The essential college professor : a practical guide to an academic career / Jeffrey L. Buller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buller, Jeffrey L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--United States.

College teachers.

Universities and colleges--United States--Faculty.

Universities and colleges.

College teaching--Vocational guidance--United States.

College teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Essential College Professor is about the ""how"" and ""why"" of being a faculty member today. Based on the author's series of highly successful faculty development workshops, each chapter deals concisely with the most important information college professors need at their fingertips when confronted by a particular challenge or faced with an exciting opportunity. Written both as a comprehensive guide to an academic career and as a ready reference to be consulted whenever needed, The Essential College Professor emphasizes proven solutions over untested theories and stresses what facul

Contents:

The Essential College Professor: A Practical Guide to an Academic Career; CONTENTS; THE AUTHOR; INTRODUCTION; Part I: The College Professor's Career; Chapter 1: APPLYING FOR A FACULTY POSITION; Decide Where to Apply; Prepare Your Application Materials Carefully; Be Distinctive Without Appearing Idiosyncratic; Use Your Application Letter to Your Benefit; Be Cautious About Following Up; Chapter 2: INTERVIEWING FOR A FACULTY POSITION; Preparing for the Interview; During the Interview; Handling Different Types of Questions; Chapter 3: WHAT KIND OF PROFESSOR ARE YOU?

Chapter 4: CAREER PLANNING FOR COLLEGE PROFESSORSNegotiating a Contract; Plotting a Career Trajectory; Chapter 5: THE TENURE AND PROMOTION PROCESS; Prepare for Your Review Now; Distinguish Between Necessary Levels of Documentation; Create an Academic Portfolio; Have Your Materials Reviewed Early; Address All the Review Criteria; The Politics of Promotion and Tenure Review; Chapter 6: SPECIAL CHALLENGES FOR JUNIOR FACULTY; Select Your Service Commitments Carefully; Balance Your Activities; Create a Career Plan; Select Your Scholarly and Creative Projects Carefully

Use Mentors and Peers for SupportChapter 7: SPECIAL CHALLENGES FOR MIDCAREER FACULTY; Reconsider Your Priorities; Scholarship; Service; Refocusing Your Career and Setting Transformational Goals; Chapter 8: SPECIAL CHALLENGES FOR SENIOR FACULTY; Institutional Approaches; Develop a New Focus; Develop an Area of Interest Outside of Academic Life; Chapter 9: TAKING THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER; Identifying a Transformational Change; Planning for Your Transformational Change; Part II: The College Professor as Teacher; Chapter 10: ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING; A Brief Primer on Assessment

Using Assessment for Continuous ImprovementThe Microtheme or One-Minute Essay; Technology and Assessment; Bloom's Taxonomy; Gardner's Multiple Intelligences; Anderson and Krathwohl's Response to Bloom; Fink's Taxonomy of Significant Learning; The Relationship of These Taxonomies to Assessment; Chapter 11: WRITING AN EFFECTIVE COURSE SYLLABUS; Different Types of Syllabi; The Basics of Good Syllabus Design; The Tone of Effective Syllabi; The Appearance of Effective Syllabi; Chapter 12: DEVELOPING CREATIVE COURSE MATERIALS; Aligning Materials with Course Goals; Making Learning Goals Transparent

Using Metaphors or Themes with Course MaterialsUsing Technology with Course Materials; Chapter 13: TEACHING SMALL CLASSES; How Small Is Small?; The Challenges of Small Classes; Successful Teaching Strategies for Small Classes; Increasing the Diversity of Perspectives in a Small Class; Chapter 14: TEACHING LARGE CLASSES; How Large Is Large?; The Challenges of Large Classes; Successful Teaching Strategies for Large Classes; Chapter 15: TEACHING ONE-ON-ONE; Special Considerations for One-on-One Teaching; Special Opportunities for One-on-One Teaching; Chapter 16: TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY

Take Advantage of Technology Training and Resources

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612455162

9781282455160

1282455168

9780470605455

0470605456

OCLC:

551200946