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Content tagged: student behavior

The Department Chair’s Role in Dealing with Disruptive Students

Article: Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

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, ... Read full story »

Classroom Management: Discipline Pitfalls in the College Classroom

Article: Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

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 ... Read full story »

Learn How to Recognize Red-Flag Behaviors on Campus

Article: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

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, ... Read full story »

Building Student Engagement: First Classes

Article: Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

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 ... Read full story »

Building Student Engagement: The Syllabus

Article: Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

To develop a vibrant, productive and memorable course, professors must continually work on building student engagement. Engaged students are enthusiastic, active participants in their own learning. In this, the first installment ... Read full story »

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