Good teaching

Tools for teaching by Davis, B.G., Jossey-Bass

Here is the table of contents.

Getting Underway

• 1.    Preparing or Revising a Course
• 2.    The Course Syllabus
• 3.    The First Day of Class

Responding to a Diverse Student Body

• 4.    Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
• 5.    Diversity and Complexity in the Classroom: Considerations of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
• 6.    Reentry Students
• 7.    Teaching Academically Diverse Students

Discussion Strategies

• 8.    Leading a Discussion
• 9.    Encouraging Student Participation in Discussion
• 10.   Asking Questions
• 11.   Fielding Students’ Questions

Lecture Strategies

• 12.   Preparing to Teach the Large Lecture Course
• 13.   Delivering a Lecture
• 14.   Explaining Clearly
• 15.   Personalizing the Large Lecture Class
• 16.   Supplements and Alternatives to Lecturing: Encouraging Student Participation
• 17.   Maintaining Instructional Quality with Limited Resources

Collaborative and Experiential Strategies

• 18.   Collaborative Learning:  Group Work and Study Teams
• 19.   Role Playing and Case Studies
• 20.   Field Work

Enhancing Students’ Learning and Motivation

• 21.   Helping Students Learn
• 22.   Learning Styles and Preferences
• 23.   Motivating Students

Writing Skills and Homework Assignments

• 24.   Helping Students Write Better in All Courses
• 25.   Designing Effective Writing Assignments
• 26.   Evaluating Students’ Written Work
• 27.   Homework: Problem Sets

Testing and Grading

• 28.   Quizzes, Tests, and Exams
• 29.   Allaying Students’ Anxieties About Tests
• 30.   Multiple-Choice and Matching Tests
• 31.   Short-Answer and Essay Tests
• 32.   Grading Practices
• 33.   Calculating and Assigning Grades
• 34.   Preventing Academic Dishonesty

Instructional Media and Technology

• 35.   Chalkboards
• 36.   Flipcharts
• 37.   Transparencies and Overhead Projectors
• 38.   Slides
• 39.   Films and Videotapes
• 40.   Computers and Multimedia

Evaluation to Improve Teaching

• 41.   Fast Feedback
• 42.   Watching Yourself on Videotape
• 43.   Self-Evaluation and the Teaching Dossier

Teaching Outside the Classroom

• 44.   Holding Office Hours
• 45.   Academic Advising and Mentoring Undergraduates
• 46.   Guiding, Training, and Supervising Graduate Student Instructors

Finishing Up

• 47.   The Last Days of Class
• 48.   Student Rating Forms
• 49.   Writing Letters of Recommendation