Creating community in your classroom
Overview
The need to be known by name is deeply rooted within all of us. One of the most excluding factors, mentioned time and again by students interviewed... was the fact that teachers and other class members did not know their names. [1]
This module presents participants with some literature which addresses issues around students' social comfort in a university setting, and provides a range of simple, effective, teaching strategies which assist any teacher to build classroom community quickly, and effectively.
[1] Griffiths, S., 2010, Teaching for Inclusion in Higher Education: A Guide to Practice. Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom and All Ireland Society for Higher Education p.41
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Understand the key drivers for building classroom communities
- Skills in purposely building community in classrooms
- Strategies to maintain an interactive learning environment and improve student participation
- Experience in applying, and reviewing, community building strategies in a practice content
Assessment
- Assessment Task 1: Level One Building Strategy
- Assessment Task 2: Level Two Building Strategy
- Assessment Task 3: Level Three Building Strategy
- Assessment Task 4: Reflecting On Community Building Strategies
Module details
- Online mode of delivery