A Guide to Better Teaching: Skills, Advice, and Evaluation for College and University Professors

Length: 1 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: 2017-10-30
ISBN-10: 0810895234
ISBN-13: 9780810895232
Sales Rank: #4851850 (See Top 100 Books)

A Guide to Better Teaching is a self-help book that provides anyone teaching a college course with a thorough understanding of what it takes to be an effective teacher. Derived from the authors’ extensive research, several interactive assessment tools are included that measure levels of effectiveness according to learner preferences. Each chapter is filled with detailed explanations, relevant stories, and action-driven tables that help them in understanding and applying skills. This book aims to enhance teaching skills by offering critical perspectives, practical suggestions, and techniques for improvement. Whether a new teacher, an adjunct faculty, or a seasoned professor, this comprehensive information can be used to analyze effectiveness or the effectiveness of others. The suggestions and the assessment tools are applicable to the entire spectrum of organizational leaders and managers, in education, government or industry whose work requires giving presentations or communicating in a public forum.

List of Figures and Tables
Introduction
PERSPECTIVES
    1 From a Learner’s Perspective
        The Effective Teacher
        Who Should Assess?
        Learner Preferences
        Effective Teachers and the Learning Process
        Getting to Know You
    2 The Science Behind the Scenes
        Preferences of Different Learners
        Categorizing Preferences
        A Self-Assessment Method
SKILLS
    3 Personality
        CARING
        EMPATHY
        HAPPINESS
        ENERGY
        PASSION
        MOTIVATION
        EXPERTISE
        INSPIRATION
        SELF-CONFIDENCE
        APPROACHABLE
        PERSONAL APPEARANCE
        PERSONALITY — SUMMARY AND STRATEGY
    4 Process
        CONTENT ORGANIZATION
        CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
        CONTENT DESIGN
        ADDITIONAL SENSE STIMULATION
        ENVIRONMENT
        PROCESS — SUMMARY AND STRATEGY
    5 Performance
        BODY LANGUAGE STYLE
        SPEAKING STYLE
        TECHNOLOGY
        FOCUS
        INTERACTION
        PERFORMANCE — SUMMARY AND STRATEGY
ASSESSMENTS
    6 Skills Assessment Tools
        Applying Science in Design
        Forms of Measurement
        Assess Yourself
        Interactive Electronic Assessments
        Understanding the Electronic Analysis
        Understanding Learners
        Applying the Results
        Audience Evaluation Tools
        Toward Triangulation
        Track Your Progress
References
About the Authors