Strategies And Tips For Engaging Today's Students JULIE HANSEN CENGAGE LEARNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING SPECIALIST BUSINESS INSTRUCTOR AT MIRACOSTA AND GROSSMONT COLLEGES
May 15, 2015
Strategies And Tips For Engaging
Today's Students JULIE HANSEN
CENGAGE LEARNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING SPECIALIST
BUSINESS INSTRUCTOR AT MIRACOSTA AND GROSSMONT COLLEGES
1. What is challenging about students these
days?
2. How are you addressing challenges in getting
them engaged in the material/text?
3. What creative tips are you using to ignite
student interest to get better outcomes?
4. What have you thought about using to engage
today's students?
Your Ideas?
TODAY:THOUGHTS ON THESE CHALLENGES
Strategies and tips – Inside/Outside Class
Activities and assignments that really work
Innovative techniques
Technology solutions
4LTR Press & CourseMate
STRATEGIES: IN CLASS
Group Activities
Current Events
Videos
Vocab Quiz
Games in class
Pass the chips
Prezi
PollEverywhere
STRATEGIES: OUTSIDE CLASS Projects/Cases
Videos Games Technology
eBook CourseMate Online Homework Google Docs Screencast-o-matic
Communicate!! Go Animate! http://
goanimate.com/videos/0_Gf6hz081V4?utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=linkshare&utm_campaign=usercontent
EyeJot – Marriage of email & video chat VoiceThread – group conversation, peer review, video feedback
STRATEGIES:GO OUTSIDE
Guest speakers TeamUP Online & Resources:
Faculty Focus - Higher Ed Teaching Strategies – www.facultyfocus.com MERLOT– www.merlot.com Ideas from Indiana - http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/tt.engage2.pdf PollEverywhere – www.polleverywhere.com The 10 Minute Trainer by Sharon Bowman Active Learning and Engagement Strategies by Paula Rutherford.
Your Ideas?
4LTR PRESS | Are You IN?
Student-Tested Print
What students find useful:• Succinct Chapter Narrative• 1 or 2 Relevant Examples• Only the BEST Boxed Features
All course concepts in an efficient presentation.=
4LTR PRESS | Are You IN?
e.g. Page discusses stem & leaf display statistics concept.
Visually Engaging Print Resources
• Two Columns pull reader through text
• Bright Header Colors for Study
• Key Terms at Top for Added Convenience
• Supporting Imagery to Reinforce Topics
4LTR PRESS | Are You IN?
Includes Review Cards
Content based on student study needs within each course.
TECH Card for STAT
MLA Style Card for BCOM
Review of main ideas for PSYCH
4LTR PRESS | Are You IN?
ENGAGING PRINT
COURSEMATE WEBSITE
and a full suite of instructor supplements.
Student Tested, Faculty Approved
REVIEW CARDS
& FULL EBOOK!
VALUE-
BASED PRICE
USING COURSEMATE – IDEAS FOR INCREASING
ENGAGEMENT Pre-Quiz Chapter videos Games in class – quiz bowl style! Instructor Prep Cards Syllabus/Grading
WIFM?
Better student experience
Improves teaching effectiveness and efficiency
Student retention
Higher quality discussions
Better prepared students
Currency & robustness of 4LTR press
Digital frees me up to teach more from my experience
THE AUDIENCE
“Personally, I love when professors use technology in the classroom to facilitate both lectures and discussions. being connected to the news, media, as well as going as far to communicate with other academic authorities via Skype or what have you have been some of the most enriching and enjoyable academic experiences I have had throughout college.
Technology takes a flat classroom experience and makes it three dimensional in multiple ways.
This makes for much, much more enjoyable classes and makes us want to research and study more outside of the classroom.”
I felt that CourseMate was very easy to use and kept me on top of my work knowing I had a certain amount of hours I had to use on it.
1. Loved how it highlighted the Vocabulary words for us making it easy to find and study for our quizzes. 2) The content in CourseMate was easy to use. I loved the glossary and the flashcards and used those the most3) Helped increase my level of understanding the administration of Business and gave me a better understanding of why I want to major in this subject.4) My opinion of business is more broad having a better understanding with what I need to do to be successful when starting in my own business.
1) Ease of Use The portal was very friendly and the user experience was great. Easy to navigate around with a very easy user interface. 2) Content Excellent! Very well documented and the information flowed like wine. 3) Level of Understanding Success is simple, Do what’s right, the right way at the right time. Chapter 17’s information makes great business sense. 4) Overall Opinion – Specific exciting stuff from focus on efficiency to a focus on effectiveness.
• During this semester I have been using CourseMate for business 120 and I really believe it’s a great program to do homework, and study. I have used many programs in the past in different classes to do homework, study and even have access to the eBook and I can say that CourseMate is one of my favorite because it is easy to use.
• I love how I can just get in the program and go thru the vocabulary very easily in the flashcards, do the short quizzes, and even play games. The game is great because it’s short multiple choice and at the end it ranks you, the videos help too for students who want more information about the chapter, the power points lectures are great very helpful and I love I have access to print them out to study. The way the eBook works is just fantastic, best program so far.
• For me the CourseMate , its great very easy and accessible, even for foreign students whose second language is English.
Questions?
Thank you!