The College Teacher's Handbook: A Resource Collection for New Faculty - Paperback

by Maryellen Weimer (Foreword by), Magna Publications Incorporated (Author)

There's plenty to be excited about when teaching in the college classroom for the first time. But with that, also comes a significant amount of uncertainty, vulnerability, and pressure.New teachers want to perform well, but they come into the classroom as experts in their field-not necessarily experts in good pedagogy.Ready to set new teachers up for classroom success and a fruitful career? The College Teacher's Handbook: A Resource Collection for New Faculty is here to do just that!This collection, which compiles more than 50 of the finest articles from The Teaching Professor newsletter, Online Classroom newsletter, and Magna 20-Minute Mentors, serves as a convenient professional development resource for new faculty, and a training tool for academic leaders and faculty developers across all levels of higher education.The College Teacher's Handbook: A Resource Collection for New Faculty is presented in five sections, which provide some key teaching and learning principles that all new educators need to be aware of as they start a new semester or year of teaching. The five sections include: -Teaching Strategies-Student Learning-Testing and Evaluation-Technology and Multimedia-Special Considerations