Teaching What You Don’t Know

by Therese Huston

Paperback, 2012

Status

Available

Call number

378.1

Collection

Publication

Harvard University Press (2012), Edition: Reprint, 320 pages

Description

Everyone in academia knows it and no one likes to admit it: faculty often have to teach courses in areas they don't know very well. The challenges are even greater when students don't share your cultural background, lifestyle, or assumptions about how to behave in a classroom. In this practical and funny book, an experienced teaching consultant offers many creative strategies for dealing with typical problems. --from publisher description.

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At first blush, this title seemed odd. Of course we teach what we know - except as you delve into the book, you find scenarios where you think "Oh, that applies to me" multiple times. Whether you're teaching a course that is in your discipline, yet not your specialty, or if you're teaching a course
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for the first time, this book takes a rare look at how college professors approach preparing to teach new material even when it is in a course you've taught before.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

320 p.; 5.5 inches

ISBN

0674066170 / 9780674066175

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