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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.

Table of Contents:
Preface. The Author. I. GETTING UNDER WAY. 1. Preparing or Revising a Course. 2. The Course Syllabus. 3. The First Day of Class. II. RESPONDING TO A DIVERSE STUDENT BODY. 4. Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities. 5. Diversity and Complexity in the Classroom: Considerations of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender. 6. Reentry Students. 7. Teaching Academically Diverse Students. III. DISCUSSION STRATEGIES. 8. Leading a Discussion. 9. Encouraging Student Participation in Discussion. 10. Asking Questions. 11. Fielding Students' Questions. IV. LECTURE STRATEGIES. 12. Preparing to Teach the Large Lecture Course. 13. Delivering a Lecture. 14. Explaining Clearly. 15. Personalizing the Large Lecture Class. 16. Supplements and Alternatives to Lecturing: Encouraging Student Participation. 17. Maintaining Instructional Quality with Limited Resources. V. COLLABORATIVE AND EXPERIENTIAL STRATEGIES. 18. Collaborative Learning: Group Work and Study Teams. 19. Role Playing and Case Studies. 20. Fieldwork. VI. ENHANCING STUDENTS' LEARNING AND MOTIVATION. 21. Helping Students Learn. 22. Learning Styles and Preferences. 23. Motivating Students. VII. WRITING SKILLS AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. 24. Helping Students Write Better in All Courses. 25. Designing Effective Writing Assignments. 26. Evaluating Students' Written Work. 27. Homework: Problem Sets. VIII: TESTING AND GRADING. 28. Quizzes, Tests, and Exams. 29. Allaying Students' Anxieties About Tests. 30. Multiple-Choice and Matching Tests. 31. Short-Answer and Essay Tests. 32. Grading Practices. 33. Calculating and Assigning Grades. 34. Preventing Academic Dishonesty. IX. INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY. 35. Chalkboards. 36. Flipcharts. 37. Transparencies and Overhead Projectors. 38. Slides. 39. Films and Videotapes. 40. Computers and Multimedia. X. EVALUATION TO IMPROVE TEACHING. 41. Fast Feedback. 42. Watching Yourself on Videotape. 43. Self-Evaluation and the Teaching Dossier. XI. TEACHING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. 44. Holding Office Hours. 45. Academic Advising and Mentoring Undergraduates. 46. Guiding, Training, and Supervising Graduate Student Instructors. XII. FINISHING UP. 47. The Last Days of Class. 48. Student Rating Forms. 49. Writing Letters of Recommendation. Index.

About the Author :
BARBARA GROSS DAVIS is dean of education development at the University of California, Berkeley. She is coauthor of two books on evaluation, Evaluation of Composition Instruction (1987) and Evaluating Intervention Programs (1985).

Review :
"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 'tool chest' of strategies for those who are seeking ways to make their teaching more effective. This book is the kind of resource that will wind up not on faculty members' bookshelves but on their desks and in their briefcases." (Larry A. Braskamp, dean of the College of Education, University of Illinois, Chicago)


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  • ISBN-13: 9780470469712
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470469714
  • Publisher Date: 18 May 2009
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 464


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