Teaching your first college class A practical guide for new faculty and graduate student instructors
Book - 2008
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Sterling, Va. :
Stylus Pub
2008.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- xi, 201 pages ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781579222260
9781579222253
- 1. Beginnings
- On Being a Novice College Teacher
- The Bold Enterprise
- Apprehensions and Trepidations
- The It Factor--Help Students Understand What It Means to Be Educated
- Types of Appointments
- Finding Help for Your Teaching
- 2. Teaching Intentionally
- Success--Three Brief Tips
- Pedagogy
- Teacher-Centered to Student-Centered
- Teachers in Their Many Roles
- Critical Thinking
- Some Major Figures in Pedagogy
- Special Attention to Undergraduates
- Making Use of Technology
- 3. The First Day
- A Tone that Signals Community
- Authority in the Classroom
- Facilities and Their Modifications
- Your First Class--Instruction or Only Orientation
- Dealing with Anxiety
- Day One Arrives
- Employing Active Learning from the Start
- Messages to Students...Subtle and Bold
- Diversity, Diversity, Diversity
- Introducing Students to Your Discipline
- The Great Start--Yours
- 4. Creating A Syllabus
- Syllabus or Course Guidelines--Which Works for You?
- Your CourseâÇÖs Clock
- Constructing a Syllabus
- 5. Pausing to Assess and Refresh
- Finding Out What Your Students Know--and Helping Them Change Their Minds
- Classroom Assessments
- 6. Students--What They Expect & What You Might Expect
- Student Constituents--Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Religion, Class, Age, Students with Disabilities, Athletes, and Celebrities
- Grade Inflation
- The Notion of Students as Customers
- Your StudentsâÇÖ Unasked Questions
- Preparing Your Students for Learning--Mnemonics and Beyond
- Mandatory Conferences
- Learning Styles
- 7. Preparation for Discussions
- One Hundred Percent Participation
- Creating Guidelines with Students
- A Safe Environment
- Learning Names--EveryoneâÇÖs Task
- Who Speaks and Who DoesnâÇÖt, and Who Talks Too Much
- Difficult or ChallengingTopics: Taboos, Personal Values, and Hurt or Angry Feelings
- Humor
- Laughing at Others--Be Prepared
- Preparing Content
- Session Goals
- Using PowerPoint
- 8. Facilitating Discussions
- Texts, Problems, Evidence
- Relying on Homework
- What You Should Know About How Well Students Read
- Using the Board
- Video Clips and Films
- Using Computer Displays and Overheads
- Some Formats to Jump-Start Discussions
- Time-Outs for Sluggish Sessions
- Discussions Gone Wild
- Dealing with Un(der)Prepared Classes
- 9. Planning Assignments
- Your Opportunities for Creating Assignments
- The Mechanics of Planning
- Papers, Real or Cyber
- Exercise vs. Display
- Motivation
- Repetition
- Carrots and Sticks--Getting Students to Do Their Homework
- 10. When Students Write--Considerations and Assignment Ideas
- Writing--The Emotional Side
- Assignment Ideas
- Term Papers and Their Alternatives
- 11. Group Work and Presentations
- Using Groups in Your Classes
- Gender and Race in Small Groups
- Long-Term Projects
- Optimizing Group Activities
- Pitfalls Group Projects
- Helping Students Give Successful Presentations
- 12. Fraud, Cheating, Plagiarism, and Some Assignments That Discourage It
- Fraud in Higher Education
- Cheating
- Plagiarism and Assignments that Discourage It
- Dealing with Students Who Cheat or Plagiarize
- 13. Grading
- Institutional Requirements
- Two Mandates of Grading
- Learning Outcomes
- Rubrics
- Test Construction
- Improvement as a Factor
- Non-native English Speakers and Others with Writing Problems
- Weighting Grades
- Gate-Keeping Knowledge
- Extra Credit
- Grading Attendance
- Keeping Track of Participation
- Assessing of Public Speaking
- Grading Group Presentations
- Efficient Grading
- Making Use of Technology
- Grade Complaints
- Student Evaluations of You
- 14. Making the Most of Your Teaching Time and Planning for Your Future
- Teaching Portfolios
- Papers and Poster Sessions, Awards, and More
- Translating Teaching Experiences into a Career Other Than Teaching
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- Index