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This resource offers a variety of strategies for enhancing lectures, covering topics such as structuring the lecturing process, improving student note-taking, summarizing content effectively, and creating connections between lectures. It also emphasizes keeping students engaged, promoting active learning, using resources effectively, and monitoring students' learning during lectures.

A practical, comprehensive teaching guide for college faculty, no matter what the discipline or course, on using evidence-based, validated strategies and assessments for increasing student motivation to learn online and in-person-the pressing problem instructors face in these challenging times.

The Spider Web Discussion is a simple and effective technique for fostering active student engagement and building community in the classroom. By using a web-like diagram to track interactions, it helps students develop essential skills such as communication, empathy, teamwork, problem-solving, and independence—preparing them for college and careers.

The "attitude gap" in underperforming students can be closed by helping them develop the will to strive for excellence. By focusing on key areas such as the teacher’s attitude, relationship with students, compassion, learning environment, and cultural relevance, educators can inspire students to ignite their passion for learning, using practical strategies and insights from real-world experiences.

A guide to thirty-five creative assignments for pairs and groups. With practical advice on how to form student groups, assign roles, build team spirit, address unexpected problems, and evaluate and grade student participation, this new edition of the international classic makes incorporating effective group work easy.

This concise guidebook on desirable difficulties is designed to be a resource for academics who are interested in engaging students according to the findings of peer-reviewed literature and best practices but do not have the time to immerse themselves in the scholarship of teaching and learning. The book also includes chapters on teaching first-year and at-risk students to embrace this approach, on negotiating student resistance, and on using this approach in teaching online.

This book injects new life into discussion as an active-learning tool by demonstrating that to be effective, discussions must be tethered to course learning outcomes and rigorously assessed.

This book demonstrates how, rather than being a mundane document to convey policies, you can construct your syllabus to be a motivating resource that conveys a clear sense of your course's learning goals, how students can achieve those goals, and makes evident your teaching philosophy and why you have adopted the teaching strategies you will use.

This guide offers fifty techniques to engage students, boost creativity, and improve group dynamics in various settings, including the classroom. Each method includes clear instructions for effective implementation and tips for success.

This guide provides research-backed techniques to facilitate productive, focused discussions that align with learning goals and enhance student outcomes.

Offers practical advice for developing student-faculty partnerships in higher education, an emerging innovation on campuses. It provides theoretical foundations, various partnership models, and solutions to common challenges, along with insights from those with hands-on experience, helping educators create and sustain effective partnerships that enhance teaching and learning.

Offers strategies to improve the academic and social integration of international students in U.S. colleges by leveraging institutional strengths and student input. It combines research, case studies, and student narratives to guide inclusive campus practices.

This book offers faculty practical strategies to engage students that are grounded in research and endorsed by students themselves. Through student stories, a signature feature of this book, readers will discover why professor actions result in changed attitudes, stronger connections to others and the course material, and increased learning.

This book offers a collection of fun, simple icebreaker activities designed to engage students, boost motivation, and create an emotional connection to learning. It includes variations for different groups and aims to promote creativity, critical thinking, and a positive classroom environment.

One of the most common problems teachers face in modern education is unmotivated students. Motivating Students Who Don't Care provides practical strategies for teachers to motivate struggling students. From emphasizing effort to sparking enthusiasm for learning, each chapter covers one key process to boost student motivation.

Explores various teaching approaches to engage a diverse student body, offering strategies like critical pedagogy, contemplative pedagogy, and collaborative learning. It provides both theoretical insights and practical examples for applying these methods in both physical and virtual classrooms, aiming to help educators enhance their teaching skills and foster more confident and successful learners.

Explores how questioning and discussion drive student engagement, helping them become active participants in their learning. It emphasizes that productive discussions—whether teacher-guided, small-group, or student-driven—are essential for fostering critical thinking and achieving academic, career, and civic success.

Informed by psychology and neuroscience, Cavanagh argues that in order to capture students' attention, harness their working memory, bolster their long-term retention, and enhance their motivation, educators should consider the emotional impact of their teaching style and course design.

Offers strategies to enhance student engagement in higher education, informed by theories and practical insights. It discusses how diverse student populations face unique challenges and provides research-based approaches for faculty, administrators, and student affairs staff to foster engagement and improve success.

Offers over 100 proven strategies to motivate and connect with students, including methods for online learning and STEM fields. It provides a deeper understanding of student engagement and practical tips for enhancing learning across all disciplines.

This practical guide is designed for early-career instructors looking to improve student engagement and teaching effectiveness. It offers actionable strategies, including active learning techniques and syllabus tips, inspired by marketing and K-12 education, to help instructors create engaging lessons and foster student participation.

Introduces innovative, socially and culturally responsive teaching methods that engage students and foster deep understanding. It offers real classroom examples and practical strategies for implementing active, inquiry-based pedagogy, helping teachers create collaborative, relevant learning environments.

The author explores the many factors involved in bringing out the best in students, such as relationships, emotions, environment, and expectations. Real-life notes from the field, detailed discussions, practical strategies, and space for reflection complete this essential guide to student engagement.