Teaching in Higher Ed

Motivating Students in Large Classes


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Brenda Gunderson shares approaches for motivating large classes on episode 160 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

I’m always looking for one new thing, one new idea to try in an upcoming term.

I think it’s important that I keep learning. And not just learning inside my own discipline, but learning outside my discipline.

Resources Mentioned
  • ACUE’s expert series article with Brenda Gunderson
  • ACUE’s profile of Brenda Gunderson, who is featured in their Course in Effective Teaching Practices
  • Interactive Notes for Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
  • Stats 250 YouTube Channel
  • Edsurge Article About M-Write
  • Brenda’s Keynote at the LASI conference Learner Analytics Summer Institute 2016: Includes iClicker data and Ecoach
  • Recent publication about How to help students study ‘smarter’
  • Academic Innovation: University of Michigan
  • M-Write – writing to learn
  • Dancing with the Professors 2016
  • Dancing with the Professors Facebook Event Page
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