Classroom instructors face many challenges in teaching a diverse student population, and it is expected that students at a university will experience a wide variety of emotions. While many students will be attentive and engaged in the classroom activities, others may be day-dreaming, bored, distracted, or pre-occupied. Many instructors have their own effective techniques for working with these students. Those students present a greater challenge when they come to class
On occasion a faculty member may recognize that a student is under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Faculty members may handle this situation as they choose, but should be mindful that they have the option to refer the student to the process by sending a written complaint to the Office of the Dean of Students. Those faculty members reporting such behavior should be as thorough as possible in providing details of the incident. , the , and the provide support for students with alcohol or drug use problems.
It is more likely that faculty members will encounter students who become angry in class. This anger might derive from differences among classmates, discussion of a controversial topic, or a disputed grade on a paper or test. This is to be expected. Anger in a student is not a violation of the Student Code of Conduct nor is it necessarily a threat to classroom order. When a student's anger manifests itself into disregard for University authority or disorderly conduct, the faculty member retains the same right to report that student to the Office of the Dean of Students.
Peer support is essential for minimizing social isolation and preventing distress. Peers provide a natural source of support that is important to a healthy community. Peer support includes a wide range of activities from
You can follow these steps by utilizing the BASIC approach:
B- being there
A- awareness
S- shared planning
I- initating the plan
C- continuity of prevention
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