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On course : a week-by-week guide to your first semester of college teaching / James M. Lang

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010Description: xv, 319 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780674047419
  • 0674047419
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB 2331 L269o 2010
Contents:
Week 1: first days of class Week 2: teaching with technology Week 3: in the classroom: lectures Week 4: in the classroom: discussions Week 5: in the classroom: teaching with small groups Week 6: assignments and grading Week 7: students as learners Week 8: students as people Week 9: academic honesty Week 10: finding a balance outside the classroom Week 11: re-energizing the classroom Week 12: common problems Week 13: student ratings and evaluations Week 14: last days of class Week 15: teachers as people After the end: top ten resources Appendix A: a sample syllabus Appendix B: student participation evaluation form
Summary: On Course is full of experience-tested, research-based advice for graduate students and new teaching faculty. It provides a range of innovative and traditional strategies that work well without requiring extensive preparation or long grading sessions when trying to meet one's own demanding research and service requirements.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LB 2331 L269o 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000196767

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Week 1: first days of class
Week 2: teaching with technology
Week 3: in the classroom: lectures
Week 4: in the classroom: discussions
Week 5: in the classroom: teaching with small groups
Week 6: assignments and grading
Week 7: students as learners
Week 8: students as people
Week 9: academic honesty
Week 10: finding a balance outside the classroom
Week 11: re-energizing the classroom
Week 12: common problems
Week 13: student ratings and evaluations
Week 14: last days of class
Week 15: teachers as people
After the end: top ten resources
Appendix A: a sample syllabus
Appendix B: student participation evaluation form

On Course is full of experience-tested, research-based advice for graduate students and new teaching faculty. It provides a range of innovative and traditional strategies that work well without requiring extensive preparation or long grading sessions when trying to meet one's own demanding research and service requirements.

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