Meanwhile, in a survey that Cengage Learning recently distributed to students, we asked, “How do your professors get you engaged in your classes?” Here are just a few of their responses:
• “Class discussion is really the best way professors get students involved. It is unfortunate however that many professors merely lecture, which is not very engaging at all.”
• “The way in which they communicate—if we have activities, making the work tangible.”
• “By talking about things I relate to.”
• “I had some teachers break the class into small groups to discuss and debate something we might be learning.”
• “They ask questions, ask for volunteers for demonstrations and randomly call on you to answer a question, which keeps me alert and focused.”
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