Hi Georgette,
I like the humor you incorporate with leaving belongings at the circulation desk. Great way to get students to corporate easily.
Patricia
Hi Helen,
Getting students to see the benefit of the course. How the course is applicable to their career.
Patricia
what do you mean by the buy in from the student?
Hi Olivia,
I let my students know how the course ties into what they will need to know in their career. Students need to know how they are going to benefit from the course.
Patricia
Hi Carla,
Great way to get students to buy in. Students love hearing stories, examples, scenarios etc. from practical experience.
Patricia
on ED 104: I am not a teacher per say; however I do proctor test. One thing you need to mention is the control of cell phones. Students will use these to text questions to friends, and they will use the cells to take pictures of the test material. I have made it a policy to have them leave all materials at the circulation desk. I make a joke out of it saying that I repo all materials including cell phone, I do not repo husbands, children etc. You get to keep them. I get a laugh, the students leaves all book bags, purses, and cell phone. I give them back when I have the test in my hands.
Using examples from my clinical practice.
Some students tend to get by with just sitting there but I have great engagement for them
I think it is very important on the first day of class to give recognition to each student. I had previous to the spring quarter, taken a webinar based on student name recognition; this webinar taught the importance of finding creative ways to learn each students name, before the second class meeting. This is a great way to get students to "buy in". I apply this style to my largest most diverse class, last quarter and it did help to create an atmosphere of acceptance and respect. When I called out their names, on the second day of class, and made eye contact with the majority of the students, their response, mannerism, and their class participation was clearly a sign of appreciation, as well as, a rewarding experience.
Hi Daniel,
Great approach for getting buy in from students. I tell my students how the course will help them in their career to promote buy in.
Patricia
Hi Susan,
Super! Once students understand how the course applies to the real world they are sold on the course. Students need to know how they will benefit from the course.
Patricia
I first ask the students what they think the course is about and how it will apply to the field they are planning to work in. When I have done this I now have a sense of what they are thinking and this opens us up for discussion. This allows me to then introduce the course,explain in detail what they can expect and give them insight on how it will apply to the "real world" or "working world". Through out the course I will refer to the "real world" and relate it to the subject matter or material we are covering for the day. I will also ask my students to participate in sharing their experiences(when appropriate).
I make sure that the students know that I am very well qualified to instruct the course(s) that I teach. I also double promote that the students should do their best to stay positive about the learning experience because it is a means to an end (i.e., get through school and get a good job), so they might as well make the most of it. I tell my students not to take a negative attitude because they have already invested so much time, money, and energy into the school program that they might as well try to be as upbeat about the experience as possible. Finally, I try to support and uplift the students and their work as much as I know how.
Hi Shannon,
Smart tactics to get student buy in. I like to tell my students on Day 1 what the purpose of the course is as to how it pertains to their career.
Patricia
I always first and foremost try to make my students comfortable. Then I ask them questions about their future careers. This gives them a sense that I care about their lives, choices, and goals - which I do care. Also this gives me a better idea of where my content area, math, fits in. I can then relate my topics to their information.
Hi Gerald,
Great response! You do a super job with getting your students to buy into the course. I especially like the practical questions you ask your students to get them to see how economics is very relevant to our personal lives as well.
Patricia
Hi Sarah,
By in is what the student needs to know about the course so that they can determine the usefulness of the course, in other words the course purpose.
Patricia
Tough question - first discover some common interest or more importantly an interest common to the students! Next relate the common interest to something in the content of the course, and finally the students need to believe you had nothing to do with it(they discovered it without input from the instructor).
I am a new instructor. I am still trying to figure out what the exact definition of "Getting buy in from students" is. I would greatly appreciate a definition/clarification from you.
Thank you, Sarah
I have used past experiences in the field, power point presentations, and guest speakers to help give students a better picture and see the relevance of the course work in relation to the work the will be doing in their chosen field.
