Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students

ISBN: 0998587516

Author: Eng, Dr. Norman

Condition: Used

Your students arent reading. They arent engaged in class. Getting them to talk is like pulling teeth. Whatever the situation, your reality is not meeting your expectations. Change is needed. But whos got the time? Or maybe youre just starting out, and you want to get it right the first time.If so, Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students is the blueprint. Written for early career instructors, this easy-to-implement guide teaches you to: Think like advertisers to understand your target audience-your studentsAdopt the active learning approach of the best K-12 teachers Write a syllabus that gets noticed and readDevelop lessons that stimulate deep engagementCreate slide presentations that students can digestGet students to do the readings, participate more, and care about your courseSecrets like focusing on students, not content and building a customer profile of the class will change the way you teach. The author, Dr. Norman Eng, argues that much of these approaches and techniques have been effectively used in marketing and K-12 education, two industries that could greatly improve how college instructors teach. Find out how to hack the world of college classrooms and have your course become the standard by which all other courses will be measured against. Whether you are an adjunct, a lecturer, an assistant professor, or even a graduate assistant, pedagogical success is within your grasp.