The VARK Inventory is simple to administer to students and easy to interpret. The inventory includes study tips and teaching tips for each learning style. In this session, faculty will be presented with various strategies and guidelines for using groupwork. Specific challenges, such as equity in workload, grading, and member participation, will be presented and discussed. Techniques for utilizing this method of instruction will be offered.
Every instructor is in the business of communication.
This discussion will increase awareness and raise issues about day to day communication. Too often students are passive in class as they sit back to soak up a lecture. Research indicates that learning is enhanced when students are actively engaged. This discussion will take a look at a number of tried and true techniques to engage students in active learning. Student Motivation Student motivation encompasses everything from class attendance to participation to commitment.