Gross Davis Barbara. Tools for Teaching

Jossey-Bass Inc., 1993. — 449 p.The Author
Getting Under Way
Preparing or Revising a Course
The Course Syllabus
The First Day of Class
Responding to a Diverse Student Body
Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Diversity and Complexity in the Classroom: Considerations of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
Reentry Students
Teaching Academically Diverse Students
Discussion Strategies
Lecture Strategies
Leading a Discussion
Encouraging Student Participation in Discussion
Asking Questions
Fielding Students' Questions
Preparing to Teach the Large Lecture Course
Delivering a Lecture
Explaining Clearly
Personalizing the Large Lecture Class
Supplements and Alternatives to Lecturing:
Encouraging Student Participation
Maintaining Instructional Quality with Limited Resources
Collaborative and Experiential Strategies
Collaborative Learning: Group Work and Study Teams
Role Playing and Case Studies
Fieldwork
Enhancing Students' Learning and Motivation
Helping Students Learn
Learning Styles and Preferences
Motivating Students
Writing Skills and Homework Assignments
Helping Students Write Better in All Courses
Designing Effective Writing Assignments
Evaluating Students' Written Work
Homework: Problem Sets
Testing and Grading
Quizzes, Tests, and Exams
Allaying Students' Anxieties About Tests
Multiple-Choice and Matching Tests
Short-Answer and Essay Tests
Grading Practices
Calculating and Assigning Grades
Preventing Academic Dishonesty
Instructional Media and Technology
Chalkboards
Hipcharts
Transparencies and Overhead Projectors
Slides
Films and Videotapes
Computers and Multimedia
Evaluation to Improve Teaching
East Feedback
Watching Yourself on Videotape
Self-Evaluation and the Teaching Dossier
Teaching Outside the Classroom
Holding Office Hours
Academic Advising and Mentoring Undergraduates
Guiding, Training, and Supervising Graduate Student Instructors
Finishing Up
The Last Days of Class
Student Rating Forms
Writing Letters of Recommendation