Effective College Teaching
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Author | : William Buskist |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1412996074 |
Using empirical research this text gives faculty and graduate teaching assistants the tools for understanding why certain teaching practices work and how to adjust their teaching to changing classroom room and online environments.
Author | : Joshua Eyler |
Publisher | : Teaching and Learning in Highe |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9781946684653 |
Even on good days, teaching is a challenging profession. One way to make the job of college instructors easier, however, is to know more about the ways students learn. How Humans Learn aims to do just that by peering behind the curtain and surveying research in fields as diverse as developmental psychology, anthropology, and cognitive neuroscience for insight into the science behind learning. The result is a story that ranges from investigations of the evolutionary record to studies of infants discovering the world for the first time, and from a look into how our brains respond to fear to a reckoning with the importance of gestures and language. Joshua R. Eyler identifies five broad themes running through recent scientific inquiry--curiosity, sociality, emotion, authenticity, and failure--devoting a chapter to each and providing practical takeaways for busy teachers. He also interviews and observes college instructors across the country, placing theoretical insight in dialogue with classroom experience.
Author | : Ken Bain |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2011-09-01 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0674065549 |
What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators. The short answer is—it’s not what teachers do, it’s what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture notes matter less than the special way teachers comprehend the subject and value human learning. Whether historians or physicists, in El Paso or St. Paul, the best teachers know their subjects inside and out—but they also know how to engage and challenge students and to provoke impassioned responses. Most of all, they believe two things fervently: that teaching matters and that students can learn. In stories both humorous and touching, Ken Bain describes examples of ingenuity and compassion, of students’ discoveries of new ideas and the depth of their own potential. What the Best College Teachers Do is a treasure trove of insight and inspiration for first-year teachers and seasoned educators.
Author | : William H. Morris |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
This book is a collection of papers by college professors representing the humanities, physics, biology, mathematics, the social sciences, psychology, education, and administration. These reveal a great deal about college and teaching methods, while only indirectly addressing the question of relevance. In total, these essays to illustrate why colleges might need to examine their organization, curricula, and value propositions.
Author | : Gregory Light |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2013-03-05 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0674075226 |
For many college students, studying the hard sciences seems out of the question. Students and professors alike collude in the prejudice that physics and molecular biology, mathematics and engineering are elite disciplines restricted to a small number with innate talent. Gregory Light and Marina Micari reject this bias, arguing, based on their own transformative experiences, that environment is just as critical to academic success in the sciences as individual ability. Making Scientists lays the groundwork for a new paradigm of how scientific subjects can be taught at the college level, and how we can better cultivate scientists, engineers, and other STEM professionals. The authors invite us into Northwestern University’s Gateway Science Workshop, where the seminar room is infused with a sense of discovery usually confined to the research lab. Conventional science instruction demands memorization of facts and formulas but provides scant opportunity for critical reflection and experimental conversation. Light and Micari stress conceptual engagement with ideas, practical problem-solving, peer mentoring, and—perhaps most important—initiation into a culture of cooperation, where students are encouraged to channel their energy into collaborative learning rather than competition with classmates. They illustrate the tangible benefits of treating students as apprentices—talented young people taking on the mental habits, perspectives, and wisdom of the scientific community, while contributing directly to its development. Rich in concrete advice and innovative thinking, Making Scientists is an invaluable guide for all who care about the future of science and technology.
Author | : Community College of Vermont |
Publisher | : Amer. Assn. of Community Col |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 2004-01-31 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0871173646 |
"Throughout this guide you will find specific strategies for teaching--the kind of practical advice that circulates among veteran teachers whenever they gather together ..."--Page i
Author | : Jonathan Golding |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2018-10-18 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9781516572908 |
Strategies for Teaching Large Classes Effectively in Higher Education helps educators effectively harness the power of the large class to support student learning. The book features advice from instructors across disciplines, results from the initiatives they've tried, and scholarship to support their claims. The text emphasizes the ideas that a large class represents an opportunity and scholarly teaching can occur in a class of any size. The book begins
Author | : Norman Eng |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017-01-15 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780998587516 |
Author | : Zala Fashant |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2023-07-03 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1000979202 |
Designing courses to deliver effective teaching and significant learning is the best way to set students up for success, and this book guides readers through the process. The authors have worked with faculty world-wide, and share the stories of how faculty have transformed courses from theory to practice. They start with Dee Fink’s foundation of integrating course design. Then they provide additional design concepts to expand the course blueprint to implement plans for communication, accessibility, technology integration, as well as the assessment of course design as it fits into the assessment of programs and institutions, and how faculty can use what they learn to meet their professional goals.
Author | : Terry McGlynn |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2020-11-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 022654253X |
Higher education is a strange beast. Teaching is a critical skill for scientists in academia, yet one that is barely touched upon in their professional training—despite being a substantial part of their career. This book is a practical guide for anyone teaching STEM-related academic disciplines at the college level, from graduate students teaching lab sections and newly appointed faculty to well-seasoned professors in want of fresh ideas. Terry McGlynn’s straightforward, no-nonsense approach avoids off-putting pedagogical jargon and enables instructors to become true ambassadors for science. For years, McGlynn has been addressing the need for practical and accessible advice for college science teachers through his popular blog Small Pond Science. Now he has gathered this advice as an easy read—one that can be ingested and put to use on short deadline. Readers will learn about topics ranging from creating a syllabus and developing grading rubrics to mastering online teaching and ensuring safety during lab and fieldwork. The book also offers advice on cultivating productive relationships with students, teaching assistants, and colleagues.