ScenariosOnline: Teaching in the Learning College

“Scenarios was an excellent course.  To be honest, I didn’t think I’d be so engaged at the onset.  However, I was surprised at how pertinent the scenarios were to my actual teaching experiences.  More importantly there were options provided to help along with my “learning bumps” along the way.  The resources were excellent and ones that I continue to go back to for reference.  The participant postings were also insightful, although I wish I had a bit more time to review and respond more thoughtfully.  Thank you for the opportunity for allowing me to participate.”

“Scenarios helped me to keep things in perspective and gain new perspective by reading the posts of my colleagues.  The program NEEDS to be implemented for the sake of new instructors who, as we’ve pointed out time and time again, do not receive any formal training in teaching, but are, more or less, thrown  to the lions”

“I was already heading in the right direction, but having the college behind this confirmed for me that this is the direction we are going (being a learning centered college).” 

“I really got the importance of getting students engaged from the beginning.”
“I benefitted from being able to talk with other faculty about Hawaiian culture and how teaching here is different.”

“Scenarios presented many approaches and tools that I didn’t know about.  It’s been a good resource and I’ve printed out many pages we’ve come across.  It has impacted my teaching style, and though I didn’t always look forward to working through the course I must admit I did get a lot out of it..” 
“The tools have made my teaching and (I hope) my students’ learning much better.  Otherwise, I would have just continued to just do plain lecturing day after day after day.  That would have bored me as well!” 

“I now feel more confident making spaces for individual interaction as a major component of my teaching”

“I have already invested in a a supply of index cards, having been awakened to a whole new dimension of their uses”

“I have picked up on some new (to me) instructional strategies which I can incorporate right away in my course.”

“Scenarios helped me become more conscious about the value of my teaching and the value of the education my students receive from me.  It’s made me more aware that I need to make every class, every lesson, every lecture, and every assignment valuable and worthwhile to my students.  They should look back on everything that the class offered and feel a sense of purpose and accomplishment.  I want to thank my virtual friend “Steven” for demonstrating the sometimes disastrous results of “less-than-perfect” teaching.”