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Student Engagement

Eyes are drooping, bodies are slouching low into their seats, questions addressed to our not so captive audience echo into silence around the classroom.

We have all experienced it at some point in our teaching career – the issue of student engagement or the lack thereof. Those early morning or late evening classes are especially prone to it.

What are some of your strategies to capture student’s attention and to foster active participation with the material you are presenting? Share your best successes and we will publish them in the next issue…