First Steps to Excellence in College Teaching

Glenn Ross Johnson provides the basics of instruction, from preparation through evaluation, step by step. He focuses on what new instructors need most, covering the essentials: - How to determine your course objectives and develop an appropriate syllabus. - How to select text books -What to doin the first few classes -How to lecture more effectively- and less -How to involve your students more actively -What you can lean about your teaching through the Cognitive Interaction Analysis System -When, why,and how to help your students learn better -How to properly evaluate your students