Inspired College Teaching : A Career-Long Resource for Professional Growth

by Weimer, Maryellen

• ISBN13: 9780787987718
• ISBN10: 0787987719
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-12
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Praise for Inspired College Teaching"The thoughtfulness, personalization, and consideration Maryellen Weimer demonstrates in discussing the experience of faculty members; her ability to identify issues that are shared and solvable; and her suggestions and solutions to commonly experienced stressors and difficulties in college teaching are major strengths of this volume. In addition, her personal and professional reflections on her long career as a faculty member, writer, and faculty developer expose tantalizing research questions that young education researchers might want to examine. The originality of this volume is its exploration of and reflection on a faculty member's career from a long-term perspective. The focus on iterative self and course renewal is personal and thus practical. In a way, it is a 'workshop between book covers' or perhaps several workshops!" - Laura L. B. Border, director, Graduate Teacher Program and Collaborative Preparing Future Faculty Network, University of Colorado at Boulder"A book by Maryellen Weimer always displays her wonderful grasp of the literature on college teaching and learning, her ability to tell good stories, and her wit and wisdom. This one is no exception." -Nancy Van Note Chism, professor, Indiana University School of Education, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis"Although I work at a faculty teaching center and encounter many books on teaching, I have seen very few that span the full arc of the teaching career and what steps can be taken at each stage in order to retain vitality all the way through the way that this book does. I look forward to getting my own copy and using it as a resource in the faculty development activities of my center. It will have a wide readership." -Mano Singham, University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education, Case Western Reserve University

Author Biography

Maryellen Weimer has more than thirty years of experience teaching college. She was the director of the Instructional Development Program at Pennsylvania State University for ten years and served as associate director at the National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. She is the editor of The Teaching Professor, a monthly newsletter on college teaching, and she is the author of numerous books, including Learner-Centered Teaching and Enhancing Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning, both from Jossey-Bass.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
About the Author	p. xxi
Principles for the Professional Growth of College Teachers	p. 1
Reflection for Growth and Change	p. 23
Rewriting the End-of-Course Ratings Story	p. 49
Feedback for Teachers That Improves Learning for Students	p. 75
Colleagues as Collaborators	p. 105
Implementing Change Successfully	p. 129
New Faculty: Beliefs That Prevent and Promote Growth	p. 149
Maintaining Instructional Vitality: The Midcareer Challenge	p. 173
The Journey Continues: Senior Faculty	p. 199
Conclusion	p. 219
References	p. 223
Index	p. 235
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