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Student Engagement

  1. Classroom Management Techniques: 13 Ideas From A Prof

    Psychology professor Jenel Cavazos shares some classroom management techniques for building rapport, keeping students on task and organizing content

  2. Teaching Creative Writing as a Springboard For Students

    Many students have to complete required courses in creative writing. Here's how Linda Rodriguez, Professor of Caribbean Literature, Film, and Creative Writing at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, uses the language of fairytales to introduce new writers to the process

  3. How I Taught This: Keeping Nighttime Students Engaged and On Task

    How a digital marketing professor uses active learning tools to breathe new life into a three-hour night class

  4. Susan Cain’s 6 Things to Know About Introverts in the Classroom

    According to Susan Cain, author of the best-sellers Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts, and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, higher education often penalizes introverts through group work and participation points—and some students even have to pretend to be extroverts in order to fit into the system. […]

  5. Teaching Introverts and Extroverts in the Higher Ed Classroom

    Introverts and extroverts, and the ‘extrovert ideal’ You’ll find a mixture of introverts and extroverts in any classroom. In fact, one of the most important aspects of personality is where someone falls on the introvert-extrovert spectrum.  But what exactly does this mean and how should this inform how the modern higher ed class is taught? […]

  6. Gamification Examples That Foster Competition in Students

    In an extract from our new teaching guide, Innovative and Unexpected Ways to Teach Your College Class, we look at a couple of great gamification examples that can get students enthusiastically preparing for your class while they hope for victory over their peers… and have the side-effect of learning. Innovation isn’t always synonymous with technology. While […]

  7. Student Attendance Matters, Even If Lectures Are Online. Ask Harvard

    Undergraduates enrolled in Harvard University’s critically acclaimed and popular Introduction to Computer Science course this fall have received new and unusual instructions—that student attendance at lectures is encouraged. The previous year, lead instructor Professor David J. Malan had told students they need only attend the first and last meetings of the semester in person, and to […]

  8. Canada’s Top Edtech Expert: Technology in Class is Inevitable

    Dr. Thierry Karsenti, Canada Research Chair on Technologies in Education, believes technology in class is inevitable and should be embraced soon as possible.

  9. 4 Tips for Increasing Student Retention Rates

    Low retention rates hurt universities through loss of funding and morale. These tips can benefit any lecturer looking to keep students engaged.

  10. Why Do Innovative Educators Use Active Learning? Because It Works

    Professors are increasingly leaving traditional lectures behind and making their teaching more effective by getting students to interact with course content.

  11. Q&A: The 3 Biggest Challenges in the Introductory Psychology Classroom

    As "pop" psychology competes with real psychological science, Dr. Laura Freberg from California Polytechnic State University shares her teaching techniques to keep the subject academic and relevant.

  12. Student Attendance: An Evaluation of the Top Three Tracking Technologies

    It's essential for instructors to have an accurate attendance tracker. Here's our evaluation of the most popular technologies—polling, GPS and proximity.

  13. Why Small Class Size Isn’t Everything: Dan Chambliss

    Education expert Dan Chambliss discusses what he calls his "capstone project," class sizes, and why simply knowing your students' names can go a long way.

  14. One Educational Expert’s Favorite Sites for Teaching Tips

    In our webinar, Small Changes in Teaching, education expert James M. Lang covered active learning in a classroom. Here, he answers your questions.

  15. The Professor Who Gets a Standing Ovation After Every Lecture

    Richard A Muller, author and Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley, writes about the inspirational teaching technique of political scientist Ken Jowitt.

  16. High Touch, High Tech Turns Hospitality Class Into Ready Learners

    How using Top Hat in a class of 200 hospitality students prepares them for a career in a sector that is already being changed by disruptive technology.

  17. Small Changes in Teaching: Making Connections

    With an investment of just a few minutes every class period, or even just one class period a week, you can help students see the stars of your course content in an entirely new light.

  18. How to Focus Attention in the Classroom

    Successful teaching will depend on how technology is applied to keep students engaged. Here are five ways professors can use new technology to greatest effect, and keep their tech-savvy students focused on learning.

  19. Why College Graduation Rates Have Stagnated

    The biggest challenge facing the US economy is stagnant post-secondary graduation rates. Here's how we can address the problem.