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Welcome to the World of Teaching...and Hurry Up, Your
Class Is About to Start!
Reality Check for Adjunct Instructors
Reality Check for New Full-time Instructors
Getting Ready to Teach
Questions You Need to Ask
Checklist:
Getting Ready
Course Design
Goals and Objectives First
Objectives
and Bloom’s Taxonomy
Projects
and Assignments and Bloom’s Taxonomy
Textbooks
and Ancillary Materials
Pacing
and Variety
Checklist:
Course Design
Course Management
Syllabus
Schedule
Table
Student Contact/Contract Sheet
Organization: Class-in-a-Box
No
Surprises = Satisfaction
Checklist:
Course Management
Grading Issues
Scales
Privacy
Fairness
in Grading
Grade
Inflation
How
Do You Grade Participation
Checklist:
Grading Issues
Assessment
Major Issues and Definitions
Direct
Measures of Student Learning
Grading
Rubrics: Formative and Summative Tools
Indirect
Measures of Student Learning
Summative
Indirect Measures
Checklist:
Assessment
Motivating Students
Expectancy–Value
Theory
Conceptions
of Ability Theory
Questions
to Ask Yourself
Incentives,
Rewards, and a Little Punishment
Effective
Teachers
Classroom Dynamics
Getting Things Right at the Start
“Troublemakers” and
Troubled Students
Methods
for Eliciting Questions
Formats
for Interaction
Checklist:
Motivation and Classroom Dynamics
Active Teaching and Learning
Helping Students Learn to Learn
Memorizing
Mind
Mapping
Teaching
Critical Thinking Skills
Dynamic
Direct Instruction (Horror! A Lecture!)
Active
Learning: The Philosophy and the Drawbacks
Grounding
Principles
The
Value of Images, Stories, and Fun
Critical
Aspects of Good Active Learning Activities
Active
Learning Technique One—Lecture Interrupting
Active
Learning Technique Two—Build It
Active
Learning Technique Three—What Do You Think, Dr. Dewey
Active
Learning Technique Four—What Do You Think, Noted Panelists?
Active
Learning Technique Five—Nominal Group
Active
Learning Technique Six—“Apply-Sheets” and
Scenarios
Active
Learning Technique Seven—Multipurpose Activities
Active
Learning Technique Eight—Jigsaw Method
Checklist:
Active Teaching and Learning Techniques
Communication and Final Tips
Final Words
Good Resources for Instructors
About the Author
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