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100			_aLang James M
245			_aOn course : a week-by-week guide to your first semester of college teaching
260			_aUSA _bHarvard Uni. Press _c2010
300			_axv, 319 p
505			_aBEFORE 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
520			_aYou go into teaching with high 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 you’re 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 won’t 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 won’t 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.
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