Concepts and Choices for Teaching:
Meeting the Challenges in Higher Education
Second Edition
by
William Timpson
& Sue Doe
Foreword by Parker Palmer
As the title of this book suggests,
instructors in higher education face many choices – and their decisions
and actions should be based on certain concepts. Yet many instructors
know very little about these concepts and the educational research and
theories behind them. Concepts and Choices for
Teaching offers the most thorough and up-to-date collection
of ideas in teaching and learning, both theoretical and practical,
current and historical.
Concepts and
Choices for Teaching
contains several real-life vignettes of teachers demonstrating each
concept discussed. These personal narratives mesh the practical with the
conceptual to create an arrangement that is functionally organized and
easily applicable. You’ll find a diverse collection of ideas and
strategies which have proven useful over time and in a wide variety of
settings. Concepts include:
- Classroom Climate
- Mastery Learning
- Inductive Approaches
- Conceptual Thinking
- Discovery Learning
The authors note in the introduction, "It
is our conviction that bringing these concepts and choices to your
attention will help you take control of the process of becoming the best
teacher possible. . . .Your teaching will be more effective and
efficient once you become aware of the conceptual framework around which
your personal teaching style is built."
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