Engage My Students
Discussions about engagement and learning in higher education often start with the "engagement indicators" laid out by Chickering & Gamson in their Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education.
Chickering and Gamson argue that good practice:
- Encourages contact between students and faculty.
- Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students.
- Encourages active learning.
- Gives prompt feedback.
- Emphasizes time on task.
- Communicates high expectations.
- Respects diverse talents and ways of learning.
The strategies and resources collected here are aimed at supporting these good practices and increasing student engagement.
Engage My Students By:
- Getting to know my students
- Motivating my students
- Using collaborative learning
- Engaging my students in a lecture
- Engaging my students through writing
- Using problem and case-based learning
- Structuring discussion
Engaging Students Using Community-Based Service Learning at the Steans Center
Additional Readings
Kuh, G., Kinzie, J., Schuh, J., & Whitt, E. (2005). Student success in college: Creating conditions that matter. San Francisco: John Wiley& Sons.
Light, R. (2001). Making the most of college. Cambridge: Harvard UP.
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