Table Of ContentEngaging College and
University Students
Engaging College and University Students outlines creative and effective
course organization and teaching-learning strategies for higher edu-
cation courses. By describing specific instructional best practices,
rather than addressing general questions about teaching in higher
education, the author presents a valuable resource for educators
to consult in the moment. The author explores the challenges of
engaging students in online settings and draws comparisons with
face-to-face strategies of engagement. By organizing the strategies
according to course progress, and offering corresponding rubrics for
assessment, this guide for instructors offers a solid foundation for an
ever-changing teaching and learning landscape.
Ken Badley is Research Professor of Education at Tyndale University in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has taught in secondary, undergraduate,
graduate, and doctoral programs in Canada and the United States, and
has worked extensively with teachers in Kenya. He is the author of
many books and articles related to curriculum, instruction, and the
teaching vocation.
If you are designing a new course or want to change one you have taught
for years, this book is for you. I am recommending it to new and seasoned
faculty who want to increase student engagement. Badley offers up a
storehouse of ideas with sufficient details for immediate implementation.
New ideas and reframed techniques categorized according to their best
purpose provide the reader rationale for selecting a particular strategy.
This book will stay open on my desk!
Pam Nordstrom, Provost, VP Academic,
Ambrose University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ken Badley generously shares with us his tried and tested practical
strategies for learning-centred instruction. More importantly, he shows
us how engaging student learning can be fun for everyone involved, even
when it is online. Ever the realist, Ken imagines the best, takes the edge
off the worst of the stress, encourages us with humour, and gifts us his
own experiences. This not a tirade against lecturing; this is a wonderful
overview of strategies that enrich learning and teaching. Ken anticipates
the criticisms of lethargic or anxious faculty and invites instructors and
learners past the tyranny of ‘covering the content’. If you or your faculty
want to move from good, to better, let Ken guide you through learning-
centred instruction. Buy and share your copy of Engaging College and
University Students widely.
Beth Green, Provost, Tyndale University,
Toronto, Canada
What makes an engaging lesson? In this captivating book, Ken Badley
provides professors with a vast toolkit of methods to engage their
learners. Reading this book will help teachers in higher education as
they work with curriculum, assessment, and instruction. Badley writes
with wit, wisdom, and humor. This incredibly practical book is based on
Ken’s extensive experiences in the world of teaching and learning. While
the primary audience of this book is professors, anyone who engages
students in the world of learning will benefit greatly from the lessons
contained within.
Adam Paape, Professor of Education, Concordia University,
Wisconsin, Mequon, Wisconsin, USA
How can I inspire each of my students to be actively involved in their own
learning? This is obviously the most important question asked by the
most memorable or the most influential teachers. That’s the question that
kept Ken Badley awake and led him to create a wonderfully enthusiastic,
encouraging book for teachers in higher education. This book immediately
resonated with my own professional questions energized me, even though
I work half-way around the world.
The book provides readers with a balanced overview of the principles
of learning-centered education while offering a rich bank of strategies. In
concrete, clear and inspiring ways, Badley opens up space for colleagues
to provide students with unforgettable study experiences, experiences
that will bring them joy as they acquire new knowledge and skills.
Engaging College and University Students offers readers ideas about
how to approach all phases of the teaching process—from course design
and detailed planning of the start of the course, to students’ learning
experience through the semester, to assessment and feedback. Badley
addresses the range of students’ senses by offering strategies related to
reading, writing, discussion, and even the arts.
Dana Hanesová, Faculty of Education, Matej Bel University,
Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic
KEN BADLEY
Engaging College
and University
Students
Effective Instructional
Strategies
Illustrations by Kristen Badley and Sophie Chardon
Cover Design: Kristen Badley
First published 2023
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© 2023 Ken Badley
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asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Badley, Kenneth Rea, 1951- author.
Title: Engaging college and university students : effective instructional
strategies / Ken Badley ; illustrations by Kristen Badley and Sophie
Chardon.
Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2023. | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022007285 (print) | LCCN 2022007286 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781032195247 (hardback) | ISBN 9781032195230 (paperback) |
ISBN 9781003259596 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: College teaching. | Effective teaching. | Instructional
systems–Design.
Classification: LCC LB2331 .B33 2023 (print) | LCC LB2331 (ebook) | DDC
378.1/25–dc23/eng/20220316
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022007285
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022007286
ISBN: 978-1-032-19524-7 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-032-19523-0 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-003-25959-6 (ebk)
DOI: 10.4324/9781003259596
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To long-time friends, Dave and Marilyn Hedlund
(Regina, Saskatchewan), Brenda and Randy Babich (Moose Jaw,
Saskatchewan), Diane and Sandy Ayer (Calgary, Alberta), and
Claude et Annette Demaurex (Lausanne, Switzerland). You have
enriched my life beyond measure.
Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
List of Illustrations xvii
Framing the Book Section I 1
Why this Book? One 3
Framing the Strategies Two 11
Threshold Concepts and Distinctions Three 19
Fostering Classroom Community Four 28
Student Self-Efficacy and Assessment Section II 39
Building Students’ Self-Efficacy Five 41
Assessment Strategies Six 52
The First Day and the Syllabus Section III 69
The First Day Seven 71
Syllabus Strategies Eight 84
Instructional Strategies Section IV 95
Topic and Unit Start Strategies Nine 97
Reading Strategies Ten 107
