Effective College and University Teaching

Using empirical research this text gives faculty and graduate teaching assistants the tools for understanding why certain teaching practices work and how to adjust their teaching to changing classroom room and online environments.

"This is a very exciting project…[a]part from being helmed by two exemplary teachers, there is a strong line-up of authors. This will be the most up-to-date book of its kind as it takes the perspective of educating GTA supervisors and is not just a ′tips′ book." Regan A. R. Gurung, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

Using empirical researchEffective College and University Teaching gives faculty and graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) effective strategies and tactics for pursuing excellence in their teaching, be it in the classroom or online. Whereas the majority of books on college and university teaching are how-to books, this volume provides both the rationale and a detailed guide for how to use these practices and teach them to others. Written by leading scholars and master teachers, this book outlines, reviews, and discusses best practices for becoming an effective undergraduate teacher. Aimed at the professional development of professors and graduate students, this text provides full coverage of those topics central to effective teaching practices such as developing a teaching philosophy, becoming an ethical teacher, and fostering active learning in the classroom.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Preparing the New Professoriate to Teach - Victor A. Benassi, William Buskist
Creating Effective Working Relationships Between Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants - Steven A. Meyers
Allaying Graduate Student Fears About Teaching - Sandra Goss Lucas
Preparing for the Transition From Graduate School to the Academy: An Exemplar From Psychology - Mark M. Silvestri, Brennan D. Cox, William Buskist, and Jared W. Keeley
Teaching in the Context of Professional Development and Work-Private Life Balance - Steven Prentice-Dunn
The Science of Learning and Its Applications - Mark A. McDaniel and Cynthia Wooldridge
Course Design - Victor A. Benassi and Gary S. Goldstein
Writing and Developing Your Philosophy of Teaching - James H. Korn
Developing Student-Teacher Rapport in the Undergraduate Classroom - Janie H. Wilson and Rebecca G. Ryan
Learning-Centered Lecturing - David B. Daniel
Active Learning - Elizabeth Yost Hammer and Peter J. Giordano
Leading Discussions - Bryan K. Saville, Tracy E. Zinn and Krisztina Varga Jakobsen
Assessing Student Learning - Robert Bubb
Becoming an Ethical Teacher - G. William Hill IV and Dorothy D. Zinsmeister
Conflict in the College Classroom: Understanding, Preventing, and Dealing With Classroom Incivilities - Mark M. Silvestri and William Buskist
Diversity and Diversity Issues in Teaching - Rosemary E. Phelps
Teaching Controversial Issues, Liberally - Harold L. Miller, Jr., and Diego Flores
Technology in Higher Education - Christopher R. Howard
Course and Instructor Evaluation - Jared W. Keeley
Assessing the Effectiveness of GTA Prepatory Activities and Programs - Cecilia M. Shore
Preparing Graduate Students for the Political Nature of the Academy - Randolph A. Smith and Stephen F. Davis
Preparing for the Future: Undergraduates as Teaching Assistants - Thomas P. Hogan and John C. Norcross
Useful Resources for Preparing the New Professoriate - Jennifer J. Stiegler-Balfour and Catherine E. Overson
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors