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Supporting New Academics' Use of Student Centred Strategies in Traditional University Teaching
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Plush, Sally E.; Kehrwald, Benjamin A. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2014
Despite the perceived advantages of student centred learning (SCL) in higher education, novice teaching academics' attempts to implement such approaches may be thwarted by a lack of experience with teaching in general and with SCL in particular, difficulties locating suitable practical advice on SCL, and the demands of early career academic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Beginning Teachers, College Instruction, Teaching Methods
The New Professor's Handbook. A Guide to Teaching and Research in Engineering and Science.
Davidson, Cliff I.; Ambrose, Susan A. – 1994
This book is designed to help new faculty members in engineering and the sciences become effective teachers and researchers. Part 1 focuses on teaching, and includes six chapters which cover: characteristics of student learning, planning a course, conducting discussions and lectures, preparing examinations and assignments for students, and working…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, College Instruction, Course Organization
New Faculty: A Practical Guide for Academic Beginners.
Lucas, Christopher J.; Murry, John W., Jr. – 2002
This book offers "survival" advice for faculty newcomers, organizing the discussion under the actual categories of work in which faculty typically engage. Chapter 1, "Institutional Environment and the Academic Community," examines the culture of an academic institution and how faculty newcomers become acculturated or socialized…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Active Learning, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty
The Craft of Teaching. A Guide to Mastering the Professor's Art.
Eble, Kenneth E. – 1976
College teaching, teaching skills, and practical problems are considered. The emphasis on subject matter specialization in graduate school and effects on the preparation of college teachers are considered, along with suggestions about what beginning college teachers need to know beyond subject matter training. After briefly considering assumptions…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Assignments, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques
Teaching College. Collected Readings for the New Instructor.
Weimer, Maryellen; Neff, Rose Ann – 1990
Intended for instructors teaching a college course for the first time, this anthology contains short readings organized into four sections on: (1) introductory concerns, (2) course planning, (3) instructional methods, and (4) evaluation. Each section is preceded by a brief introduction. Included are the following articles: "It's a Myth: Nobody…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Course Content
First Steps to Excellence in College Teaching.
Johnson, Glenn Ross – 1995
This book is intended to help college faculty members, teaching assistants, and prospective instructors to develop their teaching skills and choose instructional strategies that match their personalities and result in improved student learning. The nine chapters cover the following topics: (1) determining teaching objectives (stresses specificity…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
The Academic's Handbook. Second Edition.
DeNeef, A. Leigh, Ed.; Goodwin, Craufurd D., Ed. – 1995
This book's 29 chapters by various authors are designed to provide immediately useful advice for college and university teachers concerning current higher education issues, employment, teaching and advising, funding research, publishing research, and academic communities and administrations, The chapters are: "A Taxonomy of Colleges and…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Freedom, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty