Teaching at its best : a research-based resource for college instructors

Summary: "This expanded and updated edition of the best-selling handbook is an essential toolbox, full of hundreds of practical teaching techniques, classroom activities and exercises, for the new or experienced college instructor. This new edition includes updated information on the Millennial student, more research from cognitive psychology, a focus on outcomes maps, the latest legal options on copyright issues, and more. It will also include entirely new chapters on matching teaching methods with learning outcomes, inquiry-guide learning, and using visuals to teach, as well as section on the Socratic method, SCALE-UP classrooms, and more." -- BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 9780470401040 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0470401044 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xx, 375 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: San Franciso, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-365) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I. Laying the groundwork for student learning -- 1. Understanding your students and how they learn -- 2. Outcomes-centered course design -- 3. The complete syllabus -- 4. Your first day of class -- 5. Motivating your students -- Part II. Managing your courses -- 6. Copyright guidelines for instructors -- 7. Preventing and responding to classroom incivility -- 8. Preserving academic honesty -- 9. Making the most of office hours -- 10. Course coordination between faculty and TAs -- Part III. Choosing and using the right tools for teaching and learning -- 11. Matching teaching methods with learning outcomes -- 12. Making the lecture a learning experience -- 13. Leading effective discussions -- 14. Questioning techniques for discussion and assessment -- 15. Experiential learning activities -- 16. Learning in groups -- 17. Writing-to-learn activities and assignments -- Part IV. More tools: Teaching real-world problem solving --18. Inquiry-guided learning --19. The case method -- 20. Problem-based learning (PBL) -- 21. Quantitative reasoning and problem solving --22. Problem solving in the sciences -- Part V. Making learning easier -- 23. Getting students to do the readings -- 24. Teaching your students to think and write in your discipline -- 25. Accommodating different learning styles -- 26. Using visuals to teach -- 27. Using instructional technology wisely -- Part VI. Assessing learning outcomes -- 28. Assessing student learning in progress -- 29. Constructing summative assessments -- 30. Preparing students for tests -- 31. Grading summative assessments -- 32. Evaluating and documenting teaching effectiveness.