Quick Hits for New Faculty : Successful Strategies by Award-Winning Teachers

by Cordell, Rosanne M.; Lucal, Betsy; Morgan, Robin K.; Hamilton, Sharon Jean; Orr, Robert H.

• ISBN13: 9780253217097
• ISBN10: 0253217091
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

This is the third and latest book in the "Quick Hits" tradition of providing sound advice from award-winning college faculty. This volume is designed to help new faculty negotiate the challenges of college teaching. Articles and strategies range from planning for that first day in the classroom, to evaluating student learning, documenting teaching, and understanding the politics of teaching and learning in the department and institution. This volume expands each "quick hit" with additional background information, rationale, and resources. Quick Hits for New Faculty guides new faculty through the start of a very important journey, a journey that ultimately will take the teacher from novice to accomplished professional.

Author Biography

Rosanne M. Cordell is Head of Reference Services for the Franklin D. Schurz Library at Indiana University South Bend.

Betsy Lucal is Associate Professor of Sociology at Indiana University South Bend, where she also teaches Women's Studies.

Robin K. Morgan teaches at Indiana University Southeast.

Sharon Hamilton is Director of The Office for Integrating Learning at Indiana University--Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

Robert Orr is currently Director of Indiana University's Teaching Academy, a position he holds jointly with Dr. Sharon Hamilton.

Table of Contents

Getting Started	1	(18)
Truths My Father Told Me	3	(1)
Getting Started	4	(2)
Creating a Syllabus	6	(4)
Top 10 Practices that Lead to Student Success	10	(3)
Engaging Students in the Development of the Syllabus	13	(2)
Reflect, Refine, and Refresh	15	(2)
Staying Sane in Academia	17	(1)
Scheduling Special Events	18	(1)
Grading & Feedback	19	(18)
Course Participation and Self-Grading	21	(1)
Measuring and Assessing Class Participation	21	(4)
Learning by Teaching	25	(1)
Using Students to Provide Prompt Feedback	26	(2)
So What's Your Grading Philosophy?	28	(7)
Testing: If You're Going to Do It, Do It Right	35	(2)
First Day	37	(18)
The First Class: Making an Impression	39	(1)
Classroom Discussion Norms	40	(4)
The First Day of Class -- Don't Waste a Minute	44	(3)
Diffusing Course Anxiety	47	(1)
Building Rapport With Your Students	47	(3)
Dealing With Side Conversations	50	(1)
Getting to Know Your Students in a Large Lecture Class	51	(1)
The Use of Discipline-Related Ice Breaker in the First Week of a Course	52	(3)
Are You Out There?	55	(22)
Communication as the Problem and the Solution	57	(2)
Getting Students to Talk-From Day One	59	(1)
Facilitating Daily Classroom Conversations	59	(3)
What Do Your Students Really Know?	62	(1)
Community of Learners	63	(1)
Arranging the Room	64	(3)
Are There Any Questions?	67	(1)
How Do You Know What Your Students Know?	67	(3)
Life Happens	70	(1)
The Student Panel as a Class-Participation Technique	70	(2)
How Do I Know What They Know?	72	(2)
Making Higher Education ``Brain Compatible''	74	(2)
Good Practice and Good Intentions	76	(1)
Getting Support	77	(10)
Making Use of Available Support Resources	79	(1)
Paired Teaching	80	(1)
Is There a Mentor in the House?	81	(1)
Book an Appointment @ Your Library	82	(3)
Preparing to Teach	85	(2)
Lessons From the Disciplines	87	(30)
Improving Quality of Study Time	89	(1)
Something Old, Something New	89	(4)
This Isn't Art Class	93	(1)
The Nature of Reality	93	(2)
Writing Dialogues To Enhance Student Learning	95	(1)
Linking Mathematics With Computer & Information Technology	96	(2)
Video, Worksheets, and Classroom Discussion	98	(1)
Helping Students Think About--And Do--``Good Work''	99	(2)
Transforming the Basic Course	101	(2)
Hints for Adding Color to the Pedagogical Palette	103	(7)
In-class Writing to Advance Critical Thinking	110	(1)
Demonstrating Computer Applications	110	(1)
Praxis Paper	111	(3)
From ``Mistakes'' to ``Mastery''	114	(3)
Keeping Track	117	(10)
How Do I Get Started on a Teaching Portfolio?	119	(3)
Course Notebooks	122	(1)
Getting Started on a Teaching Portfolio	122	(3)
Annual Report Preparation	125	(2)
Contributors	127	(2)
References	129	(10)
Subject Index	139