You know the material. Your syllabus is ready. You are confident that you have prepared in every way possible. But have you? Are you ready for a good teaching experience? Advice for New College Instructors – Be Prepared One of the… Read More
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You can help your students learn through acting, just one of the many creative instructional techniques you can use in the college classroom. Of course, we are not talking about performing Hamlet in a Calculus class. Shakespeare does not… Read More Is a good college instructor also a servant-leader? Perhaps. Servant-Leaders and Servant-Teachers have a lot in common. I recently published an article entitled Servant Leadership Basics on Suite 101. I was motivated by the keynote… Read More College instructors lament over the fact that many students do not heed their syllabi. The suspicion is that they don’t read them. The problem might be solved if instructors wrote short, simple, easy-to-read syllabi. Or would it? Before I… Read More For years, Bloom’s Taxonomy has been near the top of the list of college teaching advice. Recently, I wrote another article on this subject. Note: Before you spend more than $100 on a used copy of Bloom’s original book, I encourage you to… Read More Here are three pieces of advice I have for all you new adjuncts and, actually, all you adjuncts and new full-time instructors. I hope you find my teaching assistance tips of value. I think you will! Be Prepared! – Do not think that your… Read More And What New Adjuncts Should do if Colleges Don’t do It When a new term is approaching college administrators may need to scramble to staff all of their courses. This provides excellent employment opportunities for those seeking their first… Read More Faculty should challenge students to think. However, thinking is exactly what many students do not want to do. I have a couple sources on this topic if you want to seriously delve into this. Or, you can read my article entitled “Why Students… Read More The Challenge of Getting Students to Talk There are a variety of reasons why students do not participate in class. By being mindful of them, an instructor can take steps to overcome those barriers and make classes more enjoyable for all. Why… Read More Avoid Complaints that Students Don’t Understand You “Explaining Clearly” is the title of Chapter 16 in Barbara Gross Davis’s book, Tools for Teaching. Explaining things clearly is vital for avoiding one of the most common complaints college… Read More |
You will definitely like this! You might be a redneck college teacher if ... No. 13: the last time you posted your notes online, students complained because you hung them right next to your wet Long Johns.
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