Colleges are constantly seeking out new ways to engage students in the classroom.
College is supposed to be a time for students to further knowledge and explore areas of interest to them, but students are paying good money, so they also have high expectations for their classes. It seems that most classes are the same old lecture and note-taking courses. So, when I stumble upon a course that tries to actively engage me, I tend to actually be more excited about learning.
Colleges have picked up on this, and are encouraging professors to do something different in the classroom, sometimes even hiring staff from outside the world of academia.
It seems a new trend is for former musicians to help teach music and music business classes. I know that UGA has some former music artists as professors in their music business programs, and I've heard these students really gain something from these classes.
What other types of professors have you had or heard about? What have your professors done to engage you in the learning process?
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