Increase Student Success by Engaging Students in Learning

Increase Student Success by Engaging Students in Learning

Dr. Marsha FralickDr. 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!