Tools for teaching

Title:

Tools for teaching

Personal Author:

Davis, Barbara Gross

Publication Information:

San Francisco, CALIF.: Jossey-Bass Pub., 1993

ISBN:

9781555425685

Subject Term:

College teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Classroom management -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Curriculum planning -- United States -- Handbook, manuals, etc.

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I've read countless books on teaching strategies over the years, and I can't think of one that compares--in depth, breadth, accessibility, and practicality--to this one. Tools for Teaching has much to say to teachers of all ranks, disciplines, and institutions.
--Mary Deane Sorcinelli, director, Center for Teaching, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

A rich compendium of classroom-tested strategies and suggestions designed to improve the teaching practice of beginning, midcareer, and senior faculty members. Forty-nine teaching tools cover both traditional tasks--writing a course syllabus, delivering a lecture--and newer, broader concerns, such as responding to diversity and using technology.

Author Notes

Barbara Cross Davis is assistant vice provost for undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley. Her areas of interest include teaching, learning, and evaluation in higher education.

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

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