Teachers from all departments are struggling with making meaningful connections which has led to a lack of student motivation.
How can we get more motivated so we can get more engagement out of classroom activities?
The first step is to have faculty members collaborate and make connections within themselves so that they may ask their students to do the same.
Hi! I'm Professor Jasmine. I'm a Marketing professor in the business college.
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Hello! It's so nice to meet you! I'm Dr. Mitchell, I also work in the business college. I teach Economics
Students will share their projects and ideas with professors in hopes of giving instructors the opportunity to network and make each college or focus more connected.
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Wow! I love learning from students and getting to know other teachers!
Instructors with different interests and backdrops can discuss and connect. This may pose for new ideas for classroom activities.
Hi I'm Dr. Jones, I teach Biology!
Hi I'm Tricia Harvat and I teach Philosophy and Psychology.
Field trip type activities give students the opportunity to connect with their professor as a person and not just as an instructor.
Wow! I'm really getting to know everyone and like learning about the environment!
Simple activities like visiting the university farm in agricultural classes gives students a real world connection to the material they are learning while giving everyone the opportunity to talk and connect as friends and not just as students/instructors.