Teaching English in the Two-Year College Mar 2021

Instructional Note: Engaging the Quiet Student: Digital Back-Channeling in the Composition Classroom

Rachel Rodriguez

Abstract

This article describes an initiative to engage quiet students in classroom discussion through the repeated projection of a digital back-channeling platform and the active encouragement of anonymous student participation.

Journal
Teaching English in the Two-Year College
Published
2021-03-01
DOI
10.58680/tetyc202131204
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  1. Jensen (2024)
    Instructional Note: Creating Digital Research Posters in First-Year Writing Classes
    Teaching English in the Two-Year College

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