Tools for teaching

This is the long-awaited update on the bestselling book that offers a practical, accessible reference manual for faculty in any discipline. This new edition contains up-to-date information on technology as well as expanding on the ideas and strategies presented in the first edition. It includes more than sixty-one chapters designed to improve the teaching of beginning, mid-career, or senior faculty members. The topics cover both traditional tasks of teaching as well as broader concerns, such as diversity and inclusion in the classroom and technology in educational settings.

• Preface p. vii
• Credits p. xiv
• The Author p. xv
• Part I Getting Under Way p. 1
• 1 Designing or Revising a Course p. 3
• 2 The Comprehensive Course Syllabus p. 21
• 3 The First Days of Class p. 37
• 4 Classroom Conduct and Decorum p. 48
• Part II Responding To A Changing Student Body p. 55
• 5 Diversity and inclusion in the Classroom p. 57
• 6 Students with Disabilities p. 72
• 7 Reentry and Transfer Students p. 85
• 8 Teaching Academically Diverse Students p. 90
• Part III Discussion Strategies p. 95
• 9 Leading a Discussion p. 97
• 10 Encouraging Student Participation in Discussion p. 106
• 11 Online Discussions p. 112
• 12 Asking Questions p. 118
• 13 Fielding Students' Questions p. 127
• Part IV The Large-Enrollment Course p. 133
• 14 Preparing to Teach the Large-Enrollment Course p. 135
• 15 Delivering a Lecture p. 148
• 16 Explaining Clearly p. 157
• 17 Personalizing the Large-Enrollment Course p. 162
• 18 Encouraging Student Participation in the Large-Enrollment Course p. 168
• 19 Maintaining Instructional Quality with Limited Resources p. 174
• Part V Alternatives And Supplements To Lectures And Discussion p. 179
• 20 Web 2.0 p. 181
• 21 Learning in Groups p. 190
• 22 Informal Group Learning Activities p. 207
• 23 Formal Group Learning Activities p. 214
• 24 Case Studies p. 222
• 25 Simulations: Role Playing, Games, and Virtual Worlds p. 229
• 26 Service Learning and Civic Engagement p. 233
• 27 Undergraduate Research p. 244
• 28 Guest Speakers p. 251
• Part VI Enhancing Students' Learning And Motivation p. 257
• 29 Helping Students Learn p. 259
• 30 Learning Styles and Preferences p. 273
• 31 Motivating Students p. 278
• 32 Informally Assessing Students' Learning p. 290
• 33 Mobile Learning p. 298
• Part VII Strengthening Students' Writing And Problem Solving Skills p. 303
• 34 Helping Students Write Better in All Courses p. 305
• 35 Designing Effective Writing Assignments p. 314
• 36 Evaluating Students' Written Work p. 325
• 37 Homework: Problem Sets p. 335
• Part VIII Testing And Grading p. 343
• 38 Promoting Academic Honesty p. 345
• 39 Quizzes, Tests, and Exams p. 362
• 40 Allaying Students' Anxieties about Tests p. 375
• 41 Multiple-Choice and Matching Tests p. 390
• 42 Short-Answer and Essay Tests p. 401
• 43 Grading Practices p. 409
• 44 Calculating and Assigning Grades p. 419
• Part IX Presentation Technologies p. 431
• 45 Flipcharts p. 433
• 46 Chalkboards and Whiteboards p. 436
• 47 Interactive Whiteboards p. 441
• 48 Overhead Projection p. 443
• 49 Slide Shows p. 447
• 50 Video Recordings and Clips p. 450
• 51 PowerPoint Presentations p. 453
• Part X Evaluation To Improve Teaching p. 459
• 52 Early Feedback to Improve Teaching and Learning p. 461
• 53 Video Recordings and Classroom Observations p. 472
• 54 The Teaching Portfolio p. 481
• Part XI Teaching Outside The Classroom p. 489
• 55 Holding Office Hours p. 491
• 56 E-mail, Text Messages, and Instant Messages p. 497
• 57 Academic Advising and Mentoring Undergraduates p. 504
• 58 Guiding, Training, Supervising, and Mentoring Graduate Student Instructors p. 517
• Part XII Finishing Up p. 527
• 59 The Last Days of Class p. 529
• 60 Student Rating Forms p. 534
• 61 Writing Letters of Recommendation for Students p. 551
• Index p. 557