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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

 

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