Voices of Experience: Reflections from a Harvard Teaching Seminar

Author: Winkelmes, Mary Ann and James Wilkinson, eds.
Publisher: Peter Lang, New York, NY
ISBN: 0820449016
Book Review Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9647.00162/abstract
Table of Contents: Preface
Introduction (Mary-Ann Winkelmes)

Part 1 Teaching and Learning in the Classroom
ch. 1 Mastery vs. Memory: Conceptual Thinking in Quantitative Science Classes (Rebecca J. Jackman)
ch. 2 Lectures without Lecturing: An Interactive Discovery of Key Ideas in Math and Science (Eric Towne)
ch. 3 ``Not in My Village'': Reflections on Bringing Musical Culture to the Diverse Classroom (Jennifer B. Kotilaine)
ch. 4 Four Techniques that Bridge the Barriers to Knowledge Sharing in the Classroom (Leigh M. Weiss)
ch. 5 When Good Teaching Techniques Stop Working (Jeffrey Marinacci)
ch. 6 Losing It and Getting It Back: A Teacher's Basics for Leading Seminars (James R. Dawes)
ch. 7 Overlooked Essentials for Classroom Discussions (Mary-Ann Winkelmes)

Part 2 Teaching and Learning Beyond the Classroom
ch. 8 Getting the Most out of Weekly Assignments: Using Feedback as a Motivational Tool (Sujay Rao)
ch. 9 How to Improve Students' Writing Before Reading Any (Kerry Walk)
ch. 10 Making Grades Mean More and Less with Your Students (Judith Richardson)
ch. 11 Lessons from Michelangelo and Freud on Teaching Quantitative Courses (Todd Bodner)
ch. 12 Creating the Environment for Better Student-Teacher Conferences (Anne E. Fernald)

Notes
Bibliography

Overviews of Literature and Research on College and University Teaching

Effective Techniques Recommended by Successful Teachers
Teacher Motivation/Student Motivation
Discussion in the Classroom
Collaborative Learning
Grading and Feedback on Students' Work
Diversity and Communication
Balancing Teaching and Professional Concerns
Technology and Teaching
Lecturing

List of Contributors
Index

In these twelve essays, academics in fields like psychology, literature, chemistry, music, sociology, history, and mathematics consider their teaching experiences, and the lessons they have learned from teaching. Discussing experiences both inside and outside of the classroom, the writers describe their successes and setbacks, their innovations and techniques, and their analyses of teaching as shaped by their own efforts. Conceptual thinking, interactive learning, cultural diversity, seminars and lectures, homework, writing, and grades are all discussed. (From the Publisher)