Course info
Course name, Understanding & Supporting Today's Students
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Student Success Type of course Teaching and Learning
About the course
Upcoming Classes
No classes scheduled
Description
A common experience for many university instructors is disappointment in their students. Whether it’s a surprise about their apparent lack of foundational knowledge, irritation with their in-class behavior, or frustration with an insufficient work ethic, there are plenty of things students do (or don’t do) that can be positively irksome. This workshop will help us challenge the way we think about these perplexing behaviors, and it will provide information to help us better contextualize today’s college students. We will also discuss a variety of teaching suggestions that can help move your students from where they are to where they could be.
Facilitator: Dr. Lindsay Masland, Psychology/Early-Career Programming, Center for Academic Excellence
Objectives
- Understand the many things that interact to produce student behaviors, including mental health needs, historically marginalized identities, and other societal and cultural variables
- Learn strategies for assessing and addressing barriers to student learning
- Examine existing classroom practices to better meet the needs of today's students
Prerequisites
None
Administrators
- Crystal Weisner
Please contact a course administrator for additional information.