Working Toward a Distinct “Pedagogy of the First Year”: What Classroom Strategies Work Best with First Year Students?

Presenters/Authors

Nancy L. Malcom, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Kathy Albertson, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Olivia Edenfield, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Jessica N. Orvis, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Ellen H. Hendrix, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

2-17-2008

Abstract or Description

Presented at First Year Experience annual conference

Do first-year students benefit from a different teaching approach? If so, what makes for quality “first-year teaching,” and how do these “best practices” differ from those of upperdivision courses? What types of assignments work best with first-year students? How can exams and other graded assignments be structured to help first-year students adjust to college-level expectations? This roundtable session is designed for faculty and administrators who are interested in sharing ideas about a distinct “pedagogy of the first year.”

Additional Information

Link to program: https://sc.edu/nrc/presentation/annual/2008/A2008_Program.pdf

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

First Year Experience Annual Conference

Location

San Francisco, CA

Recommended Citation

Malcom, Nancy L., Kathy Albertson, Olivia Edenfield, Jessica N. Orvis, Ellen H. Hendrix. 2008. "Working Toward a Distinct “Pedagogy of the First Year”: What Classroom Strategies Work Best with First Year Students?." Department of Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Presentations. Presentation 265.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/soc-anth-facpres/265