Strategies for Increasing Interaction and Engagement in the Classroom

Dr. Bob Patterson, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Crop Science and Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs at NCSU will discuss strategies to increase interaction in STS 323Q, a First Year Inquiry class. He will discuss the strategies learned during the faculty seminar that have benefitted students in the course, inceasing student engagement, reflection, and interaction in the course.

Dr. Stephanie B. Jeffries, University Writing Program Fellow, Duke University, will show how professors can incorporate informal writing in their classrooms by utilizing programs such as Blackboard for student blogs, which can be used to prepare students for classroom discussion, respond to classroom lectures and discussions, and re-visit ideas throughout the semester. In addition, professors can use blogs to have students work on pieces of larger projects and papers.