Engaging students’ expertise
“I identify two or three students in advance to speak up in class based on their professional background. But I don’t want to put them on the spot. So one…
Engaging students in discussion
“I've learned that you can ask a question and just wait for 10 seconds. You don't have to immediately call on somebody. You can let people think and percolate, because…
Welcoming students
Welcoming students “As students arrive, I greet them and talk to them, just to connect and make them feel welcome. I look for students who are quieter, or who I…
Toward 100% participation
“My basic goal is to get everybody to make at least one comment in the first few sessions. I do this in two ways. I use a random number generator…
Inviting diverse perspectives
“I explain to students that when we look at numbers we often focus on the average, but when we do that we miss so much information, because the variance is…
Learning students’ names
“I think the use of people's preferred names, and taking the extra effort to learn how to pronounce them, is so important. I spend time practicing. I also approach students,…