Archives: Classroom Environment

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Blog Post: Engaging Shy Students In Tutorials

by Madelaine Morrison, Department of History For many students, shyness presents a formidable obstacle to tutorial participation.  Sitting like ducks in a hot, stuffy classroom, they must converse with peers they barely know under the watchful gaze of the beady-eyed tutorial leader who, pen in hand, scratches symbols across an inscrutable... More

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Blog Post: TAs are human, too…Creating student interest and engagement in 1 simple step

Written by: Deanne van Rooyen, Department of Earth Sciences One of the most frequently asked questions I’ve encountered in many years of being a TA is “What do you do?” It may even beat “what’s on the test?” but this is anecdotal evidence only. Maybe I just remember the first question better because it... More

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