Effective college and university teaching : strategies and tactics for the new professoriate / William F. Buskist, Victor Benassi, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buskist, William, editor.

Benassi, Victor, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teaching--United States.

College teaching.

Professional learning communities.

United States.

Professional learning communities--United States.

Effective teaching.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications, Incorporated, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Intended for graduate students pursuing a teaching career in higher education, this collection of contributions by authors from academia covers methodologies, cutting-edge data, theories in teaching, and learning features. Editors Buskist (Auburn U.) and Benassi (U. of Alabama) provide the new professoriate with a concise, but broad range of important topics related to beginning and growing in a teaching career at a college or university. From preparation to practical application, and even to advice on balancing work and home, current and future educators will find this valuable text of empirical research an effective guide to becoming a highly skilled professor. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Preparing the New Professoriate to Teach / Victor A. Benassi Benassi, Victor A., William Buskist Buskist, William 1

2 Creating Effective Working Relationships Between Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants / Steven A. Meyers Meyers, Steven A. 9

3 Allaying Graduate Student Fears About Teaching / Sandra Goss Lucas Lucas, Sandra Goss 17

4 Preparing for the Transition From Graduate School to the Academy: An Exemplar From Psychology / Mark M. Silvestri Silvestri, Mark M., Brennan D. Cox Cox, Brennan D., William Buskist Buskist, William, Jared W. Keeley Keeley, Jared W. 27

5 Teaching in the Context of Professional Development and Work-Private Life Balance / Steven Prentice-Dunn Prentice-Dunn, Steven 39

6 The Science of Learning and Its Applications / Mark A. McDaniel McDaniel, Mark A., Cynthia Wooldridge Wooldridge, Cynthia 49

7 Course Design / Victor A. Benassi Benassi, Victor A., Gary S. Goldstein Goldstein, Gary S. 61

8 Writing and Developing Your Philosophy of Teaching / James H. Korn Korn, James H. 71

9 Developing Student-Teacher Rapport in the Undergraduate Classroom / Janie H. Wilson Wilson, Janie H., Rebecca G. Ryan Ryan, Rebecca G. 81

10 Learning-Centered Lecturing / David B. Daniel Daniel, David B. 91

11 Active Learning / Elizabeth Yost Hammer Hammer, Elizabeth Yost, Peter J. Giordano Giordano, Peter J. 99

12 Leading Discussions / Bryan K. Saville Saville, Bryan K., Tracy E. Zinn Zinn, Tracy E., Krisztina Varga Jakobsen Jakobsen, Krisztina Varga 107

13 Assessing Student Learning / Robert Bubb Bubb, Robert 115

14 Becoming an Ethical Teacher / G. William Hill IV Hill, G. William IV, Dorothy D. Zinsmeister Zinsmeister, Dorothy D. 125

15 Conflict in the College Classroom: Understanding, Preventing, and Dealing With Classroom Incivilities / Mark M. Silvestri Silvestri, Mark M., William Buskist Buskist, William 135

16 Diversity and Diversity Issues in Teaching / Rosemary E. Phelps Phelps, Rosemary E. 145

17 Teaching Controversial Issues, Liberally / Harold L. Miller Miller, Harold L., Diego Flores Flores, Diego 155

18 Technology in Higher Education / Christopher R. Howard Howard, Christopher R. 163

19 Course and Instructor Evaluation / Jared W. Keeley Keeley, Jared W. 173

20 Assessing the Effectiveness of GTA Preparatory Activities and Programs / Cecilia M. Shore Shore, Cecilia M. 181

21 Preparing Graduate Students for the Political Nature of the Academy / Randolph A. Smith Smith, Randolph A., Stephen F. Davis Davis, Stephen F. 189

22 Preparing for the Future: Undergraduates as Teaching Assistants / Thomas P. Hogan Hogan, Thomas P., John C. Norcross Norcross, John C. 197

23 Useful Resources for Preparing the New Professoriate / Jennifer J. Stiegler-Balfour Stiegler-Balfour, Jennifer J., Catherine E. Overson Overson, Catherine E. 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Effective college and university teaching : strategies and tactics for the new professoriate.

ISBN:

9781483341767

OCLC:

893678366

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.