May is Teaching for Learning Month at 9I制作厂免费!聽
This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥減romoting engagement in learning.鈥
Have you thought about how you gauge your students鈥 engagement?
Engagement refers to a student鈥檚 involvement in their learning process.
While active class participation might be one of the most obvious ways for students to engage in learning (see this recent poll), engagement can happen in lots of different ways.
Engagement occurs at the intersection of thinking and feeling, involving both a cognitive commitment to mastering content and an emotional connection to the learning experience.
At the course level, student engagement in learning is reflected in active participation, intellectual curiosity, and emotional investment in course materials and activities, which drive deeper understanding and meaningful learning outcomes (Barkley & Major, 2020).
Barkley, E. F., & Major, C. H. (2020). Student engagement techniques: A handbook for college faculty. John Wiley & Sons.
Want to enhance engagement in your courses?
Throughout the month of May, we have planned a variety of daily on-campus/online events and self-access activities that offer a range of ways to enhance students鈥 engagement in learning.
Join us for Teaching for Learning Month to:
- Reflect on what student engagement in learning means in the context of your courses.
- Explore strategies for enhancing engagement through teaching and assessment, including the use of learning technologies.
- Get inspiration from colleagues and TLS for ways to engage students in learning.
- Explore connections between engagement in learning and topics of interest in the current higher ed landscape, such as equity, accessibility, well-being, and AI.
Upcoming events and activities
- 12 May
Feedback strategies: Engaging students in dialogue - Part 2: Submitting interactive cover sheets
- 12 May
Attending to microaggressions in the classroom
- 13 May
Support TAs in promoting engagement in learning
- 13 May
Promoting student interaction and engagement
- 14 May
Managing your course in myCourses