| Description |
xxiv, 353 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-346) and index. |
| Contents |
PART ONE: KEY CONCEPTS: Course design for large classes: a learning-centered approach / Judith Grunert O'Brien -- That's not a large class; it's a small town: how do I manage? / Lynda G. Cleveland -- Planning and assessing large classes / Michael Theall and Raoul A. Arreola -- Promoting civility in large classes / Mary Deane Sorcinelli -- Engaging students actively in large lecture settings / Peter J. Frederick -- Team learning in large classes / Larry K. Michaelsen -- Learning in the dark: applying classroom technology to large lecture formats / Michael Smilowitz and Anne S. Gabbard-Alley -- Teaching for inclusion / Mathew L. Ouellett -- Working with teaching assistants and undergraduate peer facilitators to address the challenges of teaching large classes / Jean Civikly-Powell and Donald H. Wulff -- Maintaining intimacy: strategies for the effective management of TAs in innovative large classes / Leta F. Deithloff -- Teaching the large class: an administrator's perspective / J. Douglas Andrews -- Teaching large classes: a brief review of the research / Christine A. Stanley and M. Erin Porter -- PART TWO: EXAMPLES ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES: Agriculture: What I wish I had known before I taught a large class / Emily Hoover -- Business: A management lesson / Steve Tomlinson -- Eleven very basic tips for teaching large business classes / Tom Campbell -- Clinical Sciences: Teaching large classes in Pharmacy practice / James McAuley and Marialice Bennett -- Teaching large classes in Veterinary medicine / Laurie A. Jaeger and Deborah Kochevar -- Education: Making large classes small through creative teaching / John R. Hoyle -- Engineering: A learning-focused approach to a large-section engineering course / Robert Lundquist -- Getting students in a technical class involved in the classroom / Doug Jacobson -- English: Managing discussion in large classes / J. Dennis Huston -- Law: Defying the norms: teaching large law school classes in accordance with good pedagogy / Derrick Bell -- Mathematics: Mathematics and the large class: meeting and mastering the challenge / Nancy J. Simpson -- Sciences: Strength in numbers: making the large chemistry lecture class work / Brian P. Coppola -- What my students have taught me / Brent L. Iverson -- Large-class instruction: having a private conversation in a crowded room / James H. Stith -- Social and Behavioral Sciences: Personalizing the large class in psychology / Richard P. Halgin and Christopher E. Overtree -- Teaching social science to a small society / Linda B. Nilson -- Transforming the horde / Robin Nagle -- Summary of key concepts for teaching large classes / M. Erin Porter and Christine A. Stanley. |
| Subject |
Class size -- Technique.
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Teacher effectiveness.
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Effective teaching.
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| Added Author |
Stanley, Christine A.
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Porter, M. Erin.
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| ISBN |
1882982517 |
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9781882982516 |
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