Blogs & Wikis
Bart, Mary, "Classroom Discussion: Professors Share Favorite Strategies for Engaging Students", Faculty Focus, July 9, 2012, <http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/classroom-discussion-professors-share-favorite-strategies-for-engaging-students/>, Accessed August 9, 2012
strategies professors use to engage students in discussion, manage the dominant talkers and the non-talkers, and steer a discussion that’s gone off track
Tobii Technology, "School Daze: Eye-Tracking Study Reveals What Earns Student Attention in Classroom", Business Wire, July 17, 2012, <http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120717005219/en/School-Daze-Eye-Tracking-Study-Reveals-Earns-Student>, Accessed August 7, 2012
student attention in a classroom does not appear to be linear (and fall off after 10 - 15 minutes) but is impacted by the following factors throughout a lecture ... (i) "verbal presentation of new material that is not contained within the instructor's PowerPoint", (ii) the use of humour by the instructor, and (iii) proximity of the instructor to the student ... also "digital distractions ... are greatest inhibitors to retaining students' attention in the classroom" ... full study to be published by David Rosengrant, Kennesaw State University in Fall 2012
Weimer, Maryellen, "10 Ways to Promote Student Engagement", Faculty Focus, July 26, 2012, <http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/10-ways-to-promote-student-engagement/>, Accessed August 7, 2012
synopsis of research by Zepke, N., and Leach, L. (2010) on Improving student engagement ... promote student engagement by (i) enhancing students' self-belief, (ii) enabling students to work autonomously and with others to achieve own objectives, (iii) recognizing that teaching and teachers are central to engagement, (iv) creating active and collaborative learning environments, (v) creating challenging and enriching educational experiences, (vi) ensuring an inclusive learning environment, (vii) investing in various support services, (viii) adapting to changing student expectations, (ix) enabling students to become active citizens, (x) enabling students to develop their social and cultural capital
Comments (0)
You don't have permission to comment on this page.