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title: "Engaging Students"
type: "article"
space: "The Teaching & Learning Centre"
author: "Ashley Ribbel"
created: 2020-12-04T13:43:23Z
updated: 2020-12-04T20:59:59Z
tags: ["course-resources", "engage", "engagement", "engaging-students", "teaching-and-learning", "teaching-and-learning-centre"]
url: "https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/39/the-teaching-learning-centre/articles/press-release/7588/engaging-students"
---

# Engaging Students

Student engagement requires active strategies on the part of the instructor and a variety of methods. Take a look at these resources from Washington University’s Center for Teaching and Learning for some great suggestions.

- [Asking Questions to Improve Learning](http://teachingcenter.wustl.edu/resources/teaching-methods/participation/asking-questions-to-improve-learning/)
- [Improving Presentation Style](http://teachingcenter.wustl.edu/resources/teaching-methods/lectures/improving-presentation-style/)
- [Tips for Commenting on Student Writing](http://teachingcenter.wustl.edu/resources/writing-assignments-feedback/commenting-on-student-writing/)

[14 Creative Ways to Engage Students](https://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/teaching-format/14-creative-ways-to-engage-students/) from Iowa State University’s Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

The [Online Instructional Activities Index](https://www.uis.edu/ion/resources/instructional-activities-index/) from the University of Illinois Springfield provides a list of instructional activities and ideas for using them in your course

[Groups](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/39/the-teaching-learning-centre/articles/press-release/6495/groups "Groups") and Group Work resources collected by Seneca’s Teaching & Learning Centre