TEACH Program : Student-Teacher Relationship

Student Behavior

mmeixner — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:24:00 GMT

What are your thoughts on this new/current generation of students? Have you noticed a change in the way they behave and interact with their friends, colleagues, and professors? What are your thoughts on how they behave in class? Have you had any problems or issues with your students’ behavior?

Take a look at Neil Williams article The Rules of Engagement: Socializing College Students for the New Century. What are your thoughts on how he deals with classroom civility? I’d love to hear what you think!

Learning Your Students' Names

mmeixner — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:35:00 GMT

Hello! Welcome to the TEACH Blog! Each week (usually on Monday or Tuesday) I will post a new article or topic, generally related to SoTL or the job search, which we’d love for you to check out and discuss with us if you are interested. If you ever have any problem accessing the article or website, be sure to let me know!

Research shows that one of the fastest ways to connect with your students and help increase student motivation and engagment is by learning and using their names. Here are a couple of links that offer some insight into learning your students’ names. Take a look at the following posting from Tomorrow’s Professor, Learning Your Students’ Names, and Not Quite 101 Ways to Learning Students' Names from the University of Virginia for some practical suggestions for learning your students’ names. There are some really great suggestions and it's not too late to get started; hopefully at least one can work for you!

Teacher Credibility

mmeixner — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:19:00 GMT

One of the issues we all face as instructors is credibility. How do we gain and keep our students’ trust and faith in us as instructors? Dr. Arletta Bauman Knight from the University of Oklahoma has written a great article on Teacher "Credibility" that discusses credibility and how both students and instructors are influenced by this issue.