Cover????????????????????????	1
	Title Page??????????????????????????????????	3
	Copyright????????????????????????????????	4
	Contents??????????????????????????????	9
	The Authors	5
	Tables, Figures, and Exhibits????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	13
	Foreword??????????????????????????????	17
	Preface????????????????????????????	19
	Chapter 1 Introduction to college teaching??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	23
	1.0 Welcome to the university, there's your office, good luck????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	23
	1.1 Making learning happen??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	24
	1.2 Learner-centered teaching: Definition, warning, and reassurance????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	27
	1.3 What's in this book???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	29
	1.4 How to use the book????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	31
	Part 1 Designing courses??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	33
	Interlude. What do they need to know?	35
	Chapter 2 Learning objectives: A foundation of effective teaching????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	39
	2.0 Introduction??????????????????????????????????????????????	39
	2.1 Writing and using course learning objectives??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	41
	2.2 Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	52
	2.3 Addressing course prerequisites and program outcomes??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	56
	2.4 Ideas to take away??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	58
	2.5 Try this in your course????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	59
	Interlude. Good cop/bad cop: Embracing contraries in teaching	61
	Chapter 3 Planning courses??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	63
	3.0 Introduction??????????????????????????????????????????????	63
	3.1 Three steps to disaster, or, how not to approach course preparation????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	64
	3.2 A rational approach to course preparation and redesign??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	65
	3.3 Choosing a course text or content delivery system????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	69
	3.4 Formulating a course grading policy????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	69
	3.5 Writing a syllabus??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	73
	3.6 The critical first week????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	74
	3.7 Ideas to take away??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	85
	3.8 Try this in your course????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	85
	Interlude. How to write class session plans (or anything else)	87
	Chapter 4 Planning class sessions????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	89
	4.0 Introduction??????????????????????????????????????????????	89
	4.1 Avoid common planning errors??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	91
	4.2 What's in a class session plan?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	91
	4.3 Promote long-term memory storage, retrieval, and transfer????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	92
	4.4 Two cornerstones of effective class sessions??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	96
	4.5 Plan good questions and activities??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	98
	4.6 Don't turn classes into slide shows and verbal avalanches????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	100
	4.7 Use handouts with gaps??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	103
	4.8 Planning undergraduate laboratory courses????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	106
	4.9 Ideas to take away??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	108
	4.10 Try this in your course??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	109
	Part 2 Teaching courses????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	111
	Chapter 5 Elements of effective instruction????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	113
	5.0 Introduction??????????????????????????????????????????????	113
	5.1 Make class sessions effective????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	114
	5.2 Make pre-class assignments effective??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	118
	5.3 Don't be a slave to your session plans??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	121
	5.4 Keep improving your teaching??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	122
	5.5 Ideas to take away??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	126
	5.6 Try this in your course????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	126
	Interlude. Meet your students: Aisha and Rachel	129
	Chapter 6 Active learning????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	133
	6.0 Introduction??????????????????????????????????????????????	133
	6.1 What is active learning???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	134
	6.2 Structures and formats of activities??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	136
	6.3 How well does active learning work? Why does it work?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	138
	6.4 Active learning for problem solving????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	141
	6.5 Common active learning mistakes????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	144
	6.6 Common active learning concerns????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	147
	6.7 Active learning in recitations and flipped classrooms????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	150
	6.8 Ideas to take away??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	150
	6.9 Try this in your course????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	151
	Interlude. Is technology a friend or foe of learning?	153
	Chapter 7 Teaching with technology??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	157
	7.0 Introduction??????????????????????????????????????????????	157
	7.1 Instructional technology tools??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	157
	7.2 Learning benefits of technology????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	159
	7.3 Setting up communications????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	161
	7.4 Integrating technology into instruction????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	163
	7.5 Blended learning and flipped classrooms????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	164
	7.6 Online courses??????????????????????????????????????????????????	168
	7.7 Ideas to take away??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	170
	7.8 Try this in your course????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	171
	Interlude. Meet your students: Michelle, Ryan, and Alex	173
	Chapter 8 Evaluating knowledge, skills, and understanding????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	177
	8.0 Introduction??????????????????????????????????????????????	177
	8.1 Multiple-choice and short-answer questions??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	178
	8.2 Evaluating and promoting conceptual understanding????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	182
	8.3 Evaluating problem-solving skills????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	186
	8.4 Evaluating reports and presentations??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	197
	8.5 Ideas to take away??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	204
	8.6 Try this in your course????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	205
	Part 3 Facilitating skill development????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	207
	Interlude. Meet your students: Stan and Nathan	209
	Chapter 9 Problem-solving skills??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	211
	9.0 Introduction??????????????????????????????????????????????	211
	9.1 The long, steep path from novice to expert??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	212
	9.2 Strategies for teaching expert problem-solving skills????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	215
	9.3 A structure for complex problem solving????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	222
	9.4 Problem-based learning??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	229
	9.5 Ideas to take away??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	230
	9.6 Try this in your course????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	231
	Appendix: Steps 4 and 5 of the Waste Treatment Problem Solution209??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	1
	Interlude. Meet your students: Dave, Megan, and Roberto	235
	Chapter 10 Professional skills??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	239
	10.0 Introduction????????????????????????????????????????????????	239
	10.1 How can professional skills be developed????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	240
	10.2 Communication skills????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	243
	10.3 Creative thinking skills????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	244
	10.4 Critical thinking skills????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	252
	10.5 Self-directed learning skills??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	257
	10.6 Project-based learning????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	260
	10.7 Creating a supportive environment for professional skill development????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	261
	10.8 Ideas to take away????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	263
	10.9 Try this in your course??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	264
	Interlude. Sermons for grumpy campers	265
	Chapter 11 Teamwork skills??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	267
	11.0 Introduction????????????????????????????????????????????????	267
	11.1 Cooperative learning????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	268
	11.2 How should teams be formed???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	270
	11.3 What can teams be asked to do?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	274
	11.4 Turning student groups into high-performance teams????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	277
	11.5 Dealing with difficulties??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	285
	11.6 Ideas to take away????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	290
	11.7 Try this in your course??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	291
	Chapter 12 Learner-centered teaching revisited??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	293
	12.0 Introduction????????????????????????????????????????????????	293
	12.1 Aspects of student diversity????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	294
	12.2 Inductive teaching and learning??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	301
	12.3 Learner-centered teaching strategies????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????	305
	12.4 Last words????????????????????????????????????????????	307
	References??????????????????????????????????	309
	Index????????????????????????	333
	EULA	339