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Author Falk, Erika

Title Becoming a New Instructor : a Guide for College Adjuncts and Graduate Students
Published Hoboken : Taylor & amp ; Francis, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (169 pages)
Contents Becoming a New Instructor A Guide for College Adjuncts and Graduate Students; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; About the Book; Landing the Adjunct Job; Step 1: Conceptualizing the Class; Find Out About the Curriculum and the Students; Begin with the Title; Write Goals and Objectives; Brainstorm the Content; Add the Reading; Step 2: Creating Graded Assignments; How Much Homework?; Conceptualizing the Assignments; Creating an Evaluation Plan; Avoiding Grade Clumping and Grade Inflation; Setting Up the Assignments; Step 3: Putting Together the Syllabus
Questions to Ask Your AdministratorWrite the Course Description; The Header; University or Departmental Policies; Class Policies; Finding Class Reading; Details on Assignments; Calendar; Ordering Books and Requesting Reading; Step 4: Planning In-Class Time; Ask Your Administrator; Lectures; Guest Speakers; Group Discussion; Applied Activities; Classroom Management; Technology; Last Step Preparations; Step 5: Running Your Class; The First Day of Class; Take Class Time to Explain Assignments; Executing the Lectures; The Discussion; Group Activities in the Classroom; Giving Exams
Returning Assignments and ExamsClassroom Management; Absences; Mid-Semester Check-in; The Last Day of Class; Step 6: Grading; Blind Grading; Returning Assignments; Grading Assignments and Giving Feedback; Grading Essay Exams; Using a Point System to Calculate Final Grades; Adjusting Grades; Submitting Grades; Answering the Question, "Can I Pass This Class?"; Other than Letter Grades; Avoiding Grade Disputes; Responding to Grade Complaints; Plagiarism, Fabrication, Cheating, and Lying; Privacy Rights; Step 7: Interacting with Students; Treating Students with Respect; Believing in Students
Communicating CaringLetters of Recommendation; Troubled Students; Creating a Classroom Environment Conducive to Learning; Misuse of Power; Ethics; Step 8: Taking Your Class Online; Meet with Your Administrator; Preparation Time; Conceptualizing Your Online Class; Putting Your Course Online; Executing Your Online Course; Appendix A: In-Person Syllabus Template; Appendix B: Sample In-Person Syllabus; Appendix C: Online Syllabus Template; Appendix D: Sample Online Syllabus; Index
Summary Becoming a New Instructor guides new instructors through the planning, preparation, and execution of their first class, whether it is in person or online. Like any good mentor, this book provides clear, simple instructions and makes best-practice recommendations. Becoming a New Instructor provides a step-by-step guide to writing a syllabus, a simple explanation for how to calculate grades, and many additional suggestions from an experienced teacher about how to run a class. Chronologically arranged from conceptualizing the class through putting together the syllabus, planning in-class time, ru
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780203149447
0203149440