Tools for Teaching, Barbara Gross Davis
Tools for Teaching, Barbara Gross Davis
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Tools for Teaching
2nd Edition

Author: Barbara Gross Davis

Narrator: Susan Hanfield

Unabridged: 22 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/31/2020


Synopsis

This is the long-awaited update on the bestselling book that offers a practical, accessible reference manual for faculty in any discipline. This new edition contains up-to-date information on technology as well as expanding on the ideas and strategies presented in the first edition. It includes more than sixty-one chapters designed to improve the teaching of beginning, mid-career, or senior faculty members. The topics cover both traditional tasks of teaching as well as broader concerns, such as diversity and inclusion in the classroom and technology in educational settings.

About Barbara Gross Davis

Barbara Gross Davis is assistant vice provost for undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley. Her areas of interest include teaching, learning, and evaluation in higher education.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Les on November 09, 2017

Good basic tips. The book relies heavily on checklists and bullet points to allow quick digestion of the content.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on December 20, 2017

I wish I had read this before I taught my first course, particularly the sections on how to get students to participate in discussion. The organization of this volume is appealing, and I can see myself revisiting it in the future. I advise picking up a later edition than the one I read because attitu......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on March 15, 2017

A practical guide to teaching. I picked this up in a teaching course before I was going to become a GTA while working on my Ph.D. and I am glad that it was available. While some of the offerings might not work for you, there are then twenty more that will work for you. I highly recommend this to any......more

Goodreads review by Hugh on April 01, 2012

I like the style which makes it easy to breeze through and catch the highlights. A little dated but is an excellent book for teachers wanting to learn the small things they need to do to become effective teachers. Good reference book for new and stale teachers.......more

Goodreads review by Laura on November 18, 2007

It's a good book, but it makes me tense - too many ideas thrown at me at once. But there are some great ideas in there for communicating with students and getting your point across in the classroom.......more