Engage Students Through Questions

Presenter:

Jacqueline DiSanto

Associate Professor, Education

Students expect to be asked questions by their instructors. What they may not have much experience with is feeling free to ask engaging questions of their faculty.

1. Set ground rules of mutual respect. For example, how do you wish to be addressed? In the same vein, can you pronounce everyone’s first and last name?
2. Give students a chance to think of questions on a certain topic.
3. Allow time for Q & A.
4. Set personal boundaries. They can ask questions about your experiences during a specific event or your opinion of an article. They should not be asking questions about your politics, religion, or personal life.
5. Ask students to then respond to the same question.
6. This can be done in person or in a Discussion forum.