Engaging First-Year Students in Large Lectures: What Works, Doesn't Work and Why

Abstract

During the 2008–09 academic year, forty instructors of large courses enrolling first-year students at UW–Madison were interviewed and asked to share their goals, techniques, challenges, and successes. In this session, participants will hear about the themes and lessons learned from these interviews. Participant will also find out about some of the effective practices being used to engaging first-year students in large lecture courses.