Involvement & Engagement

Pedagogies

100

Provide an example of problem-based learning not covered in this presentation or in Chapter 5 of the textbook.

Answers Will Vary (Environmental Issues, Social Justice Issues, Issues in Higher Ed, various ideas for reform, etc.)

200

Describe three ways to apply technology to project-based learning activities in the postsecondary environment.

Answers Will Vary (Google Docs, Zoom, Surveys and Polls, Multimedia Presentations, etc.)

300

Describe how cooperative/collaborative learning benefits students' understanding of content, self-efficacy, AND retention.

-Content: Students are involved with solving relevant problems or researching in order to present project topics. This gives students more of an ability to truly understand what they are learning instead of just being able to recite what was said in a lecture. -Self-Efficacy: They are discovering things for themselves as active learners. -Retention: Students become more involved academically and socially which offers reasons to stay at an institution. They develop solid relationships while also bolstering academic skills. If students have friends and are academically confident, then they will stay at the school.

Learning Communities

100

In learning communities, groups of students are registered in two or more of the same courses forming this

Study Teams

200

Students in a learning community living in the same residential hall are more commonly referred to as this

Living Learning Communities (LLCs) or Residential Learning Communities (RLCs) (http://housing.appstate.edu/pagesmith/4)

300

Learning communities require this to link courses in which their students are co-registered

A central theme or problem

Service Learning

100

What is the difference between service-learning and volunteerism?

To Qualify as service-learning there must be an educative link to a service-learning course in which the student is enrolled.

200

Who is/are the beneficiaries of service learning?

The community and student learners

300

What are the 4 C’s of critical-reflection?

Continuous, connected, challenging, and contextualization

Faculty Development

100

True or False: Most faculty members have formal training in teaching.

FALSE

200

Which academic year is usually most critical in student success?

First Year or Freshman Year

300

Name two of the ways colleges & universities are improving faculty development.

On-campus conferences, mentoring programs, targeted grants, collaboration

Student Engagement

100

Name one traditional practice that institutions have used to engage their students.

Extracurricular activities, residential programming, or clubs

200

For many students and for many institutions, especially residential ones, ___________ involvement can play an important role in student development, learning, and retention.

Out-of-class

300

What three strategies are an increasing number of institutions beginning to focus on in the classroom and the spaces adjoining it as sites for involving their students?

Pedagogies of engagement, construction of learning communities, and service learning.