Description
Book Synopsis33 Simple Strategies for Faculty is a guidebook filled with practical solutions on how to best help first-year and first-generation students who are struggling to adjust to college life. It gives faculty quick and efficient exercises they can use both inside and outside of the classroom to bolster their students’ academic success and wellbeing.
Trade Review"With its inviting tone and straightforward advice,
33 Simple Steps is the rare combination of useful
and user-friendly. For faculty who feel like their time is stretched more than ever, Nunn provides excellent strategies with which professors can help students succeed." -- Jessica Wilkerson * Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of Mississippi *
"With its inviting tone and straightforward advice,
33 Simple Steps for Faculty is the rare combination of useful and user-friendly. For faculty who feel like their time is stretched more than ever, Nunn provides excellent strategies with which professors can help students succeed." -- Jessica Wilkerson * Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of Mississippi *
"Dr. Nunn’s book is full of insightful and practical weekly strategies for intentionally creating and sustaining a culture of belonging for first-generation college students." -- Buffy Smith * author of Mentoring At-Risk Students through the Hidden Curriculum of Higher Education *
"Selected New Books of Higher Education" * Chronicle of Higher Education *
"My Top 6 Books on Pedagogy" by Zachary Nowak * Inside Higher Education *
"With its inviting tone and straightforward advice,
33 Simple Steps is the rare combination of useful
and user-friendly. For faculty who feel like their time is stretched more than ever, Nunn provides excellent strategies with which professors can help students succeed." -- Jessica Wilkerson * Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of Mississippi *
"With its inviting tone and straightforward advice,
33 Simple Steps for Faculty is the rare combination of useful and user-friendly. For faculty who feel like their time is stretched more than ever, Nunn provides excellent strategies with which professors can help students succeed." -- Jessica Wilkerson * Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of Mississippi *
"Dr. Nunn’s book is full of insightful and practical weekly strategies for intentionally creating and sustaining a culture of belonging for first-generation college students." -- Buffy Smith * author of Mentoring At-Risk Students through the Hidden Curriculum of Higher Education *
"Selected New Books of Higher Education" * Chronicle of Higher Education *
"My Top 6 Books on Pedagogy" by Zachary Nowak * Inside Higher Education *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
WEEK 1
Introducing Yourself (Not Your Professional Self)
WEEK 2
Modeling a Study Guide
WEEK 3
Finding Study Partners
WEEK 4
Articulating Your Pedagogic Rationales
WEEK 5
Improving Time Management
WEEK 6
Sharing Stress-Management Ideas
WEEK 7
Attending Office Hours
WEEK 8
Collecting Midsemester Feedback
WEEK 9
Interviewing Fellow Students
WEEK 10
Finding Your Discipline
WEEK 11
Discovering Life Purpose and Passion
WEEK 12
Sharing Stories of College Woe
WEEK 13
Laughing and Commiserating Together
WEEK 14
Learning from Failures
WEEK 15
Saying Farewell
Acknowledgments
References
Index
