1.2 Communicating with Students
Communication is the key to creating a good connection between you and your students. This connection can go a long way to create a quality learning environment. A friendly and inclusive environment can reduce student stress and make them more inclined to forgive you if something goes wrong!
Watch/Read
- John Jordi, Ph.D., University of Florida: Quick Guide to Course Communication and Interaction
- University of Florida TA Handbook: First Class Survival Tips Links to an external site.(pages 43 - 45)
- University of Florida TA Handbook: Assisting Students in the Office Links to an external site. (pages 60 - 62)
Interaction Tools
The following tools can help with interactions beyond the face to face classroom and office hours. Your course may use one or more of these or completely different tools. The course syllabus should contain the information on which tools you will be using. Copy and paste the links to the appropriate tool guides into your custom manual.
- Canvas Discussions (Links to an external site.)
- Canvas Announcements (Links to an external site.)
- Canvas Conversations (Links to an external site.) (email)
- Canvas Chat (Links to an external site.) (synchronous instant message)
- Canvas Conferences (Links to an external site.) (synchronous virtual classroom)
- Use the Canvas guides search (Links to an external site.)to find further details
Diving Deeper
- Bain, K. (2004). What the best college teachers do (Links to an external site.). Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
- Schultz, Russell. Developing a Digital Personality (Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site. (2:48) | PowerPoint with Transcript
- Mangan, K. (2016, December 4). The Personal Lecturer: How to make big classes feel small Links to an external site.. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- Walsh, M. (2011, December 9). How to Make the Most of Your Office Hours
Links to an external site.. Higher Ed Teaching Strategies.
- Weimer, M.E. (2015, February 17). Office Hours Alternative Resonates with Students. Links to an external site. Higher Ed Teaching Strategies.
- Vanderbilt University's Center For Teaching. Office Hours and E-mail
Links to an external site..
