Article: Learners and Learning
Wherefore Office Hours
Derek Bruff
Derek’s
Recommendation
I hear often from faculty who wish more of their students took advantage of office hours. In this article, I summarize the advice that I most frequently give. There's no secret ingredient, but consider turning "office hours" into "student hours."
This isn't the first time I've heard this, of course. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, I knew instructors who were often disappointed at the crickets they heard and tumbleweeds they saw during their office hours. But I think I hear this even more now, post-pandemic (well, post that pandemic). Instructors who would really like to connect with their students and help their students through office hours often report students not taking advantage of this instructional service.
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