So You Think You Can Teach: From Expert Practitioner to Successful Instructor

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Preparing Your Course Chapter 2: Arranging Your Classroom Chapter 3: Teaching Your Class Chapter 4: Theories of Development, Intelligence, and Personality References

About the Author :
Dr. Wendy Murawski is a former CA Teacher Educator of the Year and Professor Bill Cockrum is a former BusinessWeek Entrepreneurial Professor of the Year. Together, they share their years of experience in teaching a variety of adult learners nationally and internationally. William M. Cockrum is a long-time veteran of the business world with an MBA in finance and marketing from Harvard University, Bill had established himself as a national expert in the area of business, finance, and entrepreneurship. The Anderson School of Business at UCLA recruited him to come and teach classes for them and he has been an Adjunct Professor of Finance for over 30 years.

Review :
“I am impressed that this book delivers the objective of ensuring that others can adopt the cutting-edge teaching methods used by the authors. The beneficiaries will be the students who subsequently experience professors who use these methods and of course the fortunate businesses who engage with them when those students graduate. I hardly need to say that this book is a must read for everyone engaged in education at business and other professional schools – but I will!” “This book is a wonderful resource for someone who has a successful professional career and now wants to share his or her expertise with students or others. For anyone who has been out of the educational field for any length of time this book provides numerous very specific suggestions for presenting material to an audience (students, board members, fellow professionals, etc.) Most of us (as students) remember our own great teachers and their using certain teaching/educational techniques that we found to be very effective in our own professional development. However, there are many teaching techniques that we were not exposed to, or that have been developed since we were last in class. This book provides those techniques. It provides an overview of different teaching techniques and provides outlines of ways to implement these different methods. It also provides actual detailed examples of presentation goals, delivery styles, types of different seating arrangements, engagement techniques, feedback, and evaluations for participants and presenters. It is organized in such a way that the reader can browse all the different ideas about presenting information to an audience, and then use the specific outlines and examples that seem most appropriate to his or her particular goals and personal style. This book is very much hands-on in its approach. Anyone thinking about making a professional presentation, whether it be to a class of students or to fellow professionals, will find this book invaluable.” “A rare guide to the art and practice of teaching in professional schools from professionals with a wealth of real world experience and more than 50 combined years of practice translating that experience into effective case studies and lessons. Full of templates, tips and stories, this book will be a valuable guide for those transitioning from a professional career to a career in teaching as well as for those who have been teaching for years but who still desire to become better communicators.” “The authors have created an intuitive and easy to understand guidebook for any professional who is transitioning into teaching from the corporate world . "From the Boardroom to the Classroom" provides an excellent framework to anyone who has struggled with the shift from working as a veteran practitioner to a lecturer or professor in the classroom. "From the Boardroom to the Classroom" is a fantastic and easy to follow road map for professionals who are making the transition from corporation to campus! It's amazing how a few great guiding ideas like the ones in "From the Boardroom to the Classroom" can help professionals from any company or business to take the important steps of transitioning into teaching. Bill and Wendy have hit a home run here for anyone engaged in teaching who needs input on how to best use existing corporate skills and apply them in the classroom. I've been an attorney involved with marketing and sales with Fortune 500 companies in corporate America for 20 years. When I recently transitioned into lecturing at a big University, I walked around with Bill and Wendy's book for weeks. It helped me plan my lessons and framed my entire approach to teaching. It's a "must have" for anyone seriously considering teaching after spending time in the corporate world.” “I wish I'd had this book as a reference early in my career. Whether in the military or in the civilian work place, this is what someone needs/wants to present a class. In a homespun manner it imparts the "gems" one needs to prepare for and present a presentation that is both informative and interesting.”