Asking a student a question who is not paying attention.
I have often asked students questions who were not paying attention, but I noticed that in this learning module, it discourages that. Are we coddling them too much? Don't want to embaraess them? I find that sometimes it really wakes them up.
Thanks Michele, I will definitely use this scenario. We are discouraged from calling on students who have not raised their hands and I need a good way to keep those students engaged.
i agree that is a agreat idea about using their names as part of the discussion.. thanks for the helpful tip.
Agreed I teach a night class about medical law and ethics and a student keeps falling asleep. I don't want to embarass her but pulling her into discussion continuosly would help with her falling asleep and stay encourage.
That is a really creative idea. I'm stealing it.
Hi Deborah - Thanks for your post to the forum. Putting your students into the scenarios is a great idea. (As long as "Julie" is not always the bad guy - LOL!) Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I similiar things when I direct questions to my students. I use their names in the problems. So Tonya is the owner of the business, Julie is an employee. How does Tonya handle Julie who is stealing?
The students love this. It gets everyones attention and then they wonder what situation they will be put in.
Hi Michele - Thanks for sharing a great idea on how to bring a student back into the discussion without overt embarrassment! Susan
I was also surprised to read about NOT calling on someone who was not paying attention. I can see how this might be embarrassing for the student. If appropriate, I think you should still call on them. If it’s not appropriate or embarrassing, how about using their name in a pertinent example.
For example:
Blah, blah, blah, and Rod could use this information to calculate NASCAR driver rankings. Blah, blah, blah.
This way I didn't embarrass him but used his name which hopefully brought him back into the discussion and showed how the material was relevant at the same time.
This is a fine line that we walk. Does it call out a student that may feel uncomfortable answering questions in front of the class. It is another story if the student is talking or something of the sort.
The students should be paying attention. If they cannot answer a question because they were not paying attention that's their fault they should not be praised or let down easy.
I agree throwing out a question to that person sometimes gets alot of discusssion
