On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching by Ja

Description: On Course by James M. Lang On Course is full of experience-tested, research-based advice for graduate students and new teaching faculty. It provides a range of innovative and traditional strategies that work well without requiring extensive preparation or long grading sessions when trying to meet ones own demanding research and service requirements. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description You go into teaching with high hopes: to inspire students, to motivate them to learn, to help them love your subject. Then you find yourself facing a crowd of expectant faces on the first day of the first semester, and you think "Now what do I do?" Practical and lively, On Course is full of experience-tested, research-based advice for graduate students and new teaching faculty. It provides a range of innovative and traditional strategies that work well without requiring extensive preparation or long grading sessions when youre trying to meet your own demanding research and service requirements. What do you put on the syllabus? How do you balance lectures with group assignments or discussions-and how do you get a dialogue going when the students wont participate? What grading system is fairest and most efficient for your class? Should you post lecture notes on a website? How do you prevent cheating, and what do you do if it occurs? How can you help the student with serious personal problems without becoming overly involved? And what do you do about the student who wont turn off his cell phone? Packed with anecdotes and concrete suggestions, this book will keep both inexperienced and veteran teachers on course as they navigate the calms and storms of classroom life. Notes I wish Id had this book when I began teaching. Langs countless practical suggestions could help everyone from the new teaching assistant to the most senior professor. He challenges us to be better, more creative teachers. At the same time, his description of the strains in learning to teach-- especially the anguish we can go through when grading-- are both funny and comforting. -- Paul Umbach, University of Iowa James Langs On Course is a marvelous book, full of wisdom, wide-ranging and well-synthesized research, and honest advice about what to do, what not to do, and how to get yourself out of many a pickle through knowledge, cleverness, and courage--all qualities that are in the book intself. The book clarifies, demystifies, and inspires. -- Emily Toth, author, Ms. Mentors Impecccable Advice Author Biography James M. Lang is Associate Professor of English at Assumption College and former assistant director of the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. Table of Contents * Acknowledgments * Preface * Before The Beginning: The Syllabus * Week 1: First Days of Class * Week 2: Teaching with Technology * Week 3: In the Classroom: Lectures * Week 4: In the Classroom: Discussions * Week 5: In the Classroom: Teaching with Small Groups * Week 6: Assignments and Grading * Week 7: Students as Learners * Week 8: Students as People * Week 9: Academic Honesty * Week 10: Finding a Balance Outside the Classroom * Week 11: Re-Energizing the Classroom * Week 12: Common Problems * Week 13: Student Ratings and Evaluations * Week 14: Last Days of Class * Week 15: Teachers as People * After The End: Top Ten Resources * Appendix A: A Sample Syllabus * Appendix B: Student Participation Evaluation Form * Index Review I wish Id had this book when I began teaching. Langs countless practical suggestions could help everyone from the new teaching assistant to the most senior professor. He challenges us to be better, more creative teachers. At the same time, his description of the strains in learning to teach—especially the anguish we can go through when grading—are both funny and comforting. -- Paul Umbach, University of IowaJames Langs On Course is a marvelous book, full of wisdom, wide-ranging and well-synthesized research, and honest advice about what to do, what not to do, and how to get yourself out of many a pickle through knowledge, cleverness, and courage—all qualities that are in the book intself. The book clarifies, demystifies, and inspires. -- Emily Toth, author of Ms. Mentors Impecccable AdviceBriskly moving through the basics, [Lang] tackles the hard questions…with humor and insight… On Course is a vital resource for educators, even those who dont fit the first-year college-teaching market. My copy is dotted with notes about new ideas to try out in my lecture class this fall. Happily though, I took away from Langs guidebook much more than techniques. -- Barbara J. King * Bookslut *If you are looking for a [college teaching] job, get a head start by buying and reading this book. If you already have one, your teaching still stands to gain much from it. -- Greg Garrard * Times Higher Education Supplement * Promotional I wish Id had this book when I began teaching. Langs countless practical suggestions could help everyone from the new teaching assistant to the most senior professor. He challenges us to be better, more creative teachers. At the same time, his description of the strains in learning to teach-- especially the anguish we can go through when grading-- are both funny and comforting. -- Paul Umbach, University of Iowa James Langs On Course is a marvelous book, full of wisdom, wide-ranging and well-synthesized research, and honest advice about what to do, what not to do, and how to get yourself out of many a pickle through knowledge, cleverness, and courage--all qualities that are in the book intself. The book clarifies, demystifies, and inspires. -- Emily Toth, author, Ms. Mentors Impecccable Advice Review Quote James Langs On Course is a marvelous book, full of wisdom, wide-ranging and well-synthesized research, and honest advice about what to do, what not to do, and how to get yourself out of many a pickle through knowledge, cleverness, and couragee"all qualities that are in the book intself. The book clarifies, demystifies, and inspires. Details ISBN0674047419 Author James M. Lang Short Title ON COURSE Publisher Harvard University Press Language English ISBN-10 0674047419 ISBN-13 9780674047419 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2010 Imprint Harvard University Press Subtitle A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass Country of Publication United States Residence US Birth 1966 Illustrations 2 tables UK Release Date 2010-05-10 Publication Date 2010-05-10 AU Release Date 2010-05-10 NZ Release Date 2010-05-10 US Release Date 2010-05-10 Pages 336 DEWEY 378.125 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161735431;

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