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v Chapter 1: Getting Started 1 Truths My Father Told Me 3 Getting Started 4 Creating a Syllabus 6 Top 10 Practices that Lead to Student Success 10 Engaging Students in the Development of the Syllabus 13 Reflect, Refine, and Refresh 15 Staying Sane in Academia 17 Scheduling Special Events 18 Chapter 2: Grading & Feedback 19 Course Participation and Self-Grading 21 Measuring and Assessing Class Participation 21 Learning by Teaching 25 Using Students to Provide Prompt Feedback 26 So What’s Your Grading Philosophy? 28 Testing: If You’re Going to Do It, Do It Right 35 Chapter 3: First Day 37 The First Class: Making an Impression 39 Classroom Discussion Norms 40 The First Day of Class – Don’t Waste a Minute 44 Diffusing Course Anxiety 47 Building Rapport With Your Students 47 Dealing With Side Conversations 50 Getting to Know Your Students in a Large Lecture Class 51 The Use of Discipline-Related Ice Breaker in the First Week of a Course 52 Chapter 4: Are You Out There? 55 Communication as the Problem and the Solution 57 Getting Students to Talk–From Day One 59 Facilitating Daily Classroom Conversations 59 What Do Your Students Really Know? 62 Community of Learners 63 Arranging the Room 64 Are There Any Questions? 67 How Do You Know What Your Students Know? 67 Life Happens 70 The Student Panel as a Class-Participation Technique 70 How Do I Know What They Know? 72 Making Higher Education “Brain Compatible” 74 Good Practice and Good Intentions 76 Chapter 5: Getting Support 77 Making Use of Available Support Resources 79 Paired Teaching 80 Is There a Mentor in the House? 81 Book an Appointment @ Your Library 82 Preparing to Teach 85 Chapter 6: Lessons From the Disciplines 87 Improving Quality of Study Time 89 Something Old, Something New 89 This Isn’t Art Class 93 The Nature of Reality 93 Writing Dialogues To Enhance Student Learning 95 Linking Mathematics With Computer & Information Technology 96 Video, Worksheets, and Classroom Discussion 98 Helping Students Think About–And Do– “Good Work” 99 Transforming the Basic Course 101 Hints for Adding Color to the Pedagogical Palette 103 In-class Writing to Advance Critical Thinking 110 Demonstrating Computer Applications 110 Praxis Paper 111 From “Mistakes” to “Mastery” 114 Chapter 7: Keeping Track 117 How Do I Get Started on a Teaching Portfolio? 119 Course Notebooks 122 Getting Started on a Teaching Portfolio 122 Annual Report Preparation 125 Contributors 127 References 129 Subject Index 139 Contents ...

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