Tips For Success! by Melinda Maris https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess Tips from your colleagues for achieving success as a faculty member en-us 2016-08-08 10:17:44 UTC 2025-12-16 20:56:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Optimplaces.png Ask your colleagues for help, advice, and resources - it's not always necessary to "reinvent the wheel." melinda_maris https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117714826 2016-08-08 14:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117714826 Don't make all of your major assignments due towards the end of the course - it will stress out you and your students. melinda_maris https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117714858 2016-08-08 14:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117714858 Take each question raised by students seriously and promote partnerships with your students in the learning process ilse_scheerlinck https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117733742 2016-08-08 18:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117733742 Plan your material in a way that allows you and your students to reflect and go in-depth on some sub-topics of your course (as opposed to cover as many sub-topics as possible). https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117784950 2016-08-09 12:10:13 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117784950 Practice what you preach! Ensure that assignments are set and marked when you have said they will be.   https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117881560 2016-08-10 12:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117881560 Be prepared to be flexible and "change gears" if a class isn't working. Assess your teaching throughout the lesson to see whether you need to find new ways to present material to make sure everyone is engaged and is understanding the key messages. https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117882409 2016-08-10 12:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117882409 Set high, yet achievable expectations. Expectations greatly affect the levels of achievement. Students generally give to teachers as much or as little as is expected of them. https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117882760 2016-08-10 12:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117882760 Think of the course and prof-student relationship as a learning community, where the professor is as open to learning new things and to correcting himself/herself as the students. Critical thinking goes a long way if it goes both ways. https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117975059 2016-08-11 06:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117975059 Providing detailed feedback to students with a view (and tone) towards helping them to improve rather than punitive feedback that highlights what they've done wrong https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117975176 2016-08-11 06:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117975176 Applying your enthusiasm and love for the subject to even the most skeptical students. It's the "turn-around" of seemingly disinterested or "weaker" students by challenging them with various assignments and open-ended activities that brings rewards https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117975248 2016-08-11 06:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117975248 Practical tip for 1st day of classes: in addition to the rounds of oral introductions among students, hand out a brief questionnaire, with a couple of questions about their academic background, classes they took before, expectations they have about the course, topics they expect / or would love to see and hobbies - adjust 1-2 classes according to topics students indicated and you might not have thought about... https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117975358 2016-08-11 06:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117975358 Sounds very cliched, but helpful advice: mood-wise and atmoshphere-wise, your student group is often mirroring the initial mood you're displaying during the very first moments of the class.If you're in a bad mood or stressed, they will be - if you're in a smiley positive mood, they will be... https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117975454 2016-08-11 06:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117975454 Be engaging and connect to your students. Believe that every student has potential!  https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117982188 2016-08-11 08:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117982188 Many professors don't like students to use electronic devices - consider your policy. melinda_maris https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117999978 2016-08-11 12:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/117999978 If you see a student on his/her laptop, ask him/her to look up something. melinda_maris https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/118000741 2016-08-11 13:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/118000741 Study a few names before each class and their backgrounds and call on them https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/118029033 2016-08-11 16:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/118029033 Make a sheet with students names and photos to keep on your desk https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/118029135 2016-08-11 16:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/118029135 ask students to introduce themselves, why are they taking the course, what prior experience do they have https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/118029241 2016-08-11 16:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/melinda_maris/facultysuccess/wish/118029241