Facilitators: Morgan Rooney (EDC), Mat Schatkowsky (EDC)

In this session, participants will have an opportunity to discuss why some students attend office hours while others do not. Participants will also have a chance to explore not only why it is important for students to attend office hours, but also the benefits to the instructor of having students engage in these meetings. Participants will leave the session with a list of ideas they can use to encourage more office hour participation.

By the end of this session, participants should be able to:

-Discuss the importance of having students attend office hours
-Discuss the reasons students do not attend office hours
-Identify and explain strategies that can be used to encourage more students to attend office hours.