tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348743873226142501.post7688649316230748900..comments2024-03-08T03:31:52.260-05:00Comments on Creative Sociology: Calling All Students (Thinking About Class Participation)Todd Schoepflinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882159329367202964noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348743873226142501.post-6541787775876042222013-03-25T09:32:44.430-04:002013-03-25T09:32:44.430-04:00MV, thanks for taking the time to write. I also ma...MV, thanks for taking the time to write. I also make sure I let students know their answers matter. Definitely important. Todd Schoepflinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882159329367202964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348743873226142501.post-25468202123773129512013-03-24T23:24:43.041-04:002013-03-24T23:24:43.041-04:00glad to have read this entry. i usually call stude...glad to have read this entry. i usually call students who do not raise their hands to force them to think. passive students should not be allowed to stay passive. if they do not have anything to contribute the first time they are called, i tell them that i will call them again, so they will prepare. To encourage everyone to participate, i never say their answers are wrong even if they are, i find ways to make their answers matter. <br />MV Aguilar, De La Salle University-Dasmarinas Cavite City Philippines Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348743873226142501.post-40643218345315848862013-02-18T09:22:47.916-05:002013-02-18T09:22:47.916-05:00Hi Stephanie,
Thanks for writing. You are welcome...Hi Stephanie,<br /><br />Thanks for writing. You are welcome to use the language from my syllabus. Go for it. I do believe it's worth a try to call on some students. It's worth the risk of occasional embarrassment to the student or oneself. When that happens, I do my best to "clean up" the interaction by sincerely apologizing. No one wants to be embarrassed and I definitely don't want to embarrass anyone. I do want to strongly encourage more student participation, and this is a way to do it, I believe. Thanks for commenting. Todd Schoepflinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882159329367202964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5348743873226142501.post-59151696299673650922013-02-18T07:02:01.275-05:002013-02-18T07:02:01.275-05:00I may have to borrow your syllabus language (If th...I may have to borrow your syllabus language (If that is ok). Currently, I don't call on students unless their hand is raised. I was a student that liked to listen, organize my thoughts, and then contribute if I thought I had something to add to the discussion. I don't think I ever had a college professor ever call on me unless my hand was raised. As a teacher at a community college, limiting myself to a few raised hands is a real problem because few students raise their hands. A lot of my students are just not used to being allowed to contribute to a real class discussion.Stephanie Medley-Rathhttp://www.stephaniemedleyrath.comnoreply@blogger.com