Tools for TeachingThis is the long-awaited update on the bestselling book that offers a practical, accessible reference manual for faculty in any discipline. This new edition contains up-to-date information on technology as well as expanding on the ideas and strategies presented in the first edition. It includes more than sixty-one chapters designed to improve the teaching of beginning, mid-career, or senior faculty members. The topics cover both traditional tasks of teaching as well as broader concerns, such as diversity and inclusion in the classroom and technology in educational settings. |
Contents
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The Comprehensive Course Syllabus | 21 |
The First Days of Class | 37 |
Classroom Conduct and Decorum | 48 |
RESPONDING TO A CHANGING STUDENT BODY | 55 |
Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom | 57 |
Students with Disabilities | 72 |
Motivating Students | 278 |
Informally Assessing Students Learning | 290 |
Mobile Learning | 298 |
STRENGTHENING STUDENTS WRITING AND PROBLEMSOLVING SKILLS | 303 |
Helping Students Write Better in All Courses | 305 |
Designing Effective Writing Assignments | 314 |
Evaluating Students Written Work | 325 |
Problem Sets | 335 |
Reentry and Transfer Students | 85 |
Teaching Academically Diverse Students | 90 |
DISCUSSION STRATEGIES | 95 |
Leading a Discussion | 97 |
Encouraging Student Participation in Discussion | 106 |
Online Discussions | 112 |
Asking Questions | 118 |
Fielding Students Questions | 127 |
THE LARGEENROLLMENT COURSE | 133 |
Preparing to Teach the LargeEnrollment Course | 135 |
Delivering a Lecture | 148 |
Explaining Clearly | 157 |
Personalizing the LargeEnrollment Course | 162 |
Encouraging Student Participation in the LargeEnrollment Course | 168 |
Maintaining Instructional Quality with Limited Resources | 174 |
ALTERNATIVES AND SUPPLEMENTS TO LECTURES AND DISCUSSION | 179 |
Web 2 0 | 181 |
Learning in Groups | 190 |
Informal Group Learning Activities | 207 |
Formal Group Learning Activities | 214 |
Case Studies | 222 |
Role Playing Games and Virtual Worlds | 229 |
Service Learning and Civic Engagement | 233 |
Undergraduate Research | 244 |
Guest Speakers | 251 |
ENHANCING STUDENTS LEARNING AND MOTIVATION | 257 |
Helping Students Learn | 259 |
Learning Styles and Preferences | 273 |
TESTING AND GRADING | 343 |
Promoting Academic Honesty | 345 |
Quizzes Tests and Exams | 362 |
Allaying Students Anxieties about Tests | 375 |
MultipleChoice and Matching Tests | 390 |
ShortAnswer and Essay Tests | 401 |
Grading Practices | 409 |
Calculating and Assigning Grades | 419 |
PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGIES | 431 |
Flipcharts | 433 |
Chalkboards and Whiteboards | 436 |
Interactive Whiteboards | 441 |
Overhead Projection | 443 |
Slide Shows | 447 |
Video Recordings and Clips | 450 |
PowerPoint Presentations | 453 |
EVALUATION TO IMPROVE TEACHING | 459 |
Video Recordings and Classroom Observations | 472 |
The Teaching Portfolio | 481 |
TEACHING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM | 489 |
Email Text Messages and Instant Messages | 497 |
Academic Advising and Mentoring Undergraduates | 504 |
Guiding Training Supervising and Mentoring Graduate | 517 |
FINISHING UP | 527 |
Student Rating Forms | 534 |
Writing Letters of Recommendation for Students | 551 |
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References to this book
Effective Teaching Strategies: Lessons from Research and Practice Roy Killen No preview available - 2007 |