Class not dismissed : reflections on undergraduate education and teaching the liberal arts / Anthony Aveni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aveni, Anthony F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Humanistic.

College teaching.

Lecture method in teaching.

Undergraduates.

Physical Description:

ix, 223 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2014]

Summary:

"In Class Not Dismissed, award-winning professor Anthony Aveni tells the personal story of his six decades in college classrooms and some of the 10,000 students who have filled them. Through anecdotes of his own triumphs and tribulations--some amusing, others heartrending--Aveni reveals his teaching story and thoughts on the future of higher education. Although in recent years the lecture has come under fire as a pedagogical method, Aveni ardently defends lecturing to students. He shares his secrets on crafting an engaging lecture and creating productive dialogue in class discussions. He lays out his rules on classroom discipline and tells how he promotes the lost art of listening. He is a passionate proponent of the liberal arts and core course requirements as well as a believer in sound teaching promoted by active scholarship. Aveni is known to his students as a consummate storyteller. In Class Not Dismissed he shares real stories about everyday college life that shed light on serious educational issues. The result is a humorous, reflective, inviting, and powerful inquiry into higher education that will be of interest to anyone invested in the current and future state of college and university education. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Why I Teach 5

I Love You, Miss Cohen 5

Dreams of Skywatching 7

The Ones I Remember 12

Archetype of the Professor 14

Learning, Loving, Breathing 18

3 What I Teach 25

From Mountaintop to Classroom 25

Assignment One 28

Acquiring the Tool of My Trade 37

Encountering the Liberal Arts 41

A Little History 44

The Core of the Liberal Arts: What Is It and What's It Good For? 51

Tradition vs. Change, or How to Move a Graveyard 56

Diversity, Modernity, and Globalization: New Cores for New Generations 70

4 How I Teach 79

Teaching as Storytelling and Showing 79

Learning by Experience 87

Am I the Sage on the Stage: What Makes for a Good Lecture? 104

Or the Guide on the Side: Is Techno-learning the Answer? 121

What's on the Test? Teaching and Measuring Basic Student Skills 133

How To and How Not To Teach 143

5 Questioning Teaching 151

Are Sound Teaching and Strong Scholarship Compatible? 151

Should My Job Be Guaranteed for Life? 156

How Can Teachers Serve the Wider Community? 159

In Loco Parentis: I'm Not Your Parent-or Am I? 164

Can We Really Measure Good Teaching? 171

Better Grades for Better Students? 177

Why Are Professors under Siege? 180

How Do We Teach in a Dummied-Down Culture? 187

The Life of Mind and Body: Do They Really Go Together? 191

How Can We Improve Our Colleges and Universities? 197

Notes 215

Why College Anyway? 200

6 Epilogue: Class (Not) Dismissed 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781607323020

1607323028

OCLC:

881720282