INTRODUCTION

1. INTRODUCTION Name : M. NAVEED City : Bahawalpur Qualification: BSc Electronics Engineering Work Place : Government College of Technology Bahawalpur Designation: Instructor (Telecom)

2. CONTENTS • Participation • Learning Activities • Assessment • Homework • Attendance • Getting students to participate in class • Promoting Class participation In Discussion • Getting students to participate, answer your questions

3. Getting students to participate in class • Here are a few simple strategies to get students to respond to questions or participate more: • give students a clue regarding the kind of response that your are expecting • give students a minute to write their thoughts before anyone is called upon • break students into small groups to discuss the answer, then bring them back to the whole group • arrive early to class and chat with students informally (helps them fail more comfortable) • use non-verbal means to invite people to participate - sit close to students, make eye contact with them individually, move around the room, or sit in different locations.

4. Promoting Class participation In Discussion • If you want the class to actively participate in discussions, you might consider the following: • State it clearly in your class syllabus, establish it as an expectation at the first day of class • Count it as part of the grade • If possible, arrange chairs in circle or U or have students seat in fixed seating in such a way to foster eye contact with each other • Sit among the students during the discussion part of the class • If one student is dominating the discussion at the expense of the others - break eye contact with that student and look at others.

5. Getting students to participate, answer your questions When you ask a question in class that you would like students to answer: • Wait 15 seconds before you call on anyone - gives more people a chance to think of an answer • If no one has volunteered after 30 seconds, try rephrasing the question or asking students what they need to know to answer the question • Try to call on different people throughout a class. You could say, I want to hear from someone who has not yet participated • Give verbal and nonverbal feedback to students who have participated-praise for good answers, for non-helpful answers you might thank the person for volunteering and ask for more responses.

6. TECHNIQUES OF ACTIVE LEARNING those activities which an instructor incorporates into the classroom to foster active learning. • Exercises for Individual Students • Questions and Answers • Immediate Feedback • Critical Thinking Motivation • Cooperative Learning Exercises

7. Active Learning within The Classroom The FSLC technique may be familiar to you F = formulate an answer on your ownS = share your answer on your ownL = listen carefully to your partner's answerC = create a new answer that is superior to your individual answers Each step is important, but we often do not emphasize the listen and create part enough.

8. ASSESSMENT • Asking questions during the lecture • Assignments should be given to be worked out at home. • Encourage students to explain the concept in their own words • Class test at the end of each chapter including reasoning questions accompanied with multiple choice questions • Arrange group discussion and let each student participate • College exams at the end of each terms