From Awkward to Awesome Building Community and Engagement in the Moments before Class
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Dec 15, 2020
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Engagement, Generation Z, Classroom Community, Digital Natives
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The proposed activity involves showing a relevant video immediately prior to the beginning of class. This activity may prove beneficial to both the instructor (reducing the generational divide and reducing interactional awkwardness) and for students (building community and student engagement). This activity is particularly appealing for younger generational cohorts in courses throughout higher education.
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Hastings, S. O. (2020). From Awkward to Awesome: Building Community and Engagement in the Moments before Class. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v20i3.27465
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instructors’ face loss and face restoration in the classroom. Communication Quarterly, 59(2), 221-238. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2011.563442
Kashdan, T. B., & Yarbro, J., McKnight, P. E., Nezlek, J. B. (2014). Laughter with someone
else leads to future social rewards: Temporal change using experience sampling methodology. Personality and Individual Differences, 58, 15-19. doi: http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/10.1016/j.paid.2013.09.025
Mohr, K. A., & Mohr, E. S. (2017). Understanding Generation Z students to promote a
contemporary learning environment. Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence, 1, 84- 94. doi: https://doi.org/10.15142/T3M05T
Roseberry-McKibbin, C. (2017). Generation Z rising. AHSA Leader, 22, 36-38. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1044/leader.AE.22122017.36