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Open this book and you'll enter the classrooms of award-winning faculty. Their classes range from a lab section of nine students to a lecture hall of 400 students with standing room only. You'll observe the teaching style of these professors, their relationships with students, and most importantly, how they solve instructional problems. You'll discover the traits - innate and learned - that set distinguished teachers apart from their colleagues, including an infectious love of learning, high-level problem-solving skills, and a radar-like system that scans and interprets the learning environment. Drawing upon interviews with 30 professors who have received awards for teaching excellence, Baiocco and DeWaters highlight the common characteristics, philosophies, methods, and behaviors that have helped these professors win teaching awards on their campuses. (From the Publisher)

* Over 10 million students now study online * Sets out the theory and latest approaches to making sure online teaching is effective * Includes material and case studies from the BBC, BT, ICL and leading international academics There has been a rapid expansion of online teaching and learning - over 10 million students now study online, and millions more use educational multimedia products and services from commercial and broadcasting organizations. However, in the rush to get online teachers, educators and developers often complain about the lack of solid theory underpinning the end materials. This book is the first to present a wide range of experience and research findings from leading practitioners and organizations around the world and will be invaluable for researchers, developers and teachers, as well as anyone with a critical interest in developing successful online teaching and learning. (From the Publisher)

A guide to developing Web-based learning materials this book provides proven advice, tools and techniques to allow readers to harness the potential of on-line methods of instruction and education. Taking a simple step-by-step approach the book hand-holds readers from the basics through to developing learning systems, and operating and managing computer managed learning. An accompanying web site presents reviews of supporting software packages and other links. (From the Publisher)

Open a new chapter in creative teaching with this immensely practical book that inspires students and teachers on ways to bring God's living Word to life in the classroom. Initial edition has been field-tested in church and college seminary classrooms. Put What You Teach in Reach of Your Students -- Step-by-step descriptions and examples show how to use drama, role-play, mime, simulation, readings, music, art and much more in creative, effective ways. -- Updated chapters include; "The Creative Dare", "The Creative Process", "The Creative Person", "Acting Up -- Drama in the Classroom", "Creative Writing: Helping Students Save Their Thoughts", and more. -- Reproducible resources save time. -- New edition includes chapter on computers and the internet "Teaching Without Walls" (From the Publisher)

The first new Torah commentary for Conservative Judaism in over 70 years, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, boasts an all-star editorial cast. Harold Kushner's d'rash (interpretive commentary) explores the importance of social justice in Judaism, while Chaim Potok's contributions attempt to ground the Torah historically by ascertaining its meaning to the ancient Israelites. A special section edited by Elliot Dorff and Susan Grossman investigates the Jewish legal tradition and its foundations in the Torah; biblical scholar Michael Fishbane offers commentary on the haftarah (Torah portions to be read in the synagogue throughout the year). This commentary is a monumental achievement, incorporating recent archaeological findings, textual interpretations and (for the first time) the opinions of female rabbis. (From the Publisher)

From the Publisher The cases that constitute this volume represent work in progress by faculty selected as Carnegie Scholars with the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL). Each of the eight authors tells the story of her or his efforts at “opening lines” of inquiry into significant issues in the teaching and learning of the field. In particular, their accounts focus on the doing of this kind of investigative work – that is, on methods and approaches for undertaking the scholarship of teaching and learning. Opening Lines includes a cd-rom of supplementary documents, tools and resources.

This popular collection of essays written by seasoned and committed educators, guides the first-time instructor through the phases of course planning, teaching, and evaluation. (From the Publisher)

This book provides proven teaching methods, coupled with the best of instructional theory, and is intended for use in undergraduate courses that teach instructional methods or techniques. A brief introduction to schooling and broad educational goals is offered in the first chapter. The following four chapters present the basic "tools" for effective and systematic teaching. The major topics include specifying instructional objectives; sequencing learning activities; applying the various taxonomies; preparing lesson plans; and application of the fundamentals. The last five chapters present instruction as a dynamic theme being applied in a social system, with the realities of interaction being foremost. The final chapter views classroom management from four different perspectives, stressing the underlying tenet of the book--teacher decision making. Each chapter has a set of intended learner outcomes. The formative evaluation components in each chapter give the student immediate feedback on the extent to which the intended objectives were met. Examples of all teaching strategies are provided in a variety of instructional contexts. (From the Publisher)