This 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.
Table of Contents
Preface vii Credits xiv The Author xv
PART I: GETTING UNDER WAY 1
1 Designing or Revising a Course 3 2 The Comprehensive Course Syllabus 21 3 The First Days of Class 37 4 Classroom Conduct and Decorum 48
PART II: RESPONDING TO A CHANGING STUDENT BODY 55
5 Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom 57 6 Students with Disabilities 72 7 Reentry and Transfer Students 85 8 Teaching Academically Diverse Students 90
PART III: DISCUSSION STRATEGIES 95
9 Leading a Discussion 97 10 Encouraging Student Participation in Discussion 106
Contents
11 Online Discussions 112 12 Asking Questions 118 13 Fielding Students’ Questions 127
PART IV: THE LARGE-ENROLLMENT COURSE 133
14 Preparing to Teach the Large-Enrollment Course 135
15 Delivering a Lecture 148
16 Explaining Clearly 157
17 Personalizing the Large-Enrollment Course 162
18 Encouraging Student Participation in the Large-Enrollment Course 168
19 Maintaining Instructional Quality with Limited Resources 174
PART V: ALTERNATIVES AND SUPPLEMENTS TO LECTURES AND DISCUSSION 179
20 Web 2.0 181 21 Learning in Groups 190 22 Informal Group Learning Activities 207 23 Formal Group Learning Activities 214 24 Case Studies 222 25 Simulations: Role Playing, Games, and Virtual Worlds 229 26 Service Learning and Civic Engagement 233 27 Undergraduate Research 244 28 Guest Speakers 251
PART VI: ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LEARNING AND MOTIVATION 257
29 Helping Students Learn 259 30 Learning Styles and Preferences 273
Contents
31 Motivating Students 278 32 Informally Assessing Students’ Learning 290 33 Mobile Learning 298
PART VII: STRENGTHENING STUDENTS’ WRITING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS 303
34 Helping Students Write Better in All Courses 305 35 Designing Effective Writing Assignments 314 36 Evaluating Students’ Written Work 325 37 Homework: Problem Sets 335
PART VIII: TESTING AND GRADING 343
38 Promoting Academic Honesty 345 39 Quizzes, Tests, and Exams 362 40 Allaying Students’ Anxieties about Tests 375 41 Multiple-Choice and Matching Tests 390 42 Short-Answer and Essay Tests 401 43 Grading Practices 409 44 Calculating and Assigning Grades 419
PART IX: PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGIES 431
45 Flipcharts 433 46 Chalkboards and Whiteboards 436 47 Interactive Whiteboards 441 48 Overhead Projection 443 49 Slide Shows 447 50 Video Recordings and Clips 450 51 PowerPoint Presentations 453
Contents
PART X: EVALUATION TO IMPROVE TEACHING 459
52 Early Feedback to Improve Teaching and Learning 461 53 Video Recordings and Classroom Observations 472 54 The Teaching Portfolio 481
PART XI: TEACHING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM 489
55 Holding Office Hours 491
56 E-mail, Text Messages, and Instant Messages 497
57 Academic Advising and Mentoring Undergraduates 504
58 Guiding, Training, Supervising, and Mentoring Graduate Student Instructors 517
PART XII: FINISHING UP 527
59 The Last Days of Class 529 60 Student Rating Forms 534 61 Writing Letters of Recommendation for Students 551
Index 557
