Teaching Nonmajors : Advice for Liberal Arts Professors

by Arvidson, P. Sven

• ISBN13: 9780791474914
• ISBN10: 0791474917
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-10
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Author Biography

P. Sven Arvidson is Visiting Associate Professor of Philosophy and Senior Faculty Fellow in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Seattle University

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Give Better Lectures	p. 1
Do What You Naturally Do Best-Passion Wins
Do the Unexpected
Know Your Stuff
Care for Question and Answer
Avoid Lecture Traps
Exploit Analogies and Diagrams
Give Students the Notes
The Challenge of PowerPoint
Briefly Debrief Yourself
Break Up Lectures	p. 17
Use Relevant Class Discussion
Props
Songs
In-Class Reading and Writing
Visual Artwork
Films (Not Movies!)
Personal Experience
Comfort Breaks
The Best Discussions and Student Presentations	p. 29
Arranging a Discussion
Discussion Goals
Discussion Structures
Debriefing
Student Presentations
The Art of Assignments	p. 45
Assign Readings Smartly
Get Students to Read
Exams
Papers
Grading
Distinction and Continuity in Assignments
Sensible Policies	p. 61
Think Deeply about a Good Syllabus
Attendance and Lateness
Communication
Plagiarism
Professor and Student Problems	p. 73
Teaching Disinterested Students
The Aggressive Passive-Aggressive Student
The Interrupter
The Hijacker
The Painfully Shy Student
Special Needs Students Are Not Problem Students
Understand and Improve Student Ratings	p. 85
Read and Understand the Form
Each Student Is a Voter
Interact with Student Ratings Criteria in Mind
Administer Student Ratings Appropriately
Use a Secondary Form
Ego Fluctuation, Knowing the Standard, and Online Ratings
Conclusion	p. 95
Index	p. 97
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