University Teaching
A Reference for Graduate Students and Faculty, Second Edition

Paper $24.95s    |    0-8156-3079-4    |   2004

Deals with such timely topics as the adjunct instructor, nontraditional students, ethical issues in teaching, and the ever-important balancing of multiple responsibilities.

Description
Syracuse University was one of the first major universities to develop a summer internship program to train the hundreds of new teaching assistants appointed each year. An outgrowth of that program, this book contains essays that represent a thoughtful effort by experienced teachersmany of whom have been involved with the national Preparing Future Faculty programto explore various ways of engaging, encouraging, and stimulating students to learn. Topics cover lecturing, leading discussions, designing laboratory and studio courses, teaching for diversity, using technology, assessing student learning, and service learning.

Author
Stacey Lane Tice is assistant dean of the graduate school at Syracuse University.

Nicholas Jackson is a doctoral candidate at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University.

Leo M. Lambert is the president of Elon University.

Peter Englot is director of recruitment at the Graduate Enrollment Management Center, Syracuse University.

7 x 10, 304 pages, notes, bibliography