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The Essentials of College Teaching: A Guide for New and Adjunct College Instructors is written to serve adjunct instructors teaching college students at community colleges as well as four-year colleges and universities. This book provides current evidence-based best practices for teaching, leavened with amusing and inspirational anecdotes.
List of contents
Chapter 1: The Syllabus
Chapter 2: Instructor Presentation
Chapter 3: Assessment
Chapter 4: Class Management
Chapter 5: Teaching Tips for the Terrified or Otherwise Unwell
Chapter 6: The Syllabus Supplement
Chapter 7: Instructor Presentation Supplement
Chapter 8: Assessment Supplement
Chapter 9: Class Management Supplement
Chapter 10: Teaching Tips for the Terrified or Otherwise Unwell Supplement
Chapter 11: Instructor Checklist
Chapter 12: Instructor Bingo Sheet
About the author
Constance Jones earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley and her Ph.D. in human development and family studies from The Pennsylvania State University. She joined the faculty in the Department of Psychology at California State University, Fresno in 1993. Constance (aka "Mama Jones" to her graduate students) served as Chair of the Department for almost 10 years, allowing her to add others' stories of teaching successes and mishaps to her own personal repertoire.
Summary
The Essentials of College Teaching: A Guide for New and Adjunct College Instructors is written to serve adjunct instructors teaching college students at community colleges as well as four-year colleges and universities. This book provides current evidence-based best practices for teaching, leavened with amusing and inspirational anecdotes.
