McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers

Marilla Svinicki, Wilbert J. McKeachie

ISBN 10: 0495809292 / ISBN 13: 9780495809296

Editore: Wadsworth Publishing, 2010

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Good condition. 13th edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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• Titolo: McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers
• Editore: Wadsworth Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0495809292
• ISBN 13: 9780495809296
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: Good

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Retail Description: {RET ? P/R} This indispensable handbook provides helpful strategies for dealing with both the everyday challenges of university teaching and those that arise in efforts to maximize learning for every student. The suggested strategies are supported by research and adaptable to specific classroom situations. Rather than suggest a "set of recipes" to be followed mechanically, the book gives instructors the tools they need to deal with the ever-changing dynamics of teaching and learning.

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This indispensable handbook provides helpful strategies for dealing with both the everyday challenges of university teaching and those that arise in efforts to maximize learning for every student. The suggested strategies are supported by research and adaptable to specific classroom situations. Rather than suggest a "set of recipes" to be followed mechanically, the book gives instructors the tools they need to deal with the ever-changing dynamics of teaching and learning. Benefits: NEW! A new chapter on feedback and assessment provides recommendations on how to improve the quality of teacher feedback comments and discusses ways of ensuring that these comments have maximum impact on learning. Guest-authored chapters offer advice and instruction from renowned educators, including Peter Elbow and Mary Deane Sorcinelli on writing, Jane Halonen on teaching thinking, and Brian P. Coppola on laboratory instruction. Technology coverage includes topics such as the use of Microsoftr PowerPointr slides, plagiarism, and effective Web research. Additional important coverage includes experiential learning, recent policy shifts, diversity and gender issues, and standards and accountability. NEW! Testing chapters have been condensed into one streamlined chapter, as have the technology chapters, allowing the book to maintain its handy pocket-sized length while incorporating new information. NEW! All of the chapters have been updated to include new developments in technologies and instructional strategies that have become more prominent since the last edition. Guest-authored chapters offer advice and instruction from renowned educators, including Peter Elbow and Mary Deane Sorcinelli on writing, Jane Halonen on teaching thinking, and Brian P. Coppola on laboratory instruction. Technology coverage includes topics such as the use of Microsoftr PowerPointr slides, plagiarism, and effective Web research. Additional important coverage includes experien