should try to implement into their learning plan."
"Course was delivered very well. It followed the practices of good teaching methods in: anticipatory set (setting the stage for the subject matter), clear objectives, well-structured format, checking for understanding often, providing for a summative evaluation, and surveying the students as to the effective of the course."
"I thought this course was one of the most valuable I have taken thus far. Being a public shool teacher also, this was a great refresher. I plan to re-apply a few of these concepts that I seemed to have overlooked after several years of teaching. "
"Being fairly new to teaching, this course helped me a lot in understanding how to relate to the students."
"Very, very helpful!
I am quite positive that what I just learned from the course will help me deal with very difficult or challenging students more effectively. "
"Great for new instructors and as a refresher for seasoned instructors."
"This material was helpful.It was helpful to see some of the other instructors comments."
"This information was very helpful, and gave me good ideas about how to do some things differently next term. I know content and lots of pedagogy, but this addressed practical issues. Thanks very much for the opportunity to learn!"
"Great Course! I love watching the Harvard Business School Videos!!! "
"The topics in this course are great for new instructors, even experienced ones because it helps us to remember how to handle situations and how staying prepared is crutial."
"I've been working within the online environment for various universities as an adjunct for 10 years. A lot has happened ever since, especially with the professional development of online instructors. It is very refreshing to see the depth of content and the well composed continuing education courses by CEE. Its obvious CEE practices what they preach. I find myself coaching and consulting with other universities on how to convert classroom content to online courses based on my experience but ED104 has not only helped me better structure my approach but it has also helped me provide more depth in my own dealings with online students."
"A Great course with Great tips on improvement for my future teachings!"
"Very useful course. I'll recommend it to other instructors."
"I enjoyed this class. I will share this information with new instructors. The portion on common mistakes new instructors make is very applicable."
"I have been bragging to other professionals about how great this training experience was-thanks!"
"Great course! It covers a ton of information that is helpful for new and seasoned instructors on how to manage classroom situations."
"The course reinforced much of what I have already learned through actual teaching experience, related training and professional development and formal education and studies on Adult and Education/Learning. I feel it also did contribute some additional content skills that will help me to be a more effective and competent instructional delivery expert (IDE) and classroom. "
"This course was very informative and beneficial to my teaching career. In addition, it was relevant. I really enjoyed the course content. "
"Awesome course, I needed it and will apply to my career as an instructor, thank you!"
"I enjoyed this course and plan on implementing what I learned!"
"Well written course - enjoyed the videos too."
"As a new instructor this course has been very helpful to me. Thank you."
"I enjoyed this course because the material is 100% relevant to what I will be doing as an instructor. It had some great ideas and ways to manage the class and had a lot of specifics about certain types of students. I feel I learned quite a bit with this course and am excited to begin to put into practice what I have learned."
"I thought the course was great and very informational. Being a new instructor, I thought the information was relevant and it really made me think about how I have conducted my class thus far. Thank you."
"I found the course information VERY helpful and will most definitely use. "
"This course really helped me see what I could improve on myself when teaching my students. I would definitely recommend this course to my colleagues."
"This course is a really useful way to refresh teaching theory. it has encouraged me to refocus on classroom management and mixed teaching strategies."
"This course really helped me to understand some of my students. After this course I realize I need to provide more engaging curriculum that will involve more."
"This course iterates that many people have been out of school for a length of time and that instructors need to be aware of that. It also provided valuable ideas of how to deal with various situations as well as teaching how to be aware of areas that may be troublesome for instructors. Great course!"
"I really enjoyed taking this course. I enjoyed refreshing my mind with some of the practices I already use is in the classroom setting. Thank you for making the course so interesting."
"This course was quite informative and helpful. I will definitely utilized the strategies."
"I really liked this course. It went over all of my concerns I have about being a first time instructor. It made me feel that my concerns were real, but went over good ways to answer these questions or fears. "
"I feel this course is very helpful and suggested many tips for new instructors. I have taught prior to WCU for about a year and a half, received my MSN/Ed, but still feel I could use more education on how to be a better instructor/professor. I am looking forward to more courses that can help me improve. I especially enjoyed the education on dealing with difficult students. "
"The material keeps getting better and better. Even as an experienced instructor, there is still much that is new to learn. There was plenty opportunity for review and refreshing."
"This is a very good guide for new and experienced instructors that sometimes we forget about how dynamics play a big role of how success is played out in the classroom. Being an instructor, exposes you to a lot of factors for failures and success and also exposes you to the diverse factors that affects student's learning."
"The course has given insight to obstacles for an instructor and ideas on how to successfully deal with them. The information was very to the point and easy to understand. "
"I appreciate courses like this as I have experience teaching but can always learn more from others with more experience and practice in teaching."
"There were some excellent suggestions on classroom control and how to handle specific types of students. I will bring these to my classrooms."
"I really enjoyed this course as it was quite applicable for my experiences at this time. "
"The course to me was very interesting and relevant , it had very good advise and professional . As a new instructor I will try to follow the information that was giving . "
"this course had so much great information That really related to real-life teaching situations
truly helpful."
"The course was great as I was able to complete it as time permitted and I like that you had the option to listen to it, read it on screen or print it and read it."
"This was the best one yet. Great lesson and quiz and test question relevant and clear"
"This course was very beneficial to me especially as a new instructor. I will likely look back on this course as I begin teaching. The short Harvard videos were easy to consume and helped drive home the point."
"Great course with good relevant reminders."
"Great ideas on managing the classroom and students. I especially liked the techniques for dealing with the small percentage of issues that will come up such as quiet students, loud students, angry students and distraught students."
"This course was beneficial to me providing tips dealing with adults who can be manipulative in the classroom, etc."
"I enjoyed the live videos, it was relevant and interesting to listen to. "
"I have been involved in teaching adults for many years but still learned valuable instructor strategies from this course."
"thanks. I learned alot about implementing more structure and certain problematic students and how to identify and address their needs."
"I learned a lot in this course. I’m happy these courses are offered."
"I believe this courses do help us as instructors evaluate and adapt to different teaching techniques that are very useful for our students."
"I liked that it gives examples for the technique's that it was talking about.
There really was nothing I disliked about the course."
"I really enjoyed this course and would highly recommend to anyone who is a newer teacher. I found it very helpful and I am excited to try some of the strategies I learned."
"This was a great course and will certainly help me manage my online classes. I have many students that show disinterest or are disruptive. This course has given me many options on how to handle this."
"I loved the Harvard Professors video clips the most, but these modules are amazing along with short quizzes for comprehension of what is important."
"Learned new ways to approach specific types of students. Found this material helpful :)"
"This is definitely one of the best courses I have taken in the two years of professional learning I have done as a teacher. The material was important, presented well and easily followed. I would definitely recommend this course to others. "
"This course is a good course/tool that should be taken mandatory assigned to those who are transitioning to teaching profession. It offers a lot of vital information and pointers how to be successful in the teaching profession."
"I liked that I could complete this course at my own pace. It was very informative and helpful."
"Very interesting source of knowledge and information that helps me grow in my teaching career."
"The course was informative and I learned new skills I need for my success. "
"I enjoy the way the course is structured. The topics are relevant and the tips on how to go about certain situations are really helpful. As a new instructor I think MaxKnowledge is invaluable."
"As a new instructor/teacher, this course will assist in my ability to better connect with the different types of students specifically as their personalities relate to the class, the course and the learning experience. It will especially be helpful with those students that are challenging for any number of reasons. "
"I liked the videos added to the lesson and that The content really hit home dealing with issues and challenges that I face as a teacher."
"I think this course was a wonderful tool that all career tech instructors should be required to take before teaching. I wish I had done it sooner. "
"Very informative, as a new instructor I will certainly use all of this helpful information ."
"I liked the content of this course. The strategies were really helpful."
