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What Students Want Most from Faculty:

What
?Can
?this
?Session
?
Do
?for
?Me?
?

a)? Increase
?learning
?
b)? Raise
?rapport
?
c)? Improve
?evals
?

What Students Want Most From Faculty: Nine Essential Traits of the Effective Professor

?
?What
?one
?
trait
?is
?
most
?
essen?al
?
to
?
e?ec?ve
?
teaching?
?

?
?What
?would
?
students
?
consider
?
most
?
essen?al?
?

Online
? Face-?�\to-?�\face
?
2. Responsive
? 2. Knowledgeable
?
1. Respectful
? 1. Respectful
?

3. Knowledgeable
? 3. Approachable
?
4. Approachable
? 4. Engaging
?
5. Communicative
? 5. Communicative
?
6. Organized
? 6. Organized
?
7. Engaging
? 7. Responsive
?
8. Professional
? 8. Professional
?
9. Humorous
? 9. Humorous
?

Respect
?is
?more
?important
?than
?
knowledge!
?
Than
?the
?ability
?to
?engage
?and
?
communicate!
?
?
?
Than
?anything!
?

How
?can
?
we
?show
?
respect?
?

Flexible
? Diploma?c
? Caring
?
Open-?�\minded
? Realis?c
?
Reasonable
? Compassionate
?
Understanding
?
Consistent
? Humble
?
Helpful
?Concerned
?
Kind
? Trustworthy
? Sincere
?
Pa?ent
? Empathe?c
? Fair
?

��Love
?your
?
students,
?
and
?they
?
will
?love
?
you
?back!��
?

Learn
?Names
?and
?Personali?es
?
*Cheat
?Sheet
?

1)? Warm,
?
friendly
?tone
?
2)? Use
?names
?
3)? Listen
?
4)? Be
?
though?ul
?

?
2007

Respect
?

Respect
? Respect
?

Respect
? Respect
?

��The
?camera
?looks
?both
?ways.��
?
-?�\-?�\Rick
?Sammon
?

Pair
?and
?discuss
?
how
?you
?will
?
show
?more
?
respect.
?

Online
?
2.
?Knowledgeable
?
1.
?Respec?ul
? 1.
?Respec?ul
?

3.
?Knowledgeable
? 3.
?Approachable
?
2.
?Responsive
?

4.
?Approachable
? 4.
?Engaging
?
5.
?Communica?ve
? 5.
?Communica?ve
?
6.
?Organized
? 6.
?Organized
?
7.
?Engaging
?
8.
?Professional
? 8.
?Professional
?
7.
?Responsive
?

9.
?Humorous
? 9.
?Humorous
?

Burning
?ques?ons
?must
?be
?
answered!
?

��If
?you
?have
?to
?
wait
?WEEKS��,
?
it
?can
?be
?highly
?
frustra?ng.��
?

1.? Email
?&
?Discussions
?
2.? Grading
?
3.? O?ce
?Hours
?

Percep?ve
?
Available
?
Accommoda?ng
?

Helpful
? E?cient
?

Online
?
2.
?Responsive
?
1.
?Respec?ul
? 1.
?Respec?ul
?

3.
?Approachable
?
2.
?Knowledgeable
?

4.
?Approachable
? 4.
?Engaging
?
3.
?Knowledgeable
?

5.
?Communica?ve
? 5.
?Communica?ve
?
6.
?Organized
? 6.
?Organized
?
7.
?Engaging
? 7.
?Responsive
?
8.
?Professional
? 8.
?Professional
?
9.
?Humorous
? 9.
?Humorous
?

Current
?
Re?ec?ve
?
Competent
?
Flexible
?
Eclectic
?
Prac?cal
? Credible
?

��A
?cocky
?prof
?is
?
horrible;
?they
?
think
?they
?
know
?it
?all
?and
?
many
?are
?
horri?ed
?when
?
they
?realize
?
they
?made
?a
?
mistake.��
?

Pair
?and
?discuss
?
one
?new
?way
?you
?
will
?demonstrate
?
knowledge
?or
?be
?
more
?responsive.
?

Online
?
2.
?Responsive
? 2.
?Knowledgeable
?
1.
?Respec?ul
? 1.
?Respec?ul
?

3.
?Knowledgeable
?
4.
?Engaging
?
3.
?Approachable
?

5.
?Communica?ve
? 5.
?Communica?ve
?
4.
?Approachable
?

6.
?Organized
? 6.
?Organized
?
7.
?Engaging
? 7.
?Responsive
?
8.
?Professional
? 8.
?Professional
?
9.
?Humorous
? 9.
?Humorous
?

Posi?ve
?
Accessible
?
Helpful
?
Personable
?

Encourage
?O?ce
?
Hour
?Visits
?

Students
?want
?
to
?feel
?
appreciated!
?

Everybody
?loves
?posi?ve
?
a?rma?on!
?

Video
?&
?Audio
?Feedback
?

Online
?
2.
?Responsive
? 2.
?Knowledgeable
?
1.
?Respec?ul
? 1.
?Respec?ul
?

3.
?Knowledgeable
? 3.
?Approachable
?
4.
?Approachable
? 4.
?Engaging
?

6.
?Organized
? 6.
?Organized
?
5.
?Communica?ve
? 5.
?Communica?ve
?

7.
?Engaging
? 7.
?Responsive
?
8.
?Professional
? 8.
?Professional
?
9.
?Humorous
? 9.
?Humorous
?

Clear
?
Understandable
?
Construc?ve
?
A?en?ve
?

?
?Show
?
warmth,
?
enthusiasm,
?
and
?a
?lively
?
demeanor!
?

Clear,
?thorough,
?
&
?easy
?to
?
?
read
?posts
?

Pair
?and
?discuss
?
one
?new
?way
?you
?
will
?be
?more
?
communica?ve
?or
?
approachable.
?

Online
?
2.
?Responsive
? 2.
?Knowledgeable
?
1.
?Respec?ul
? 1.
?Respec?ul
?

3.
?Knowledgeable
? 3.
?Approachable
?
4.
?Approachable
? 4.
?Engaging
?
5.
?Communica?ve
? 5.
?Communica?ve
?

7.
?Engaging
? 7.
?Responsive
?
6.
?Organized
? 6.
?Organized
?

8.
?Professional
? 8.
?Professional
?
9.
?Humorous
? 9.
?Humorous
?

E?cient
?
Focused
?

Prepared
?

Organize
?
with
?
Glass
?
Front
?
Cabinets
?

Online
?
2.
?Responsive
? 2.
?Knowledgeable
?
1.
?Respec?ul
? 1.
?Respec?ul
?

3.
?Knowledgeable
? 3.
?Approachable
?
4.
?Approachable
?
5.
?Communica?ve
? 5.
?Communica?ve
?
4.
?Engaging
?

6.
?Organized
? 6.
?Organized
?
7.
?Responsive
?
8.
?Professional
? 8.
?Professional
?
7.
?Engaging
?

9.
?Humorous
? 9.
?Humorous
?

Posi?ve
? Charisma?c
?
Interes?ng
?
Passionate
? Mo?va?ng
?
Enthusias?c
?
Interac?ve
? Crea?ve
?
S?mula?ng
?
Asser?ve
? Energe?c
?

Enthusiasm
?or
?lack
?thereof
?is
?
contagious!
?

The
?Video
?Di?erence
?
v??Redesigned
?online
?
stats
?using
?video
?
v??Improved
?
engagement
?
v??Here
?is
?what
?
students
?are
?
saying��
?

��It
?is
?as
?if
?we
?
are
?in
?the
?
classroom,
?
except
?we
?
can
?be
?in
?our
?
jammies
?like
?
that
?girl
?on
?
TV!��
?
2008

"I
?can
?actually
?watch
?
these
?
?videos
?on
?my
?
iPhone
?when
?I
?am
?
taking
?a
?
?
break
?at
?
?
work."
?

��I
?don't
?miss
?
a
?beat,
?and
?if
?
I
?do,
?I
?
?can
?
just
?rewind
?
or
?pause
?to
?
work
?a
?
problem.��
?
?

?
2008

��Love
?these
?
videos
?and
?
wish
?all
?
online
?
classes
?
would
?have
?
this.��
?
2008

��There
?aren't
?
words
?to
?
describe
?my
?
happiness
?with
?
having
?these
?
videos
?to
?
accompany
?the
?
text.��
?
2008

Online
?
2.
?Responsive
? 2.
?Knowledgeable
?
1.
?Respec?ul
? 1.
?Respec?ul
?

3.
?Knowledgeable
? 3.
?Approachable
?
4.
?Approachable
? 4.
?Engaging
?
5.
?Communica?ve
? 5.
?Communica?ve
?
6.
?Organized
? 6.
?Organized
?
7.
?Engaging
? 7.
?Responsive
?

9.
?Humorous
? 9.
?Humorous
?
8.
?Professional
? 8.
?Professional
?

Dependable
?
Punctual
?

Dedicated
?
E?cacious
?

Online
?
2.
?Responsive
? 2.
?Knowledgeable
?
1.
?Respec?ul
? 1.
?Respec?ul
?

3.
?Knowledgeable
? 3.
?Approachable
?
4.
?Approachable
? 4.
?Engaging
?
5.
?Communica?ve
? 5.
?Communica?ve
?
6.
?Organized
? 6.
?Organized
?
7.
?Engaging
? 7.
?Responsive
?
8.
?Professional
? 8.
?Professional
?
9.
?Humorous
? 9.
?Humorous
?

Laughing
?Makes
?Learning
?Fun!
?

The
?Shapes
?of
?Stories
?

Pair
?and
?discuss
?one
?
new
?way
?where
?you
?
will
?be
?more
?
organized,
?responsive,
?
professional
?or
?
humorous.
?

Sources
?
v??Memorial University of Newfoundland
study, Delaney et al.
v??Faculty Focus �C What Students Want:
Characteristics of E ective Teachers from
Students�� Perspective
v??Images from around the web
v??Videos from YouTube
v??Resources at:
www.apsu.edu/smythe/presentations.htm

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