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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Ovid Wong is associate professor of education with Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois. He is an award winning teacher and administrator with over 20 years of public school experience and he is the author of 30 books. In June 2013, Dr. Wong received Benedictine University's Faculty Award for Research. Klappentext Look no further if you are new to a teaching career in higher education regardless whether you are doing it full or part time. Regardless of your college role it is important to remember that the vitality and credibility of the institution is defined by the excellence of the professors that they employed. Zusammenfassung Look no further if you are new to a teaching career in higher education regardless whether you are doing it full or part time. Regardless of your college role it is important to remember that the vitality and credibility of the institution is defined by the excellence of the professors that they employed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgment Figures Foreword by Dr. Stephen A. NunesIntroduction Chapter 1 Welcome to the Teaching World of Higher Education Anticipatory questionsProfessor taxonomy 101What's in it for the adjunct faculty? What are the challenges and rewards?What is your decision about joining the adjunct faculty?What's in it for the new faculty? What is the reality? Summary and reflectionChapter 2 Set the Stage before the First Day of Class Anticipatory questionsThe course syllabusThe student rosterThe classroom and office The professorSummary and reflectionChapter 3 Probe into the Minds of Learning Anticipatory questionsChanging student demographyChanging teaching modelPrinciples of adult learningThe adragogy-pedagogy continuumSummary and reflectionChapter 4 Enter the Stage (environment) on the First Day of Class Anticipatory questionsIntroduce yourself and take chargeGet to know the studentsThe course syllabusThe class routineThe first teaching activitySummary and reflectionChapter 5 Tackle the Knowledge Anticipatory questionsWhat is a model of knowledge? What is content knowledge?What is procedural knowledge?What is conceptual knowledge?What is meta-cognitive knowledge?Teaching Some Knowledge that You Do Not Know!Summary and reflectionChapter 6 Unleash the Power of the Teaching Tool Box Anticipatory questionsShow your classroom charismaState the lesson objectiveThe three logics of instructionExplore the teaching tool boxLecture-based teachingInteractive lecture-based teachingField tripCase-based teachingGame-based teachingDiscussion-based teachingLaboratory-based teachingConcept-based teachingA pedagogical modelSummary and reflectionChapter 7 Navigate through the Magic of Questioning Anticipatory questionsStart with the basic questionsAsk a combination of questionsAsk intelligent questionsWait timeSummary and reflectionChapter 8 Integrate with Instructional Technology Anticipatory questionsTechnology integration expectationsSimulation technologyDistance learning technologyMobile technology - iPadStudent Response System (SRS)Look into the futureSummary and reflectionChapter 9 Full-circle AccountabilityAnticipatory questionsThe professor evaluates studentsObjective measurementSubject measurementStudents evaluate the professorSummary and reflectionAbout the author...
