Using empirical research, Effective College and University Teaching gives faculty and graduate teaching assistants the strategies and tactics they need for excellence in teaching. Whereas the majority of books on college and university teaching are 'how to' books, this volume provides both the rationale and a detailed guide for how to use and teach these practices to others. Written by leading scholars and expert master teachers, this volume outlines, reviews, and discusses the best practices for becoming effective teachers for undergraduate courses.

Aimed at the professional development of teachers at the college and university level, the book provides full coverage of those topics central to efficacious teaching practices such as developing a teaching philosophy, becoming an ethical teacher, and fostering active learning in the classroom.

Key Features

Offers strategies and tactics for incorporating state of the art best practices in college courses to enhance student learning outcomes.

Provides an overview of effective active learning techniques and how to incorporate them in teaching.Includes guide to designing, implementing, and grading effective quizzes, tests, and writing activities.

Includes a full chapter on how to incorporate important diversity issues into their teaching.

This book is intended for graduate students who aspire to academic careers, new faculty making the transition to the professoriate, program directors and supervisors of graduate student teacher training, directors of teaching and learning centers, and seasoned faculty who may wish to update or otherwise improve their pedagogical knowledge and teaching.

William Buskist is the Distinguished Professor in the Teaching of Psychology at Auburn University and a Faculty Fellow at Auburn's Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.

Victor Benassi is a professor of psychology and faculty director of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Center for Teaching Excellence.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Preparing the New Professoriate to Teach - Victor A. Benassi, William Buskist
Creating Effective Working Relationships Between Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants - Steven A. Meyers
Allaying Graduate Student Fears About Teaching - Sandra Goss Lucas
Preparing for the Transition From Graduate School to the Academy: An Exemplar From Psychology - Mark M. Silvestri, Brennan D. Cox, William Buskist, and Jared W. Keeley
Teaching in the Context of Professional Development and Work-Private Life Balance - Steven Prentice-Dunn
The Science of Learning and Its Applications - Mark A. McDaniel and Cynthia Wooldridge
Course Design - Victor A. Benassi and Gary S. Goldstein
Writing and Developing Your Philosophy of Teaching - James H. Korn
Developing Student-Teacher Rapport in the Undergraduate Classroom - Janie H. Wilson and Rebecca G. Ryan
Learning-Centered Lecturing - David B. Daniel
Active Learning - Elizabeth Yost Hammer and Peter J. Giordano
Leading Discussions - Bryan K. Saville, Tracy E. Zinn and Krisztina Varga Jakobsen
Assessing Student Learning - Robert Bubb
Becoming an Ethical Teacher - G. William Hill IV and Dorothy D. Zinsmeister
Conflict in the College Classroom: Understanding, Preventing, and Dealing With Classroom Incivilities - Mark M. Silvestri and William Buskist
Diversity and Diversity Issues in Teaching - Rosemary E. Phelps
Teaching Controversial Issues, Liberally - Harold L. Miller, Jr., and Diego Flores
Technology in Higher Education - Christopher R. Howard
Course and Instructor Evaluation - Jared W. Keeley
Assessing the Effectiveness of GTA Prepatory Activities and Programs - Cecilia M. Shore
Preparing Graduate Students for the Political Nature of the Academy - Randolph A. Smith and Stephen F. Davis
Preparing for the Future: Undergraduates as Teaching Assistants - Thomas P. Hogan and John C. Norcross
Useful Resources for Preparing the New Professoriate - Jennifer J. Stiegler-Balfour and Catherine E. Overson
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors