Keeping Us Engaged

Student Perspectives (and Research-Based Strategies) on What Works and Why
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-64267-080-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 403 g

This book offers faculty practical strategies to engage students that are research-grounded and endorsed by students themselves. Through student stories, a signature feature of this book, readers will discover why professor actions result in changed attitudes, stronger connections to others and the course material, and increased learning.Structured to cover the key moments and opportunities to increase student engagement, Christine Harrington covers the all-important first day of class where first impressions can determine students’ attitudes for the duration of the course, through to insights for rethinking assignments and enlivening teaching strategies, to ways of providing feedback that build students’ confidence and spur them to greater immersion in their studies, providing the underlying rationale for the strategies she presents. The student narratives not only validate these practices, offering their perspectives as learners, but constitute a trove of ideas and practices that readers will be inspired to adapt for their particular needs.Conscious of the changing demographics of today’s undergraduate and graduate students – racially more diverse, older, and many employed – Harrington highlights the need to engage all students and shares numerous strategies on how to do so. While many of the ideas presented were used by faculty teaching face to face classes, a number were developed by faculty teaching online, and the majority can be adapted to virtually any teaching environment. Based on student-centered active learning principles, structured to allow readers to quickly identify practices that they may need in particular instances or to infuse in a course as a whole, and presented without jargon, this book is a springboard for all faculty looking for ideas that will engage their students at any level and in any course.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harrington, Christine

50 College Students, Fo

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction ONE. STARTING POSITVE. THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS AND THE SYLLABUS 1. Engaging Students on the First Day of Class 2. Creating a Sense of Belonging 3. Generating Excitement 4. Developing Knowledge and Skills 5. Using the Syllabus as an Engagement Tool 6. Faculty Reflection Questions TWO. POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS 7. Connecting With Students During Class 8. Interacting With Students Outside of Class 9. Assisting Students Struggling With Personal Challenges 10. Serving as Career Mentors 11. Helping Students Build a Professional Network 12. Faculty Reflection Questions THREE. TEACHING STRATEGIES 13. Making It Personal 14. Using Demonstrations 15. Using Collaborative Activities 16. Faculty Reflection Questions FOUR. MEANINGFUL ASSIGNMENTS 17. Building Foundational Knowledge 18. Using Authentic Assignments to Promote Learning 19. Pushing Students Outside their Comfort Zone 20. Fostering Creativity 21. Service-Learning 22. Faculty Reflection Questions FIVE. FEEDBACK 23. Formative Assessment Opportunities 24. Incorporating Peer Feedback Opportunities 25. Giving Students Opportunities to Revise 26. Providing Feedback to High-Achieving Students 27. Faculty Reflection Questions ReferencesAbout the AuthorIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Christine Harrington is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at New Jersey City University. She co-coordinates a newly established Ed.D. in Community College Leadership program. Prior to this position, she worked at Middlesex County College for 18 years as a Professor of Psychology and Student Success, the Director of the Center for the Enrichment of Learning and Teaching, Coordinator of Student Success and a Counselor. She also served a 2-year term as the Executive Director of the Center for Student Success at the NJ Council of County Colleges. Dr. Harrington is frequently invited to present at conferences and at colleges and universities. José Antonio Bowen