We asked a bunch of teachers teaching in higher education — what are some of the challenges you are facing every single day. And here’s what they shared.
As a teacher and teacher developer, the list looks overwhelming.
A new teacher. Kinda lost, kinda doubting self.
Absenteeism
Attachment with students
Authorities don’t give a damn; they only care about the students’ marks
Classroom Management
Common ground
Controlling the class
Create good learning environment
Creating a more student-led learning environment
Creating first impression
Creating more engaging environment
Dealing with attention seeking students
Dealing with bully in the classroom
Designing class in more innovative manner
Engagement
Engaging students
Engaging students with minimum materials
Equal participation of introverted students
Every student is different, catering their needs and balancing their learning is challenging.
Extra-curricular activities for student’s involvement
Fear
Focus
Grabbing students for a longer time period
Grabbing students’ sincere attention
Handling a large class.
Hard to come up with new ideas for the classes
Have to teach same thing 4 times a day, how not to lose stamina and will to teach?
Helping students implement what they have learnt
How much content to include?
How to engage 40 students in a class? What kinds of activities to do?
How to make 1st year Bachelor students interested and engaged with Case studies?
How to make people understand in simple ways?
How to stay relevant/keep-up with latest industry changes
In my class, there are mix graders so sometime it’s hard to control them.
Increasing student motivation
Lack of interest
Maintaining a gap between professionalism and building a relationship with students
Maintaining students attention in class
Major challenge is managing time and planning efficiently between different curriculum frameworks being used by the school.
Making class interesting
Making them more interested in doing assignments
Methodology
Minor disciplinary issues
Motivating students for concentrating better
Motivating the students
New techniques
Not following up on assignment
Nothing as such
Participation
Plagiarism
Pre occupied mind
Preparation and planning of content
Relate the application of theories, Illustrating the practical approach in Nepalese context and engaging the students in class
Short attention span
Some students have overwhelming desire to completes task all alone rather than doing it in a team.
Sometime it’s hard to have students attention towards me when they are exploring their contents.
Student Engagement
Student Participation
Time limit
Parent child bond in learning
Technology and students learning
Sociological aspects of a learner
Am I working harder?
Will they be able to answer theories in exam?
Confused if they are understanding at all?
How to make the sessions funny?
How to smile / maintain lighter mood while teaching?
