Please see the Course Schedule for details. Primary topics include:

• Learning styles, teaching styles, and dealing with the mismatch.
• How to plan a course; instructional objectives, preparing a syllabus and policies.
• Creating assignments and tests that are fair and rigorous; grading policies.
• Effective lecturing techniques; active learning, use of technology.
• Cooperative learning, project-based learning, case-based learning; team issues.
• Teaching higher level thinking, critical thinking, and problem solving.
• Dealing with student problems, classroom management, emotional crises.
• Evaluating teaching, especially your own.
• Documenting your teaching activities.