The Happy Professor


How to Teach Undergraduates and Feel Good About It

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By Bill Coplin
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Foreword Chancellor Kent Syverud, Syracuse University Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Roles Chapter 1: You Chapter 2: Artist Chapter 3: Skills Coach Chapter 4: Advisor Chapter 5: Boss Part II: Strategies Chapter 6: Andragogy, Not Pedagogy Chapter 7: The Five Laws of the Minimalist Chapter 8: Everything is Experiential Chapter 9: Evaluate Yourself Part III: Engagement Tactics Chapter 10: Use Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) Chapter 11: Use Dale Carnegie Speeches Chapter 12: Create Groups for Small In-Class Assignments Chapter 13: Set the Stage in the First Class Chapter 14: Use Simulations and Role Plays Chapter 15: Lie to the Class Chapter 16: Keep Your Mouth Shut Chapter 17: Make Laptops and Cell Phones Helpful Part IV: Organizational Tactics Chapter 18: Start with the Concrete and Familiar Chapter 19: Use Modules Chapter 20: Use Class Time for Coaching Chapter 21: Debriefing Competitions Chapter 22: Create Lateness and Absence Policies Chapter 23: Differentiate Between Points Earned and Points Lost Chapter 24: Use Extra Credit Points to Stimulate Extra Practice Chapter 25: Use Group Presentations as Teamwork Practice Part V: Remedial Tactics Chapter 26: Writing to Communicate Chapter 27: Improve Typing Chapter 28: Simple Computer Applications Chapter 29: Excel is Life Chapter 30: Information Searching Basics Chapter 31: Survey Basics Required Chapter 32: Quantitative Tools Are Not About Mathematics Part VI: Citizenship Tactics Chapter 33: The Easy Way to Community Engagement Chapter 34: Use Continuums to Avoid the Role of Propagandist Chapter 35: Use Problem Solving Exercises Chapter 36: The Order, Freedom, Equality Triangle Chapter 37: The Grading Exercise Chapter 38: The Prince System Conclusion: Where Do You Go from Here? Appendix A: Debriefing the Grading Exercise Appendix B: Forecasting with the Prince System About the Author

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