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Learning from Each Other includes 20 original chapters written by well-known experts in the field of teaching and learning. Conceived for both new and experienced faculty at community colleges, four-year institutions, and research-intensive universities, the volume also addresses the interests of faculty and graduate students in programs designed to prepare future faculty and campus individuals responsible for faculty professional development. With the aim of cultivating engagement amongst students and deepening their understanding of the content, topics covered in this edited volume include: employing the science of learning in a social science context understanding the effects of a flipped classroom on student success pedagogical techniques to create a community of inquiry in online learning environments the risks and rewards of co-teaching reaching and teaching ""non-traditional"" students facilitating learning and leadership in student team projects connecting students with the community through research issues of assessment, including backward design, developing and using rubrics, and defining and implementing the scholarship of teaching and learning Through Learning from Each Other, all faculty who care about their teaching, but especially faculty in the social sciences, can successfully employ curricular innovations, classroom techniques, and advances in assessment to create better learning environments for their students.  

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Author:   Michele Lee Kozimor-King ,  Jeffrey Chin
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780520296589

ISBN 10:   0520296583
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   21 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Foreword by Michael Reder Introduction Michele Lee Kozimor-King and Jeffrey Chin Part I. Curricular Innovations 1. The Science of Learning in a Social Science Context Melinda Messineo 2. Pedagogical Techniques for Creating a Community of Inquiry in Online Learning Environments Andrea N. Hunt 3. Co-Teaching: Risks and Rewards Renee Monson and Kristy Kenyon 4. A Collaborative Aff air: Connecting Students with the Community through Research Michele Lee Kozimor-King and Barbara Prince 5. Strategies and Resources for Internationalizing the Curriculum Christine K. Oakley 6. Flipping Out: Understanding the Effects of a General Education Flipped Classroom on Student Success Craig Douglas Albert, Stacie K. Pettit, and Christopher Terry 7. Reaching and Teaching “Nontraditional” Students in Community Colleges and Beyond Sara Parker 8. Addressing Learner Variability on Campus through Universal Design for Learning Shannon Haley-Mize Part II. Classroom Techniques 9. Without Apology: Reclaiming the Lecture Diane L. Pike 10. Scribes in the Classroom: Effectively Using PowerPoint to Enhance the Classroom Experience Monica R. Sylvia and Brenda J. Kirby 11. Discussion in the Social Science Classroom Jay R. Howard 12. Facilitating Learning and Leadership in Student Team Projects Dennis O’Connor 13. Courting Controversy and Allowing for Awkward: Strategies for Teaching Difficult Topics Mari Plikuhn 14. Becoming a Culturally Inclusive Educator Dena R. Samuels 15. The Value of Games and Simulations in the Social Sciences Amanda M. Rosen 16. Putting the Student at the Center: Contemplative Practices as Classroom Pedagogy Tracey Wenger Sadd Part III. Out-of-class Situations 17. Student Reading Compliance and Learning in the Social Sciences Jay R. Howard 18. Cultivating Engagement and Deepening Understanding While Leaving the Textbook Behind Robin G. Isserles Part IV. Assessment 19. (Re-)Creating Your Course: Backward Design and Assessment Melinda Messineo 20. “Am I Grading Consistently and Effectively?”: Developing and Using Rubrics Shirley A. Jackson 21. Defining and Implementing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Jeffrey Chin Contributors Index

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Learning from Each Other provides an overview of both the latest research and resources and tips for improving time-honored teaching strategies and incorporating cutting-edge, innovative teaching techniques. The variety of topics ensures that even the most experienced faculty member or faculty developer will find something of use. . . . Readers will find that while the authors all teach in the United States, the broad focus makes the techniques and issues addressed applicable to a global audience. * International Journal for Academic Development *

Author Information

Michele Lee Kozimor-King is Professor of Sociology and Past Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Elizabethtown College. She is a past President of Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology Honor Society and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Teaching Sociology, an official journal of the American Sociological Association. Jeffrey Chin is Professor of Sociology at Le Moyne College and Secretary-Treasurer of Alpha Kappa Delta. He is a former editor of Teaching Sociology and a Carnegie National Scholar, a program of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

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