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Assume the role of a confused student and ask your students questions, prompting them to answer your questions in order to further their understanding of the material.

  • Sit in the back of the classroom and ask fundamental questions about the concepts being taught.
    • Have students collectively explain the answers to you.

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  • Student-Faculty Interaction
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"Teaching Tips We Wish They'd Told Us Before We Started" by Dan Garcia, Owen Astrachan, Nick Parlante, and Stuart Reges.
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