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Work hard for your students so they will work harder themselves.

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  • Show your students you care by spending time giving useful feedback.
  • Take advantage of time after class or office hours for individual interactions.
  • During office hours, try to understand what your students’ goals are, and what they hope to accomplish.

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  • Student-Faculty Interaction
  • Student-Focused Assessment
  • Effective Encouragement
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Interview with Jim Huggins

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Tell students that the concepts they’re learning are useful “all the time” so they realize the material will be important in the future.
Provide consistent feedback opportunities from the very first day of the course to assist struggling students early on and prevent them from falling behind.
Remind students that you’re there to help them, especially when students apologize for asking a question.
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