Your students aren’t reading.
They aren’t engaged in class.
Getting them to talk is like pulling teeth.
Whatever the situation, your reality is not meeting your expectations. Change is needed. But who’s got the time?
Or maybe you’re just starting out, and you want to get it right the first time.
If so, Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students is the blueprint. Written for early career instructors, this easy-to-implement guide teaches you to:
Think like advertisers to understand your target audience–your studentsAdopt the active learning approach of the best K-12 teachers Write a syllabus that gets noticed and readDevelop lessons that stimulate deep engagementCreate slide presentations that students can digestGet students to do the readings, participate more, and care about your course
Secrets like “focusing on students, not content” and building a “customer” profile of the class will change the way you teach. The author, Dr. Norman Eng, argues that much of these approaches and techniques have been effectively used in marketing and K-12 education, two industries that could greatly improve how college instructors teach.
Find out how to hack the world of college classrooms and have your course become the standard by which all other courses will be measured against. Whether you are an adjunct, a lecturer, an assistant professor, or even a graduate assistant, pedagogical success is within your grasp.
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“Dr. Eng has created an accessible, evidence based guide to effective college instruction that will be particularly valuable for relatively new faculty members who are coming out of graduate programs where there were limited opportunities to teach.”
– David H. Monk, Dean, College of Education, Penn State University
“The practical strategies in the book is what’s missing in higher ed. No other book helps college instructors with such step-by-step detail.”
– Allan Ornstein, education professor, St. John’s University, former Fulbright Scholar, and author of 65 books and 400 articles
“A great resource for college instructors who are interested in excellent teaching–accessible, practical, and full of actionable research-based suggestions.”
– Yong Zhao, Foundation Distinguished Professor, School of Education, University of Kansas
