Strategies And Tips For Engaging

Today's Students JULIE HANSEN

CENGAGE LEARNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING SPECIALIST

BUSINESS INSTRUCTOR AT MIRACOSTA AND GROSSMONT COLLEGES

1. What is challenging about students these

days?

2. How are you addressing challenges in getting

them engaged in the material/text?

3. What creative tips are you using to ignite

student interest to get better outcomes?

4. What have you thought about using to engage

today's students?

Your Ideas?

TODAY:THOUGHTS ON THESE CHALLENGES

Strategies and tips – Inside/Outside Class

Activities and assignments that really work

Innovative techniques

Technology solutions

4LTR Press & CourseMate

STRATEGIES: IN CLASS

Group Activities

Current Events

Videos

Vocab Quiz

Games in class

Pass the chips

Prezi

PollEverywhere

STRATEGIES: OUTSIDE CLASS Projects/Cases

Videos Games Technology

eBook CourseMate Online Homework Google Docs Screencast-o-matic

Communicate!! Go Animate! http://

goanimate.com/videos/0_Gf6hz081V4?utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=linkshare&utm_campaign=usercontent

EyeJot – Marriage of email & video chat VoiceThread – group conversation, peer review, video feedback

STRATEGIES:GO OUTSIDE

Guest speakers TeamUP Online & Resources:

Faculty Focus - Higher Ed Teaching Strategies – www.facultyfocus.com MERLOT– www.merlot.com Ideas from Indiana - http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/tt.engage2.pdf PollEverywhere – www.polleverywhere.com The 10 Minute Trainer by Sharon Bowman Active Learning and Engagement Strategies by Paula Rutherford.

Your Ideas?

4LTR PRESS | Are You IN?

Student-Tested Print

What students find useful:• Succinct Chapter Narrative• 1 or 2 Relevant Examples• Only the BEST Boxed Features

All course concepts in an efficient presentation.=

4LTR PRESS | Are You IN?

e.g. Page discusses stem & leaf display statistics concept.

Visually Engaging Print Resources

• Two Columns pull reader through text

• Bright Header Colors for Study

• Key Terms at Top for Added Convenience

• Supporting Imagery to Reinforce Topics

4LTR PRESS | Are You IN?

Includes Review Cards

Content based on student study needs within each course.

TECH Card for STAT

MLA Style Card for BCOM

Review of main ideas for PSYCH

4LTR PRESS | Are You IN?

ENGAGING PRINT

COURSEMATE WEBSITE

and a full suite of instructor supplements.

Student Tested, Faculty Approved

REVIEW CARDS

& FULL EBOOK!

VALUE-

BASED PRICE

USING COURSEMATE – IDEAS FOR INCREASING

ENGAGEMENT Pre-Quiz Chapter videos Games in class – quiz bowl style! Instructor Prep Cards Syllabus/Grading

WIFM?

Better student experience

Improves teaching effectiveness and efficiency

Student retention

Higher quality discussions

Better prepared students

Currency & robustness of 4LTR press

Digital frees me up to teach more from my experience

THE AUDIENCE

“Personally, I love when professors use technology in the classroom to facilitate both lectures and discussions. being connected to the news, media, as well as going as far to communicate with other academic authorities via Skype or what have you have been some of the most enriching and enjoyable academic experiences I have had throughout college.

Technology takes a flat classroom experience and makes it three dimensional in multiple ways.

This makes for much, much more enjoyable classes and makes us want to research and study more outside of the classroom.”

I felt that CourseMate was very easy to use and kept me on top of my work knowing I had a certain amount of hours I had to use on it.

1. Loved how it highlighted the Vocabulary words for us making it easy to find and study for our quizzes. 2) The content in CourseMate was easy to use. I loved the glossary and the flashcards and used those the most3) Helped increase my level of understanding the administration of Business and gave me a better understanding of why I want to major in this subject.4) My opinion of business is more broad having a better understanding with what I need to do to be successful when starting in my own business.

1) Ease of Use The portal was very friendly and the user experience was great. Easy to navigate around with a very easy user interface. 2) Content Excellent! Very well documented and the information flowed like wine. 3) Level of Understanding Success is simple, Do what’s right, the right way at the right time. Chapter 17’s information makes great business sense. 4) Overall Opinion – Specific exciting stuff from focus on efficiency to a focus on effectiveness.

• During this semester I have been using CourseMate for business 120 and I really believe it’s a great program to do homework, and study. I have used many programs in the past in different classes to do homework, study and even have access to the eBook and I can say that CourseMate is one of my favorite because it is easy to use.

• I love how I can just get in the program and go thru the vocabulary very easily in the flashcards, do the short quizzes, and even play games. The game is great because it’s short multiple choice and at the end it ranks you, the videos help too for students who want more information about the chapter, the power points lectures are great very helpful and I love I have access to print them out to study. The way the eBook works is just fantastic, best program so far.

• For me the CourseMate , its great very easy and accessible, even for foreign students whose second language is English.

Questions?

Thank you!