…not come as a surprise. An exam with questions on current and previous content encourages continued interaction with course material, and the more students deal with the content, the better…
…a syllabus. Potential repercussions include: Loss of respect from students Poor attendance Disengaged students Poor performance from students Poor student evaluations at the end of the course Student complaints that…
Participating in team projects offers students the chance to develop interpersonal communication skills (Figueira & Leal, 2013), build relationships with classmates, and increase the level of collective competencies as each…
…to give to the teacher. The teacher combines the group submissions to create a list for the class, and the list is made available to students in advance of the…
I continue to be impressed by the need for teachers to clarify common aspects of instruction instead of assuming that students’ understanding of what they entail are the same as…
…quizzes completed before class – Students complete an online quiz before class. The quizzes are graded electronically with a compiled summary going to the professor so there’s enough time to…
…communications course. In the presentation, he talked about what he would do if he were a “real” engineer. His teacher asked him what it was about what he was doing…
…E., O’Dowd, D. K., (2012). The impact of laptop-free zones on student performance and attitudes in large lectures. Computer & Education, 59, 1300-1308. Muller, P. A., and Oppenheimer, D. M.,…
