Art and Craft of College Teaching : A Guide for New Professors and Graduate Students

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Copyright: 5/15/2010

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This book provides a hands-on, quick-start guide to the complexities of the college classroom for instructors in their first five years of teaching. Practical and prescriptive, it provides guidance on course design, syllabi, teaching strategies, and assessment, among other topics. The second edition of Rotenberg's popular guide includes additional material on teaching in a digital environment, universal design, and teaching diverse students. Book jacket.

Preface	p. 11
Teaching as an Art and Teaching as a Craft	p. 15
The Learning Curve of the College Teacher	p. 18
Plan of the Book	p. 21
What Do We Know About Postsecondary Intellectual Development?	p. 26
Bloom and Perry on Adult Learners	p. 27
Kolb and Experiential Learning	p. 29
Gardner and Multiple Intelligences	p. 30
Baxter-Magolda and Ways of Knowing	p. 31
King and Kitchener and the Reflective Judgment Model	p. 32
What Do We Know About Effective Undergraduate Teaching?	p. 35
Current Approaches to Understanding Growth in Thinking Skills	p. 36
History and Development of Best Practices Research	p. 41
The Role of the Teacher in the Classroom	p. 47
The Real Relationship Between Teacher and Student	p. 48
Figuring Out What to Teach and How Much of It	p. 54
Who Are Our Students?	p. 57
The Virtual Classroom and Hybrid Learning Spaces	p. 65
Demands on the New Instructor	p. 67
Departmental Demands	p. 68
Demands of General Education Courses	p. 70
Demands of the Undergraduate Major	p. 73
Demands of Graduate Programs	p. 75
Interdisciplinary Demands	p. 77
Universal Design	p. 83
Universal Design in Higher Education	p. 19
Universal Design of Courses	p. 86
Constructing the Syllabus	p. 88
Developing a Course for the First Time	p. 90
The Impact of Class Size on a Syllabus	p. 97
Taking the Calendar into Account	p. 102
Ordering Books and Photocopying Material	p. 104
Technical Components of a Syllabus	p. 110
Selecting the Knowledge Base for the Course	p. 113
Selecting Texts	p. 114
Fitting the Course into the Curriculum	p. 116
Organizing the Course around Problem Sets	p. 117
Organizing the Course around Specific Experiences	p. 119
Learning Management Software	p. 120
Setting Your Expectations for Students' Reasoning Skills	p. 123
Characterizing Critical Thinking	p. 125
How to Recognize Critical Thinking	p. 126
Setting Your Expectations for Creativity	p. 131
The Cognitive Basis for Creative Thinking	p. 132
How Do You Recognize Creativity When It Occurs?	p. 133
Supporting the Creative Process	p. 135
Assessing Student Learning	p. 39
Best Practices in Student Assessment	p. 141
Tools for Classroom-Level Assessment	p. 143
Assessment Essays	p. 145
Group Assessment	p. 146
Portfolio Assessment	p. 147
The Lecture Classroom	p. 149
What Is a Lecture?	p. 149
Tools for More Effective Lectures	p. 151
What Lecture Formats Can and Cannot Do	p. 155
The Living Textbook Approach	p. 156
Developing an Active Lecture Format	p. 157
Techniques for Livelier Lecture Classes	p. 159
Helping Students Listen Effectively to Lectures	p. 160
Working with Teaching Assistants	p. 163
The Discussion Classroom	p. 166
Discussion Techniques	p. 168
Making It Difficult for the Students to Be Unprepared	p. 179
Motivational Issues in Discussions	p. 181
Dealing with Silence	p. 182
Dealing with Talkers	p. 184
Student-Generated Discussion	p. 185
Designing a Discussion around Specific Roles	p. 186
First Aid for Tired Discussions	p. 187
Discussions of Controversial Subjects	p. 188
The Socratic Form of Discussion	p. 195
Non-Socratic Forms of Discussion	p. 197
Assessing Discussion Outcomes	p. 203
The Seminar Classroom	p. 207
Strategies for Organizing a Seminar	p. 210
The Seminar Process	p. 212
Evaluating Seminar Performance	p. 214
The Laboratory Classroom	p. 216
Collaborative Learning in the Laboratory?	p. 219
Teaching Strategies for Laboratories	p. 220
Teaching Reasoning Skills in the Laboratory	p. 221
Collaborative Learning in Problem-Based Classrooms	p. 223
Strategies for Problem-Based Learning in the Laboratory	p. 226
Applying Problem-Based Learning in the Classroom	p. 228
Assigning Literature in Problem-Based Learning	p. 231
Framing the Students' Learning in Problem-Based Learning	p. 232
Tutoring Group Process in Problem-Based Learning	p. 238
Managing Team and Group Research Dynamics	p. 240
Forming Work Groups in a Collaborative Classroom	p. 244
Dealing with Student Complaints in Group Research	p. 249
Case-Based Learning Methods	p. 251
Designing a Case-Based Course	p. 252
How to Teach a Case Laboratory	p. 253
Simulation and Games	p. 255
Film, Video, and Audio Case Materials	p. 257
Fieldwork, Internships, and Service and Experiential Learning	p. 258
Field-Based Learning	p. 260
Teaching in the Field	p. 262
Evaluating Field-Based Learning	p. 264
Writing Field-Based and Laboratory Reports	p. 265
Evaluating Collaborative Learning	p. 267
The On-Line Classroom	p. 270
Instructor's Considerations for Distance Learning	p. 271
Student Readiness for Distance Learning	p. 275
Structuring Time on Task in Distance Learning	p. 276
Communication Issues in Distance Learning	p. 276
Incorporating Social Media in Learning Environments	p. 280
Advising in the Classroom	p. 285
Diffusing Career Anxiety	p. 287
Degree Progress Issues in an Era of Restricted Budgets	p. 288
Supporting Time Management	p. 289
Understanding Learning Disabilities	p. 291
Helping Students with Life Crisis Issues	p. 293
Helping Underachieving Students	p. 294
Dealing with Angry, Aggressive, or Bullying Students	p. 296
Dealing with Flattery	p. 298
Dealing with Emotional Reactions to Sensitive Topics	p. 299
Effective Evaluation of Student Achievement	p. 302
Establishing Fair and Effective Grading Policies	p. 304
Grading Practices to Avoid	p. 309
Combating Grade Inflation	p. 311
Criterion-Based Grading	p. 313
Asking Appropriate Questions for Evaluation	p. 318
The Test	p. 324
Timed vs. Untimed Tests	p. 325
Partial vs. Comprehensive Testing	p. 326
Oral vs. Written Exams	p. 328
The Presentation	p. 330
The Essay	p. 333
The Research Project	p. 336
The Group Writing Project	p. 339
Evaluating Group Work	p. 340
Administrative Issues in the Classroom	p. 342
Academic Integrity	p. 342
Student Contractual Issues	p. 350
Independent Studies	p. 356
Makeup Policies and Exams	p. 359
Grade Challenges	p. 359
Evaluating the Instructor	p. 362
Student-Based Evaluation	p. 363
What to Do About "Bad" Evaluations	p. 368
Peer-Based Evaluation	p. 370
A Final Word	p. 373
Web Resources	p. 375
References	p. 379
About the Author	p. 399
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