Posts Tagged ‘classroom management’
August 5 - Techniques for Helping Students Take Control of Their Learning
By: Rob Kelly in Effective Teaching Strategies
It’s a balancing act educators often face …how to structure interactions with students to provide appropriate levels of assistance, while encouraging them to take ownership of their learning. In preparation for an online seminar on this topic Dr. Ike Shibley, associate professor of Chemistry at Penn State – Berks, provided a few strategies for faculty to try.
July 13 - Applying Learning Agreements in the Classroom
By: Loren Kleinman in Teaching and Learning
As a former editor in the business profession and now educator, I see connections between business and classroom best practices, especially applying professional development plans and performance reflection exercises as academic learning agreements in order to promote student leadership and engagement.
July 6 - How to Use the First Day of Class to Set the Tone for Entire Semester
By: Mary Bart in Effective Classroom Management
On top of everything college faculty are responsible for, there’s one that may be easy to overlook or even deem as unnecessary: Teaching students how to be students. Do so at your peril because most students need a little help understanding and practicing the skills and behaviors they need to succeed.
June 18 - A Classroom Cell Phone Policy that Builds Community
By: Alan Bloom, PhD. in Effective Classroom Management
The first time a student’s cell phone rang in my class, I was angry and frustrated. With their musical ringers, cell phones that go off in class are rude and distracting. But how to respond? I’ve never been very good at playing the heavy. Was there any way I could take this annoying occurrence and twist so that it would contribute to a more positive classroom environment?
April 8 - Coping with Seven Disruptive Personality Types in the Classroom
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
Led by Dr. Gerald Amada, this seminar will provide you with a range of strategies for effectively identifying and teaching students with disruptive personalities so they don’t overtake your class.
March 18 - Classroom Management Issues in Online Courses: Tips on Mitigating Unwanted Behavior
By: Christopher Hill in Effective Classroom Management, Online Education
Problem students can create just as many classroom management issues in the online environment as they can in a traditional classroom, perhaps more. Last week in a live online seminar titled Managing Expectations and Handling Difficult Students Online, Dr. Susan Ko, executive director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Maryland University College, provided strategies for mitigating unwanted behavior in online courses. Below is an excerpt of an interview conducted in advance of the seminar.
February 4 - Building Student Engagement: Beyond the Classroom
By: Chris Palmer in Effective Teaching Strategies
In this, the final installment of a six-part series on strategies for building student engagement, I offer suggestions for engaging students beyond the classroom. As professors, we impact students not only during classes, but also through office hours, emails, and feedback.
January 21 - Building Student Engagement: The Syllabus
By: Chris Palmer in Effective Teaching Strategies
In this, the first installment of a six-article series on building student engagement, I offer some suggestions on how to use the syllabus to help you set a tone of engagement and excellence right from the start.
November 10 - Classroom Management Tips for New College Instructors
By: Mary Bart in Effective Classroom Management, Faculty Development
The sheer volume of content faculty members are responsible for teaching is enormous, but being an effective educator takes much more than the mastery and delivery of material. It requires unique skills and knowledge that most new higher education instructors were never trained in. For newcomers, the challenges can seem overwhelming. [...]
