"Good Teaching" Toolkit Promotes Interaction Between Faculty and Students
Key Questions:
- How can I reach my students?
- How do I want to reach them? Through what topics and by what means?
- Where can I reach them?
- Why do I want to reach them?
Tools for Goal Orientation:
- Be open to all students and approachable, e.g., by using various communication channels
- Ask thought-provoking questions
- Allow for disruptions and difficulties, and view them as opportunities for growth
- Provide feedback to students and solicit their feedback on the course
Keywords:
- Peer Instruction
- Just-in-Time Teaching
- Engaging teaching methods
- Misconceptions, threshold concepts, conceptual change
- Open-ended questions