It is such a crucial part of what we do as professors... Getting students involved in discussions and helping to facilitate their learning.
Dr. Jay Howard joins me on this episode to talk about how to engage students in the classroom and online.

Podcast Notes
Guest
Dr. Jay Howard
Engaging Your Students Face-to-Face and Online (July 2015) (Jossey-Bass)

Garner multiple intelligences theory
Sociologogical approach to observing the classroom

Norms

The real norm is not that students have to pay attention. It's that they have to pay civil attention.

Elevator norms
David Karp and William Yoels from Boston College
Episode on learning names

When students feel you value them enough to try to learn their names, they'll be much more forgiving of mistakes.
Two classroom norms that do not foster discussion

Civil attention, create the appearance of paying attention
Consolidation of responsibility for student participation

Attendance 2 app

Regardless of class size, there will be around five students who will become your dominant talkers who will account for 75-95% of student comments in the typical college class.

Online discussion forums

Waiting until the deadline
Two deadlines
Break students into groups
Netiquette examples

Engage Students

You can change norms. They are not fixed.
Shifting the workload toward the students.
This helps them learn more.

Recommendations
Bonni recommends: Michael hyatt's ideal week blog post and template
Jay, author of Apostles of Rock, recommends: The Lost Dogs

Closing credits

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