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The classic teaching toolbox, updated with new research and ideas
Teaching at Its Best is the bestselling, research-based toolbox for college instructors at any level, in any higher education setting. Packed with practical guidance, proven techniques, and expert perspectives, this book helps instructors improve student learning both face-to-face and online. This new fourth edition features five new chapters on building critical thinking into course design, creating a welcoming classroom environment, helping students learn how to learn, giving and receiving feedback, and teaching in multiple modes, along with the latest research and new questions to facilitate faculty discussion. Topics include new coverage of the flipped classroom, cutting-edge technologies, self-regulated learning, the mental processes involved in learning and memory, and more, in the accessible format and easy-to-understand style that has made this book a much-valued resource among college faculty.
Good instructors are always looking for ways to improve student learning. With college classrooms becoming increasingly varied by age, ability, and experience, the need for fresh ideas and techniques has never been greater. This book provides a wealth of research-backed practices that apply across the board.
- Teach students practical, real-world problem solving
- Interpret student ratings accurately
- Boost motivation and help students understand how they learn
- Explore alternative techniques, formats, activities, and exercises
Given the ever-growing body of research on student learning, faculty now have many more choices of effective teaching strategies than they used to have, along with many more ways to achieve excellence in the classroom. Teaching at Its Best is an invaluable toolbox for refreshing your approach, and providing the exceptional education your students deserve.
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LINDA B. NILSON is the founding director of Clemson University's Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation. Her career as a full-time faculty development director spans over 25 years. Along with four editions of Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors, she has authored three other books: The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course (Jossey-Bass, 2007); Creating Self-Regulated Learners: Strategies to Strengthen Students' Self-Awareness and Learning Skills (Stylus, 2013); and Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time (Stylus, 2015).
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PRAISE FOR TEACHING AT ITS BEST, 4th EDITION
"This book is a treasure. It is a comprehensive and practical handbook on college teaching, which every professor—new or experienced, full or part-time—would be wise to keep in handy reach."
—Arthur Levine, president, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, and president emeritus, Teachers College, Columbia University
"All faculty members from new adjuncts to experienced professors will improve their teaching if they read the latest version of Linda Nilson's essential and very practical handbook on teaching. Nilson's comprehensive review of the literature will help all faculty members who are about to begin or are engaged in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning."
—Phyllis Blumberg, assistant provost for faculty and leadership development, University of the Sciences
"What a great book! In her usual clear and concise manner, Linda Nilson offers up a solid guide to Teaching at Its Best. Experienced and novice teachers looking to improve their teaching will find this book interesting and useful."
—Jim Sibley, director, Center for Instructional Support, University of British Columbia
"Only Linda Nilson, truly a teacher of teachers, could have written this book. Every professor should buy it, read it, live it."
—Tara Gray, director, New Mexico State University Teaching Academy
"If you are committed to excellent teaching and student learning you simply must have a copy of Teaching at Its Best in your library. This Fourth Edition is even better than the previous edition, which is nothing short of amazing. Kudos to Dr. Nilson for creating yet another essential resource on effective teaching and learning."
—Todd Zakrajsek, associate professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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