Engage College Students: A
Fun and Edgy Guide for professors
Every great meal starts
with a great recipe as well as the finest ingredients. The recipe for an effective college
instructor calls for the following essential ingredients:
·
Entertainer (to
grab your students’ attention): give
praise often, be energetic
·
Coach (to inspire
your students to work hard): use real-world examples ; show genuine interest;
demand communication; encourage students
to speak loudly
·
Parent (to show
you care about your students’ success: ask about students’ hobbies; contact absent
students; include students’ names in examples
·
Law professor (to
apply the Socratic-lite method) and
·
Classroom Teacher
(to give effective lectures): give Bonus
Points for the course evaluation; give an easy daily quiz at the end of each
class; use peer grading; review graded exams in class; advise students to pre-read and attend all classes
A road-map to success:
·
Create a concise
syllabus and course calendar
·
Be firm but fair
·
Be flexible when
needed and revise future syllabi
·
Remind students
of semester progress
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