Student engagement
Keeping students actively engaged and participating within the class structure to maximize their learning potential. Students “checking out†is a major challenge in career schools when a student is coming into a night class after completing a full days of work and managing the tedious aspects of their personal life. By creating an exciting environment and keeping the students attention will support the overall retention effort of the instructor and school.
.It should creates a entertaining environment for the student to anticipate for the next session, thereby supporting the retention effort.
This can be challenging but it is so important. I want my students to be engaged because it may help them retain some of the content we cover.
Shana,
Excellent! I think mixing the lecture and hands-on is a wonderful way to engage students.
Susan Backofen
you are so right about keeping students active in the learning environment. So many times the students are already tired walking into the class room experience. I make an attempt to "talk" for half of the class and give group work or exercises the second half. If it looks like the students are disengaged I may shift the plan and have group work first.
Michael, you are right on target. student engagement is instrumental in keeping students interested in the subject matter. Having the students wanting to attend the instructors lecture or demonstrations helps focus on other aspects of their lives, other than personal or employments issues.It should creates a entertaining environment for the student to anticipate for the next session, thereby supporting the retention effort.
