Increase Student Success by Engaging Students in Learning Dr. Marsha Fralick

Overview Research (brief) Rationale for engagement Practical Exercises (Fun!) What is working on your campus? What new ideas could you implement?

Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) Based on surveys of 700,000 students in 548 colleges “Engagement matters for all students, but it matters more for some than for others.” –Academically underprepared –Students of color –First-generation students –Non traditional learners

Rationale for Engagement It helps your students be successful. It’s fun and rewarding too. Learning is optimized when students are actively engaged in learning.

Favorite Quotes Education is lighting a fire, not filling a pail. – Yeats The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. –Mark Van Doren The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. –William Arthur Ward

We remember: 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50% of what we both see and hear 70% of what we have discussed with others 80% of what we have experienced personally 95% of what we teach someone else

And now the fun part How to kill your student with PowerPoint Just kidding, let the fun begin!