Title:
Teaching in the sciences : a handbook for part-time & adjunct faculty / Michael Collins.
Author:
Collins, Michael.
Publication Information:
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Part-Time Press, ©2011.
Call Number:
LB2331 .C64 2011
Abstract:
Teaching in the Sciences is a unique professional development resource for college faculty who teach in the science classroom. The book can be used by faculty in any science discipline and offers guidance for those who teach on either the undergraduate or graduate level. Teaching in the Sciences helps readers focus on the essentials, including: course development improving the science lecture student retention teaching non-science majors written assignments in the science classroom technology evaluation and testing.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780940017351
Physical Description:
175 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- Teaching : what's it all about? -- Teaching adult students -- Preparing for the first class -- Technology in the classroom -- Teaching large classes -- Who are our students? -- Teaching non-science majors -- To lecture or not to lecture? -- Alternative instructional strategies -- Improving the lecture -- Evaluation and testing -- Writing & written assignments -- Lab sessions and field trips -- Misconceptions about science -- Closing comments.
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