INTERVIEW PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

Project: Part 1 - Professor and Student Interview

Professor Interview:

You will conduct an interview with a current college professor (other than the instructorfor this course). For this part of the assignment, ten questions have been developed for you to ask about specific strategies that help college students manage their time, their life, and their studies. This assignment must be 4 pages.

See Appendix A: Professor Interview Questions

Student Interview:

You will interview a college student enrolled in any type of higher education setting (community, college, university). The age of the individual does not matter so this can be an 18 year old freshman or an adult learner.

For this interview, you will develop 6 questions to gain a better understanding of the emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs of college students. Include the questions and a summary of the responses from the interview in a 4-page paper.

Note: The total page length for this assignment is 8 pages when you combine the Professor Interview (4 pages) with the Student Interview (4 pages).

APPENDIX A: PROFESSOR INTERVIEW INSTRUCTIONS

You will conduct an interview with a current college or university professor to seek information about specific strategies that help college students manage their time, their life and their studies. You must explain the requirements of your assignment and ask permission to take notes or to audiotape the interview, as you will then record the professor's answer in quotes.

List each question and then give the professor's response underneath each question in a double-spaced typed format. Responses should be rich and detailed and all 10 questions should be answered. It is appropriate to use first person language throughout all parts of this assignment.

Part 1: Demographics

Name of Professor that you are interviewing:

College or University where the Professor currently teaches:

Course(s) the Professor currently teaches:

Number of years as a College or University Professor:

Describe your relationship with the Professor:

Part 2: Questionnaire Interview

1. What is your educational and career background and how does it contribute to your effectiveness as an instructor?

2. How do you plan your instruction so that effective dialogues are attainable as a result of strategic questioning and discussion points?

3. How do you ensure the classroom learning environment is welcoming to all students, safe from judgment, and free for exploring the subject matter? This is applicable to both face-to-face and/or online learning environments.

4. What strategies do you find particularly useful for enhancing student motivation (i.e. participation, critical thinking, engaging the material, etc.)?

5. How do you support students who are failing in a manner that promotes learning?

6. In today's society, technology is incorporated into every aspect of a person's life.

What is the role of technology in college courses today and what technology skills do students need in order to be successful? How do you specifically promote and incorporate the use of technology into the curriculum as a means to assist your students?

7. How do you stay knowledgeable about current trends and issues in collegiate education, and how do you implement those strategies to assist students?

8. What have you most enjoyed teaching at the collegiate level?

9. What have been the challenges you have experienced teaching at the collegiate level? What kinds of support have been most helpful to you in addressing these challenges and describe any areas in which you feel that you could benefit from more assistance?

10. If I were to be a first year college or university professor next year, what advice would you give me?