Student Engagement and Attendance


Embracing Inclusive Approaches to Attendance Policies | University of Denver Office of Teaching and Learning

How Do I Provide Flexibility and Ensure Attendance? | UMass Amherst Center for Teaching and Learning

Increasing Student Engagement | Stanford University Teaching Commons

Keeping Us Engaged: Student Perspectives (and Research-Based Strategies) on What Works and Why | Routledge

Promoting Student Growth with Engagement Credits | Grading For Growth


Campus Resource

Absence Notifications – Student Outreach and Support


Further Reading: Attendance 

Attending Class with Purpose | University of Southern Maine Learning Commons

Autonomy Boosts College Student Attendance and Performance | Carnegie Mellon Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Class Attendance in US Universities ‘At Record Low’ | Times Higher Education

Embracing Inclusive Approaches to Attendance Policies | University of Denver Office of Teaching and Learning

Encouraging Attendance while Maintaining Flexibility: Strategies for Student Engagement | Faculty Focus

Encouraging Student Attendance | Oklahoma State University

Flight Path – Why Attendance? | Tennessee Tech

Four Tips for Improving Attendance in College Courses | Inside Higher Ed

Set Equitable Classroom Policies | Stanford University Teaching Commons

Student Attendance: Explaining the Post-Covid Crisis | Living Learning Analytics

The Attendance Conundrum | Chronicle of Higher Education

The Lack of Student Attendance: Feed Them Carrots, They Will Come | Faculty Focus

What to Consider in Attendance Policies | University of Nebraska Center for Transformative Teaching

Why Attendance Matters | The New School Guide To Teaching and Learning


Further Reading: Interactive Lecturing

Five Tips for Engaged Lecturing | Columbia University CTL

Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness | Taylor and Francis

Interactive Lecture Strategies | Rutgers University Digital Classroom Services

Interactive Lecturing | Boston University Center for Teaching and Learning

Interactive Lecturing | Elon University Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Interactive Lecturing: A Handbook for College Faculty | Wiley

Interactive Lecturing: High-Leverage Teaching Practices to Energize Students | Harvard University Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning

Interactive Lecture Strategies | Rutgers University Digital Classroom Services


Further Reading: Large Classes 

Active Learning In Large Classes | Montclair State University Office For Faculty Excellence

Activities for Large Classes | University of Waterloo Centre for Teaching Excellence

Four Engagement Tips for Large College Lectures | Inside Higher Ed

How Do I Keep My Students Engaged in Large Courses? | UMass Amherst Center for Teaching and Learning

Large Classes: Teaching Tips | Cornell University Center for Teaching Innovation

Large Classes | Yale University Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning

Teaching LARGE Classes | University of Texas, Austin Center for Teaching and Learning

Teaching Large Classes | University of Wisconsin Whitewater LEARN Center

Teaching Large Classes | Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching

Teaching Large Classes Guide | Tulane University Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching

Teaching Strategies: Large Classes and Lectures | University of Michigan CRLT


Further Reading: Promoting Engagement

31 Student Engagement Strategies For Any College Course | Top Hat

Engaging Students | Harvard University Instructional Moves

Facilitating and Assessing Student Engagement in the Classroom | University of Colorado, Boulder Center for Teaching & Learning

A Friendly Guide to Student Engagement | National Survey of Student Engagement

Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It | Basic Books

Increasing Student Motivation & Participation | Cornell University Center for Teaching Innovation

Promote Student Engagement Using Active Learning Exercises | University of Chicago Academic Technology Solutions

Recommendations to Increase Student Engagement in Online Courses | Northern Illinois University Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning

Strategies to Increase Student Engagement in Higher Education | Albany State University

Student Engagement in the Classroom | University of Delaware Center for Teaching and Assessment of Learning

Tips for Enhancing Student Engagement | Purdue University Innovative Learning