ProfessorJohn O'Doherty

Good teaching equates to learning by the student. The course must be challenging both to the average student in general and to the outstanding student on occasion. The courses must contain a substantial proportion of material presented in a practical way. I believe that all students have untapped Innovation and Leadership The teacher should also be prepared to lead students in the direction they should go to reach correct conclusions and answers, without always providing the answers themselves. Stressing the use of learned ideas and processes in new situations is essential. By using information, students should be able to apply what they have learned to new life or learning situations. Transfer of this sort is what really determines what has been learned.