Teaching the Large College Class A Guidebook

This book is a distillation of years of experience by the author-who started his college teaching career in 1969-in teaching large classes and in coaching other professors to do the same. It is concise, practical, and user-friendly. It employs teaching-as-acting as a common theme, with many practical examples covering all of the major facets of organizing, managing, and teaching a large lecture course. An excellent resource for any college teacher, adjunct or full-time, facing a large class, it is also useful for administrators to give to new faculty to help them as they begin teaching. TABLE OF CONTENTS Thinking Ahead Getting Ready for the First Day The Teacher as Actor Managing Assistants and Graders Using Media Effectively Auditorium Classroom Activities Assessment and Testing Grading The Season of a Class

Frank Heppner is professor of biological sciences at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston.

About the Author	p. v
Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Thinking Ahead	p. 1
Why Your Class Could Belong to the Chamber of Commerce	p. 3
Getting Ready for the First Day	p. 15
The "Value" Course	p. 16
The "Deluxe" Course	p. 17
The "Standard" Course	p. 19
Background Investigation of the Course	p. 19
The Syllabus	p. 22
The Course Manual	p. 25
Selecting and Ordering Texts	p. 26
Course Budgets and Ordering	p. 27
Handouts	p. 29
Checking Out the Physical Facilities	p. 31
Reading Assignments and Lectures	p. 31
Disabled Student Matters	p. 34
Deciding on a Grading Plan	p. 34
Assembling a Lecture	p. 35
The First Day of Class	p. 36
The Teacher as Actor	p. 39
Character	p. 40
Lines	p. 42
Stagecraft43	p. 43
Theater	p. 49
Audience	p. 51
Managing Assistants and Graders	p. 55
Covering Yourself	p. 55
Safety	p. 57
Harassment	p. 58
Grading Procedures	p. 60
General Communications	p. 62
Delegating Authority	p. 63
Motivating the Staff	p. 65
Using Media Effectively	p. 67
The Blackboard	p. 67
The Whiteboard	p. 69
Optical Overhead Projector	p. 70
Legibility	p. 71
35mm Slides	p. 74
Graphic Considerations for Projection	p. 76
Typefaces	p. 78
Computer Presentation and Projection	p. 78
Scanning, Resolution, and Format	p. 80
Electronic Overhead Projector	p. 82
Live Television	p. 83
The Internet and Web	p. 85
Clickers	p. 86
Images, Time, and Some Philosophizing About Media	p. 87
Murphy's Law and Using Media	p. 89
Auditorium Classroom Activities	p. 91
Straight Lecture Equals Death	p. 92
Breaks	p. 92
The Mock Jury	p. 94
Games	p. 95
Assessment and Testing	p. 99
Assessment	p. 99
Testing and Grading	p. 101
Levels of Learning	p. 102
Complex Problem Solving	p. 107
Types of Examination and Quiz Questions	p. 108
Evaluations Other than Tests	p. 117
Homework	p. 118
Cheating	p. 118
Internet Plagiarism	p. 121
After the Test Is Over	p. 123
Grading	p. 125
Categories of Categorization	p. 128
Non-Normal Distributions	p. 132
Special Considerations	p. 134
The Seasons of a Class	p. 141
Student Evaluations of Teaching	p. 143
Classroom Research	p. 145
Grants	p. 146
The Last Lecture	p. 147
Readings and Resources	p. 151
Sample Course Outline	p. 161
First-Day Checklist	p. 169
Sample Course Syllabus	p. 171
Sample First-Day Lecture	p. 175
Index	p. 187
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Teaching the Large College Class A Guidebook for Instructors with Multitudes

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