Teaching in Higher Ed

How to engage students in the classroom and online


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It is such a crucial part of what we do as professors… Getting students involved in discussions and helping to facilitate their learning.

Dr. Jay Howard joins me on this episode to talk about how to engage students in the classroom and online.

Podcast Notes
Guest
Dr. Jay Howard

Engaging Your Students Face-to-Face and Online (July 2015) (Jossey-Bass)

  • Garner multiple intelligences theory
  • Sociologogical approach to observing the classroom
  • Norms

    The real norm is not that students have to pay attention. It’s that they have to pay civil attention.

    • Elevator norms
    • David Karp and William Yoels from Boston College
    • Episode on learning names
    • When students feel you value them enough to try to learn their names, they’ll be much more forgiving of mistakes.

      Two classroom norms that do not foster discussion
      1. Civil attention, create the appearance of paying attention
      2. Consolidation of responsibility for student participation
      3. Attendance 2 app

        Regardless of class size, there will be around five students who will become your dominant talkers who will account for 75-95% of student comments in the typical college class.

        Online discussion forums
        • Waiting until the deadline
        • Two deadlines
        • Break students into groups
        • Netiquette examples
        • Engage Students
          • You can change norms. They are not fixed.
          • Shifting the workload toward the students.
          • This helps them learn more.
          • Recommendations

            Bonni recommends: Michael hyatt’s ideal week blog post and template

            Jay, author of Apostles of Rock, recommends: The Lost Dogs

            Closing credits
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