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- ISBN: 9780415807463 | 0415807468
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 12/13/2011
Becoming a New Instructor guides new instructors through the planning, preparation, and execution of their first class, whether it is in person or online. Like any good mentor, this book provides clear, simple instructions, and makes best-practice recommendations. It provides a step-by-step guide to writing a syllabus, a simple explanation for how to calculate grades, and many additional suggestions from an experienced teacher about how to run their classes. Chronologically arranged from conceptualizing the class through putting together the syllabus, planning in-class time, running the class, and assigning grades, this book will answer any new instructors'¬" questions. Adjuncts and graduate students charged with teaching a college course will find this succinct guide invaluable. Special Features Include: An entire chapter on teaching online, plus end-of-chapter "Special Considerations for Teaching Online" that connect chapter content to online teaching and CMS platforms Examples of best practice, sample assignments, syllabi, and rubrics throughout Addresses issues specific to the needs of adjuncts and graduate students teaching a course for the first time.