Strategies for enhancing teaching excellence: Providing real-world examples and building rapport

Abstract

Given the changing demographics of the student body on university campuses, there has been a shift in pedagogical approach in Higher Education. Drawing on the author’s own experiences, two strategies of good practice are proposed in order to ensure student success. The first is to draw on examples in explaining theoretical concepts. The second is the importance of building rapport with the students, and creating a space for building personal connections. Attempting to provide teaching excellence will go some way towards mediating the hurdles students face along the way to completing their degree.