Mindi Mull, PhD and Siva Perera, PhD, LMFT
Associate Directors of Faculty Support and Development, SSBS
The heart of NCU's teaching model is, of course, engagement. Amanda
provided very helpful suggestions for how to more proactively engage
students, and Antoinette shared ideas about how to help students develop
their own scholarly voice. In our minds, both Amanda's and Antoinette's
tips boil down to fostering a sense of belonging in students. Research
shows that students' sense of belonging is positively correlated with their
academic achievement. When students feel like they belong at NCU, and
in a graduate program, they are more likely to reach out for help when
they need it and persevere in the face of obstacles. Therefore, fostering a
sense of belonging in our students is a great example of Teaching Through
Engagement (TTE)!
Thank you, Amanda and Antoinette, for sharing some of your teaching
tips and strategies!
Do you have an approach, strategy, or idea you think others would find
useful or interesting? Please share! You can send your ideas to Mindi
(mmull@ncu.edu) or Siva (sperera@ncu.edu) and we would be happy to
include them in an upcoming faculty newsletter. Thanks!
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