Teaching Curve 12 Rebecca Glazier on How Attending to Students as People Can Make all the Difference

The Teaching Curve is a podcast exploring the teaching and learning of global issues. This episode with Dr. Rebecca Glazier, Associate Professor at the School of Public Affairs of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the US explores attitudes and strategies for connecting with students in online teaching environments. Dr. Glazier is the author of a new book on the subject, Connecting in the Online Classroom: Building Rapport between Teachers and Students from Johns Hopkins University Press. 

Our conversation covers:
• How a faculty member taking the time to notice and express confidence in a student can have profound, even life-changing effects.

• What exactly makes online courses such a more difficult learning environment for many students, and what kinds of pedagogical tactics can address those challenges. 

• How innovative classroom structures and assignments can leverage the advantages of our discipline to create student engagement.