This report considers a number of ways to improve or reform college instruction. The methods discussed vary from those that would attempt to change what the teacher does to those that would change primarily what the student does. Which particular way one chooses to improve instruction undoubtedly depends on one's underlying philosophy of…

Summarizes suggestions for things that teachers can put into practice immediately to improve their teaching effectiveness, regardless of their mode of teaching. (MLH)

Discusses five principles that every teacher can use to increase effectiveness: guide the student's learning, provide for practice, evaluate and give feedback, motivate, and individualize. (MLH)

At the City University of New York (CUNY) the Faculty Development Program (FDP) helps develop faculty teaching skills by enrolling professors in courses they plan to teach. A writing instructor details his experiences while participating in English 0.4. (MD)

Effects of a professor's research on his teaching and his teaching on his research. (HS)

Mauksch has been a central figure during the past decade in the social movement to improve the teaching of sociology. This interview explores the details of his interest and activities in the teaching movement and examines the intellectual commitments and organizational experiences that have led to his promotion of teaching sociology. (Author)

Divides suggestions for professional development in teaching technical writing into the following categories: self-help (readings), professional meetings, seminars, institutes, internships, and graduate study. (RL)

Discusses the concepts of reflective practice and communities of practice as they relate to faculty development, and offers an extended example from a program at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. (EV)

Reflects on what the author has learned about university teaching from her experience being a novice student of karate. Asserts the value for even seasoned teachers to maintain a beginner's mind that is "free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and to open to all the possibilities." Concludes that from this new…

Considers how teachers might re-create, rather than import, Paulo Freire into North American contexts--and so not lose the power of his ideas. Takes the method of pragmatism and connects it to Freire's concept of praxis to argue for pragmatic theory and practice in the work of teaching literacy. (SG)

In a 2-stage study, 316 nurse educators rated 14 activities for their effect on updating. Reading journals was rated indispensable. Activities were rated for purposes of topping up existing skills, restoring fluency, increasing depth, or adding to knowledge. Most discrimination was observed for restoring fluency. (SK)

Nursing faculty who participate in clinical practice found that it enhances teaching in many ways: role modeling; curriculum development; identification of researchable problems; working knowledge of procedures, medication administration, and computer uses; clinical placement opportunities; involvement in clinical trials; and integration of theory…