how to encourage shy students to participate? This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 5 years, 11 months ago by Kip Tobin. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts January 30, 2019 at 1:15 pm #3992 Kip TobinKeymaster Example: I have a student that is extremely shy and does not participate, and yet the participation in the course is 20% of the overall grade. What are some strategies I could use to gently encourage shy students to participate more? Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Please enter an answer in digits:sixteen + 1 = Enter something special: Log In