{"product_id":"engaging-large-classes-9781119111245","title":"Engaging Large Classes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLarge classes have become a fact of life in colleges and universities across America; even as academic funding has decreased, class enrollments have continued to rise. Although students, teachers, and administrators are often concerned by the potentially negative impact of uneven teacher-to-student ratios, large classes also offer many potential advantages that are less recognized and not always maximized.  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEngaging Large Classes\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors demonstrate that large classes can be just as stimulating and rewarding as smaller classes. Written by experienced teachers of large classes across a wide range of disciplines and institutions, this book provides faculty members and administrators with instructional strategies and advice on how to enhance large class settings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book summarizes many of the core issues related to successfully teaching large classes, including\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn honest review of the advantages and disadvantages of large classes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Editors. \u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopic Location Guide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Key Concepts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Course Design for Large Classes: A Learning-Centered Approach (\u003ci\u003eJudith Grunert O'Brien\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. That's Not a Large Class; It's a Small Town: How Do I Manage? (\u003ci\u003eLynda G. Cleveland\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Planning and Assessing Large Classes (\u003ci\u003eMichael Theall and Raoul A. Arreola\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Promoting Civility in Large Classes (\u003ci\u003eMary Deane Sorcinelli\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Engaging Students Actively in Large Lecture Settings (\u003ci\u003ePeter J. Frederick\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Team Learning in Large Classes (\u003ci\u003eLarry K. Michaelsen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Learning in the Dark: Applying Classroom Technology to Large Lecture Formats (\u003ci\u003eMichael Smilowitz and Anne S. Gabbard-Alley\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Teaching for Inclusion (\u003ci\u003eMathew L. Ouellett\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Working with Teaching Assistants and Undergraduate Peer Facilitators to Address the Challenges of Teaching Large Classes (\u003ci\u003eJean Civikly-Powell and Donald H. Wulff\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Maintaining Intimacy : Strategies for the Effective Management of TAs in Innovative Large Classes (\u003ci\u003eLeta F. Deithloff\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11.Teaching the Large Class: An Administrator's Perspective (\u003ci\u003eJ. Douglas Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Teaching Large Classes: A Brief Review of the Research (\u003ci\u003eChristine A. Stanley and M. Erin Porter\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Examples Across the Disciplines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgriculture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. What I Wish I had Known Before I Taught a Large Class (\u003ci\u003eEmily Hoover\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. A Management Lesson (\u003ci\u003eSteven Tomlinson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Eleven Very Basic Tips for Teaching Large Business Classes (\u003ci\u003eTom Campbell\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClincial Sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Teaching Large Classes in Pharmacy Practice (James \u003ci\u003eMcAuley and Marialice Bennett\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Teaching Large Classes in Veterinary Medicine (\u003ci\u003eLaurie A. Jaeger and Deborah Kochevar\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Making Large Classes Small Through Creative Teaching (\u003ci\u003eJohn R. Hoyle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngineering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. A Learning-Focused Approach to a Large-Section Engineering Course (\u003ci\u003eRobert Lundquist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Getting Students in a Technical Class Involved in the Classroom (\u003ci\u003eDoug Jacobson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnglish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Managing Discussion in Large Classes (\u003ci\u003eJ. Dennis Huston\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaw.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Defying the Norms: Teaching Large Law School Classes in Accordance with Good Pedagogy (\u003ci\u003eDerrick Bell\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Mathematics and the Large Class: Meeting and Mastering the Challenge (\u003ci\u003eNancy J. Simpson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Strength in Numbers: Making the Large Chemistry Lecture Class Work (\u003ci\u003eBrian P. Coppola\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. What My Students Have Taught Me (\u003ci\u003eBrent L. Iverson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Large-Class Instruction: Having a Private Conversation in a Crowded Room (\u003ci\u003eJames H. Stith\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial and Behavioral Sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Personalizing the Large Class in Psychology (\u003ci\u003eRichard P. Halgin and Christopher E. Overtree\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Teaching Social Science to a Small Society (Linda B. Nilson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Transforming the Horde (\u003ci\u003eRobin Nagle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary of Key Concepts for Teaching Large Classes (\u003ci\u003eM. Erin Porter and Christine A. Stanley\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515638145367,"sku":"9781119111245","price":33.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/engaging-large-classes-9781119111245","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}