The new college classroom / Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davidson, Cathy N., 1949- author.

Katopodis, Christina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Active learning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Active learning.

College teaching--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

College teaching.

Effective teaching--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Effective teaching.

Classroom management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Classroom management.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2022.

Summary:

College still looks like it did a century ago, with instructors delivering lectures to silent rows of students. Yet research shows unambiguously that active learning is more effective and inclusive. The New College Classroom translates the evidence into hands-on guidance for teachers in every discipline and institution, so all students can excel.

"College instruction is stuck in the past. If a time traveler from a century ago arrived on today's campuses, they would recognize only too well the listlessness of the lecture hall and the awkward silence of the seminar room. Yet we know how to do better. Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis, two of the world's foremost innovators in higher education, turn to the latest research and methods to show how teachers at every kind of institution can help students become independent, creative, and active learners. The New College Classroom helps instructors in all disciplines create an environment that is truly conducive to learning. Davidson and Katopodis translate cutting-edge research in learning science and pedagogy into ready-to-use strategies to incorporate into any course. These empirically driven, classroom-tested techniques of active learning--from the participatory syllabus and ungrading to grab-and-go activities for every day of the term--have achieved impressive results at community colleges and research universities, on campus, online, and in hybrid settings. Extensive evidence shows that active-learning tools are more effective than conventional methods of instruction. Davidson and Katopodis explain how and why their approach works and provide detailed case studies of educators successfully applying active-learning techniques in their courses every day, ensuring that their students are better prepared for the world after college." -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

I. Changing Ourselves

1. Why Change Now?

2. Structuring Active Learning

3. Teaching Is Mentoring

II. Changing Our Classrooms

4. Before the First Class

5. The First Class

6. Activities for Any Day of the Term

7. Democratic and Antiracist Pedagogy

8. Group Work Without the Groans

9. Research That Inspires Creativity

10. Feedback That Really Works

11. Grades-Ugh!

12. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Conclusion: Changing the World.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-674-28753-3

0-674-28752-5

OCLC:

1337944913