Experiencing Aspects of the Transitions Firsthand

When we look at our classroom full of students, do we have a real sense of the challenges they encounter? What is it like to be an undergraduate student? Many permanent university instructors are years, if not decades, removed from their own undergraduate experience. Examples of recent personal experiences as an undergraduate student are discussed, with emphasis on how these experiences informed my own university teaching. Changes in course organization, content presentation, communication and interaction with students, and evaluation methodologies are highlighted