Posts Tagged ‘student behavior’
August 4 - The Department Chair’s Role in Dealing with Disruptive Students
By: Rob Kelly in Academic Leadership
Most professors will have to deal with classroom disruptions at some point, from the relatively minor—students who show up for class late or who talk excessively—to the more serious—disrespectful, uncivil, or threatening student behavior. It’s the role of the department chair to create a culture that helps prevent and deal with disruptive behavior effectively.
April 8 - Classroom Management: Discipline Pitfalls in the College Classroom
By: Amy Getty in Effective Classroom Management
Although endless volumes about classroom discipline proliferate in the professional libraries of K–12 instructors, as college professors we seldom think we need advice on the issue. After all, our students choose to be in classes at our institutions. Many, if not most, are placing themselves and their families in huge financial debt to attend. Besides, we’ll just kick them out of class if they display those behaviors not tolerated in civilized societies.
March 3 - Learn How to Recognize Red-Flag Behaviors on Campus
By: Mary Bart in Faculty Development, Trends in Higher Education
A new online course designed to help higher education faculty and staff recognize and mitigate disruptive and potentially dangerous student behavior is now available from Magna Publications. The six-part course, Campus Safety 101, focuses on “the four D’s” of concerning behavior — distressed, disturbed, dysregulated and medical disability-based behavior — and how early and effective
January 22 - Building Student Engagement: First Classes
By: Chris Palmer in Effective Classroom Management
In yesterday’s post I provided tips on how to use the syllabus to build student engagement. In this article I offer some suggestions on how to get students involved in the first few classes to ensure a more engaging course throughout the semester.
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.
