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Teaching College: Collected Readings for the New Instructor

Introduction

Section 1

• Introduction: So You’re Going to Teach a College Course
• It’s a Myth: Nobody Knows What Makes Teaching Good
• It’s a Myth: Good Teachers Are Born — Not Made
• A Nurturing Environment and Effective Teaching
• Professor as Student: The View From the Other Side
• Student Irresponsibility: We Helped Cause It
• Students’ Rights and the Teacher’s Obligations in the Classroom
• Ethical Standards in Teaching

Section 2

• Introduction: As You Plan for Your First Course
• Achieving Excellence: Advice to New Teachers
• Syllabus Shares "What the Teacher Wants"
• The Textbook Selection Checklist
• Blackboards and Overheads
• Meeting a Class for the First Time

Section 3

• Introduction: As You Teach for the First Time
• Improving Lectures
• Effective Lecturing Techniques: Alternatives to Classroom Boredom
• Lecturing is Not Dead — A Nature Hike Through Effective Teaching
• How to Pace Your Lectures
• An Instructor Survival Kit: For Use With Large Classes
• Humor in the Classroom: Considerations and Strategies
• Heuristics for Creating Examples
• Successful Participation Strategies
• What Can Discussion Accomplish?
• Group-Inquiry Turns Passive Students Active

Section 4

• Introduction: Evaluating the Results of Your Teaching
• Grading Students
• Examinations: Accentuating the Positive
• Exam Review Sessions
• Improving Multiple-Choice Tests
• Assessing Classroom Participation
• Grading Seminar Performance
• What to Do When Somebody Criticizes Your Teaching
• Five Steps to Better Teaching