Engaging Student Attention in Large Classes

Tuesday, October 29, 2013 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Classroom photo by Johan Røed/NTNU
Why does student attention fade? Why do students appear to be more attentive to some instructors? How do our lecturing strategies affect student attention?

In this session, we will observe two exemplary instructors -- Wei-Chau Xie of civil and environmental engineering and Hamid Jahedmotlagh of mechanical and mechatronics engineering, consider the theory of student motivation and reflect upon our own teaching practice to develop classroom strategies to increase student engagement.

Co-facilitated by Veronica Brown, Instructional Developer with the Centre for Teaching Excellence, and Gordon Stubley, Associate Dean, Teaching, this event will provide participants with valuable tools and concrete strategies for engaging their students. All engineering faculty members, sessional instructors, and teaching assistants are welcome to participate in this session.

Refreshments will be provided. Registration is not required. If you have any questions about this event, please contact Kathy Becker, Assistant to the Associate Dean, Teaching.