Hi All, Studies by Seidel et al. (2015) and Harrison et al. (2019), have demonstrated how Instructor Talk plays a crucial role in shaping classroom environments, influencing student engagement, learning attitudes, and potentially mitigating stereotype threats. Instructor talk is defined as any language used by an instructor that is not directly related to course content… Read more »
motivation
Help students complete reading assignments
There are several reasons why students may not keep up with assigned readings in your course. Students might lack: either the general or the discipline-specific skills necessary to focus on the relevant aspects of the reading. background knowledge to fully comprehend readings. OR Students might not perceive: a sufficient payoff for keeping up with the… Read more »