Panels

Throughout classes at Sloan, faculty invite alumni, industry leaders, and outside speakers to talk with students about their career and professional journeys. These discussions can focus on a number of topics but hearing perspectives from others helps students clarify their own sense of purpose. 

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Identify a Start of Class Routine

Ceasar McDowell starts classes with an established routine before engaging in academic material.

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Mid-Semester Feedback

Franz Hover sends out a short survey to get feedback from students.

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Checking In with Students

Checking in with students throughout the semester can help promote a sense of community and belonging for the student. This can be done via an email to the whole class or individually, depending on your class or group size.

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Acknowledging Impactful Events

Students are impacted in a variety of ways when faced with difficult times, including when significant events happen at MIT or in the world. They find it valuable when faculty and staff check in, acknowledge these events, and when possible, allow time for them to discuss their feelings and reactions.

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Recognize Signs of Distress

Faculty and instructors naturally want to create an environment where students flourish intellectually and personally. This includes being able to recognize when a student might be in distress and know the steps to take to connect them to support.

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Sharing Mistakes

In 2.678, Steve Banzaert created a Slack channel to feature what he calls “Unintentional Learning”–ie, when people (including instructors) make mistakes.

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Syllabus Consultation

Laura Frawley shares her syllabus with S3 before the start of the semester to talk through its tone and policies. For example, how welcoming is the opening to your syllabus? What are your policies for when students have expected absences, like athletic events or interviews?

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Student Advisory Groups

Course 6 has advisory boards (SAGE for graduate students and USAGE for undergraduate students) to create a helpful dialogue with departmental representatives.

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Optional Sleep Log Assignment

Anne McCants helps students see how sleep impacts their learning by offering them credit for logging their sleep.

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