Session Topics and Readings Aug. 22 Merriam Editor's Notes; Introduction McKeachie Chp.1; Blackboard Assignment 1 Aug. 29 Attributes and Skills of Adult Educator; Identifying Your
Philosophical Orientation,Learning, and Teaching Style;
Intro to Classroom Research Galbraith Chps. 1-4; Complete
App. A p.59, Complete App. B p.87; Merriam Chps. 1&9;Cross Chp. 1 Sept. 12 Teaching with Cases and Introduction to Classroom Research Complete LSI online(Blackboard link); Cox Chp. 1; Merriam Chp. 2; Davis Chp. 24; McKeachie Chps. 12-14; Blackboard Assignment 2 Sept. 26 Strategies to Enhance Student Learning and the Leslies Case Galbraith Chps. 6-8;Cross Chp. 2; Merriam Chps. 3&4; Davis Chps. 31-33; McKeachie Chps. 12-14; Blackboard Assignment 3 Oct. 10 Resources to Promote Learning, Grading, Course Syllabus, Videos of TeachingMethods and Techniques, Designing Instruction Angelo Chps. 1-6; Merriam Chp5; Galbraith Chp.5; Cross Chp. 3; Cox Chp. 2;McKeachie Chp. 2 & Part II ; Davis Chps. 1,2,54& PartVIII; Chicago Chp. 1 Oct. 24 Methods and Techniques; The Captive Audience Case Galbraith Chps. 9-12, 15-20; Cross Chp. 3; Cox Chps. 3&4; Merriam Chps. 6&7; McKeachie Part IV; Davis Parts III, IV, VII, & IX; Blackboard Assignment 4 Nov. 7 Cooperative Learning, Technology for Learning and Instruction, and Distance Learning Galbraith Chps. 13,14,& 21; Merriam Chp. 8; Davis Part V; Chicago Chp. 10; McKeachie Chps. 18, 22; Blackboard Assignment 5 Nov. 21 Learning Community & Service Learning, Ethics, But is it Working? Cross Chp. 4; McKeachie Chp. 25; Davis Chp. 26 Dec. 5 The Challenge--Designing Your Own Classroom Research or Where Do We Go From Here? Portfolios, Course Evaluation, and Other Mythical
Beasts Cross Chp. 5; Galbraith Chps. 16 & 22; Cox Chp. 5; Davis Chp. 60 & Part X ;McKeachie Chp. 26; Chicago Chp. 7
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