Joy of Teaching A Practical Guide for New College Instructors

Name: Joy of Teaching A Practical Guide for New College Instructors
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ISBN: 9780807856031

ISBN-10: 0807856037

ISBN-13: 9780807856031

Edition: 2005

Authors: Peter Filene, Ken Bain

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Gathering concepts and techniques borrowed from outstanding college professors, "The Joy of Teaching provides helpful guidance for new instructors developing and teaching their first college courses. Award-winning professor Peter Filene proposes that teaching should not be like a baseball game in which the instructor pitches ideas to students to see whether they hit or strike out. Ideally, he says, teaching should resemble a game of Frisbee in which the teacher invites students to catch ideas and pass them on. Rather than prescribe a single model for success, Filene examines the advantages and disadvantages of various pedagogical strategies, inviting new teachers to make choices based on…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 3/21/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Premises



Understanding Yourself as a Teacher



Understanding Your Students



Defining Your Aims and Outcomes



Practices



Constructing a Syllabus



Lecturing



Discussing



Broadening the Learning Environment



Evaluating and Grading



Extracurriculars



Relating to Students



Teaching and Not Perishing


Conclusion


Notes


If You Want to Learn More: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography


Index