Recently, two professors from Arkansas published a new book called Professors’ Guide to Getting Good Grades in College that offers realistic advice on how students can do their best academically. The authors, Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman,included some of their advice in their Professors Guide Blog on the U.S. News and World Report Web site. One tip stands out as advice that echoes the atmosphere at Saint Leo: that good students make some contact with the professor beyond the classroom discussion (or in our case, sometimes, beyond the online session).
They seek out the professor during office hours to talk about the material or their work, or at least do so before or after the class. Emailing the professor with your additional questions is also advised, and is actually necessary sometimes for students in online courses or at course at our Continuing Education Centers. And let them get to know you a little, and what your overall goals are for your education and career. Your teachers will provide their contact information at the beginning of the semester. Make sure you keep their office hours and preferred email addresses handy, at that you are aware of any days of the week or hours of the day that they don’t accept phone calls from students. They love interaction with students, but like everyone else, also need their own time for family, rest, and other work.
June 30th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Great post, just subscribed.