Student Preparation

 

 

I Can't Get the Students to Do the Assigned Reading

http://wtscenarios.com/TRScontent/hmco/s100012content2_5/e2.r.5a.html

 

           A compilation of suggestions from University of Minnesota faculty on how to motivate students to

          read.

 

Reading for Reflection

Patrick Nellis, Valencia Community College

http://wtscenarios.com/TRScontent/hmco/s100012content2_5/e2.r.5b.html

 

           Getting students to actually read the course material and reflect on its meaning is one of the most

           difficult tasks in higher education. This link begins with insights by John Bean into why students find

           college reading difficult, followed by a few helpful suggestions and a model reading guide designed

           by D.N. Perkins.

Motivating Students

Honolulu Community College

http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/motiv.htm

           An article by Barbara Gross Davis, University of California, Berkeley. Some students seem naturally

           enthusiastic about learning, but many need - or expect - instructors to inspire, challenge, and

           stimulate.

          Whatever level of motivation students bring to your classroom will be transformed, for better or

          worse, by what happens in that classroom.