by Robert Cole, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center
The Resources Revisited series highlights existing resources available to the SLU community that may be especially timely or useful at certain points in the academic year.
One of the most frequently discussed topics, especially at this time of year, is one of student engagement. In this post we will revisit some pre-existing resources to which you already have access that may address some of the questions around this subject.
Engagement can start in your very first class meeting. In Starting the Semester for Student Engagement, there are several considerations for creating a foundation for student engagement. Creating a Welcoming Classroom Environment is a good companion to the previously mentioned resource guide.
One of several ways for students to engage with one another and the content of a course is through assignments like peer review. Considerations for Peer Review as an Assignment provides food for thought about how this may look in your class.
To engage more with course content and perhaps the instructor, Student Generated Questions, Quotes, and Talking Points outlines a researched strategy that makes the engagement process more overt.
Finally, student anxiety may be one factor preventing some from engaging to the extent we would like. Reducing Student Anxiety During In-Class Active Learning offers some considerations to mitigate those anxious feelings.
For more ideas around student engagement, please visit the Classroom Dynamics and Student Engagement section of the Teaching Essentials Brief Resource Guides on our Resources Webpage. Alternatively, please feel welcome to request a private consultation using this link.
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