Tools for Teaching 2e

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