McKeachie's Teaching Tips

Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers

Author: Wilbert James McKeachie
Secondary Author: Marilla D. Svinicki
ISBN: 9780618515561

McKeachie's Teaching Tipsis a handbook designed to provide helpful strategies for dealing with both the everyday problems of teaching at the university level, and those that pop up in trying to maximize learning for every student. The suggested strategies are supported by research and are grounded in enough theory to enable teachers to adapt them to their own situations. The author does not suggest a "set of recipes" to be followed mechanically, but gives teachers the tools they need to deal with the ever changing dynamics of teaching and learning. Improved Organization and consolidation of chapters allows the text to maintain its handy pocket-size length, while incorporating new information. New!Guest-Authored chapters offer advice and instruction from renowned educators, including Peter Elbow and Mary Deane Sorcinelli on writing, Jane Halonen on laboratory instruction (Chapter 20), and Marilla Svinicki on being a teacher (Chapter 27). Updated and Improved Technology Coverage, (Chapte

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publish Date: 2006

Subjects: Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities, Education / Professional Development

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