Assignment
Design
Designing Writing Assignments
Faculty
members report that they also learn from teaching with writing. As a
way to help faculty colleagues exchange what they are learning, and
as a way to pass on hints from experienced students in WI classes, the
Faculty Board and staff of the Manoa Writing Program are launching Writing
Matters. We hope it will give you a few new ideas and help you to make
your students' WI experiences even more rewarding.
Give
frequent assignments
Most
excellent teachers give students frequent assignments which allow them
to apply course concepts and improve communication and problem-solving
skills. Even in very large classes, these instructors make a point of
reading and commenting on at least a sample of the papers or problem
sets.
Have
students turn in their lecture notes
Having
students turn in their lecture notes as a course assignment. ..."I
find this is a good way to get a sense of how well students are understanding
the material," explains the professor. "If someone is having
difficulties I can spot them and give them some help.
Teaching
Excellence
Contains many useful publications, essays on Teaching excellence, Discipline-Specific
Teaching Publications, Teaching Publications and Listservs, Publications
on Instructional Technologies and more.
Achieving
Student Involvement: Attendance, Attention, and Articulation
The
essential element of a healthy teaching environment is active student
involvement. The first step in achieving involvement is to have students
attend teaching sessions. You must then maintain their attention, the
second level of involvement, from which they will articulate or express
ideas to you and their peers.
Rapport
in the Classroom: Responses and Respect
Students
are often very hesitant to speak out in class. Questions go unasked
and unanswered, students remain silent because they are afraid to lose
their self-esteem by being put down in front of their classmates. Here
are some hints for creating a more open, rewarding, and responsive classroom
environment.
Assignment Design
When designing an assignment it is not just a matter of communicating your expectations. The most important element of assignment design is identifying a good problem--not just a topic.
Assignment Design
Assignment Prompts: Telling Students What You Want
