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Student Engagement
Strategies, guidelines and resources for keeping students involved and motivated, managing the classroom environment, and enhancing interaction among students. See Teaching Large Classes for some additional useful resources.

• Enhancing Interaction
  FSU's 2006 Distinquished Teaching Professor Dr. Sissi Carroll shares specific strategies for enhancing interaction.
  
• Maintaining Professional Classroom Relations
  Sixty-seven to ninety-three percent of your communication to students is nonverbal; what are you communicating in the classroom? Maximize student learning and your effectiveness as an instructor. FSU Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Mary Coburn and Associate Dean of Students Dr. Robin Leach examine classroom management issues and the role of the professional educator.
• Making a Lecture Effective and Engaging
  A 2005-2006 Teaching Award Winner, Dr. Michael Brady addresses faculty on adding relevancy to lectures.
• The Importance of Group Dynamics in College Teaching
  Winner of a 2007 Graduate Teaching Award, Dr. Frederick R. Davis explores how group dynamics are fundamental to teaching and learning. He suggests the creation of opportunities for students to interact with each other, for instructors to vary their roles and show sensitivity to challenging students. Participating faculty discuss the use of strategies they use to promote group dynamics in the classroom.
  

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