Life, learning, and community : concepts and models for service-learning in biology by This book represents the 18th of AAHE s series on service-learning in the disciplines and focuses on service-learning strategies and models in biology....This book not only provides strong arguments for using service-learning in biology courses but also gives real life examples of how it has been successfully used in biology curricula.
Teaching at Its Best by This expanded and updated edition of the best-selling handbook is an essential toolbox, full of hundreds of practical teaching techniques, classroom activities and exercises, for the new or experienced college instructor.
Effective Teaching for Intended Learning Outcomes in Science and Technology (Metilost) by The authors in this book propose a model for the effective teaching of science and technology that aims to articulate theory and practice. The model draws attention to the central aspects of teaching, namely tasks for students and teacher mediation of students learning, and how to articulate both.
Team Teaching by For those considering adopting team teaching, or interested in reviewing their own practice, this book offers an over-view of this pedagogy, its challenges and rewards, and a rich range of examples in which teachers present and reflect upon their approaches.
The Ph.D. process : a student's guide to graduate school in the sciences by The Ph.D. Process offers the essential guidance that students in the biological and physical sciences need to get the most out of their years in graduate school.
Researchers Hooked on Teaching by Internationally respected contributors describe in this volume their experiences of balancing the tension between teaching and research. Among the themes that emerge are: teachers as models for each other and for their students; individualism versus collectivism in the institution and the classroom; integrating individual research interests into the classroom; and finding one's voice. The book suggests that if scholars are to be teachers, their ability to integrate teaching and research is fundamental to their wellbeing over the course of their career, and is probably an indication of their classroom effectiveness as well.
Diversity and Motivation by Every day college and university faculty ask themselves the question, 'How can we become more effective teachers of a culturally diverse student body?' This book provides the most comprehensive and useful answer that I have ever read. Drawing upon years of experience and research with students from various cultural backgrounds, Wlodkowski and Ginsberg offer faculty a remarkable integration of theory and practice--full of the kinds of insights and strategies they can use today. --Michael Nettles, professor, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, University of Michigan Raymond J. Wlodkowski and Margery B. Ginsberg combine their respective expertise in motivation and multiculturalism to go beyond the usual rhetoric on promoting diversity, offering real-world guidance and suggestions for successful teaching in today's changing classroom environment.Florida State University Libraries | 116 Honors Way | Tallahassee, FL 32306 | (850) 644-2706