Learning Innovation and BRITE Lab invite you to join us for BRITE Ideas, a monthly discussion group to share and develop research on teaching and learning. Invited guest speakers include those who have either completed or are currently engaged in research projects about teaching and learning. Please join our guest speakers and contribute to an engaged discussion to advance teaching excellence.

https://duke.zoom.us/j/97442283924?pwd=VzYvOGVFS3BGNnBNNlF4eDl0WkMyQT09
Meeting ID: 974 4228 3924
Passcode: 595379

Eric Smith, Stanford University
Title: Cues of broad regard promote academic engagement and success.

Abstract:  Students' perceptions of teacher care can powerfully shape students' learning, well-being, and educational trajectories. Yet it is unclear how instructors can show this care towards students in settings where one-on-one interactions are infrequent, such as in large introductory college courses.  In this talk, I present how broad regard practices, which convey that instructors recognize and value students’ multifaceted lives beyond the course, can be a powerful lever in improving students' engagement, well-being, and academic success.