{"product_id":"tools-for-teaching-isbn-9780787965679","title":"Tools for Teaching","description":"This is the long-awaited update on the bestselling book that offers a practical, accessible reference manual for faculty in any discipline. This new edition contains up-to-date information on technology as well as expanding on the ideas and strategies presented in the first edition. It includes more than sixty-one chapters designed to improve the teaching of beginning, mid-career, or senior faculty members. The topics cover both traditional tasks of teaching as well as broader concerns, such as diversity and inclusion in the classroom and technology in educational settings. \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCredits xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I: GETTING UNDER WAY 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Designing or Revising a Course 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Comprehensive Course Syllabus 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The First Days of Class 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Classroom Conduct and Decorum 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II: RESPONDING TO A CHANGING STUDENT BODY 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Students with Disabilities 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Reentry and Transfer Students 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Teaching Academically Diverse Students 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III: DISCUSSION STRATEGIES 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Leading a Discussion 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Encouraging Student Participation in Discussion 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Online Discussions 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Asking Questions 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Fielding Students’ Questions 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV: THE LARGE-ENROLLMENT COURSE 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Preparing to Teach the Large-Enrollment Course 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Delivering a Lecture 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Explaining Clearly 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Personalizing the Large-Enrollment Course 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Encouraging Student Participation in the Large-Enrollment Course 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Maintaining Instructional Quality with Limited Resources 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V: ALTERNATIVES AND SUPPLEMENTS TO LECTURES AND DISCUSSION 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Web 2.0 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Learning in Groups 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Informal Group Learning Activities 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Formal Group Learning Activities 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Case Studies 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Simulations: Role Playing, Games, and Virtual Worlds 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Service Learning and Civic Engagement 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Undergraduate Research 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Guest Speakers 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI: ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LEARNING AND MOTIVATION 257\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Helping Students Learn 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Learning Styles and Preferences 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Motivating Students 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Informally Assessing Students’ Learning 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Mobile Learning 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VII: STRENGTHENING STUDENTS’ WRITING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Helping Students Write Better in All Courses 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Designing Effective Writing Assignments 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Evaluating Students’ Written Work 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Homework: Problem Sets 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VIII: TESTING AND GRADING 343\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Promoting Academic Honesty 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Quizzes, Tests, and Exams 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Allaying Students’ Anxieties about Tests 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Multiple-Choice and Matching Tests 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Short-Answer and Essay Tests 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Grading Practices 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Calculating and Assigning Grades 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IX: PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGIES 431\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Flipcharts 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Chalkboards and Whiteboards 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Interactive Whiteboards 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Overhead Projection 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Slide Shows 447\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Video Recordings and Clips 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 PowerPoint Presentations 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART X: EVALUATION TO IMPROVE TEACHING 459\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Early Feedback to Improve Teaching and Learning 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Video Recordings and Classroom Observations 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 The Teaching Portfolio 481\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART XI: TEACHING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM 489\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Holding Office Hours 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 E-mail, Text Messages, and Instant Messages 497\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Academic Advising and Mentoring Undergraduates 504\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Guiding, Training, Supervising, and Mentoring Graduate Student Instructors 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART XII: FINISHING UP 527\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 The Last Days of Class 529\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 Student Rating Forms 534\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Writing Letters of Recommendation for Students 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 557\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Her advice is well grounded in research and consistently reflects best practices. Whereas some books in this area reflect the author's experiences or received wisdom, Davis draws on recent scholarship of teaching and learning to support her assertions.  \u003cp\u003eThere are many strengths to this book. First, it is helpfully organized as a reference guide. Readers can consult chapters as needed and do not have to read it from cover to cover. It is easy to find targeted suggestions to enhance performance or remedy a problem in a specific area. Moreover, Davis writes concisely and in very practical terms. Second, \u003ci\u003eTools for Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e is applicable to a wide range of audiences across disciplines and experience levels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn sum, this updated edition of \u003ci\u003eTools for Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e is a thorough compendium of effective teaching practices. If I were to select only one book to give to a colleague or graduate student to help him or her teach, it would be this text.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--American Psychological Association PsycCritiques Vol 54, Release 43, Article 9 (October 28, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Gross Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant vice provost for undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley. Her areas of interest include teaching, learning, and evaluation in higher education.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thoroughly revised and updated edition of Barbara Gross Davis's classic book \u003ci\u003eTools for Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e presents the very latest in ideas and strategies for college teaching: hundreds of tools, tips, and methods, all grounded in research and best practices of faculty. Topics from the bestselling first edition have been extensively updated, and new sections have been added to reflect recent developments in classroom and online technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Second Edition of \u003ci\u003eTools for Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Teachers, from novices to veterans, will find Davis's new work the indispensable toolbox for constructing, remodeling, or fixing almost anything related to teaching. Chock-full of practical description and complete with citations for finding further information, this is the book that every serious teacher will turn to again and again.\" \u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eK. Patricia Cross\u003c\/b\u003e, David Gardner Professor of Higher Education, emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, and coauthor, \u003ci\u003eClassroom Assessment Techniques\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCollaborative Learning Techniques\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Teaching is in part an art, but even great artists need good tools. The second edition of \u003ci\u003eTools for Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e is even better than the first. It builds on the strengths of the earlier edition and covers many new topics that teachers in the age of PowerPoint, laptops, and Web 2.0 need to master. Every teacher deserves a resource like \u003ci\u003eTools for Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e; institutions that care about teaching and learning should make sure each one of them gets a copy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Peter Landsberger\u003c\/b\u003e, former chancellor, Los Angeles Community Colleges\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Using the latest research on teaching and learning as a foundation, this book summarizes the wisdom of teaching effectiveness. 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