The authors clearly love to teach and they tackle the difficult topic of “teaching teaching” with infectious energy and great effectiveness. Even though I have taught for more then 25 years, I learned a great deal from reading this book.
From the foreward by David R.Wirtshafter, PhD
Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience
University of Illinois at Chicago
Eleanor Boyle & Harley Rothstein
info@eleanorboyle.com
Essentials of College and University Teaching is for all instructors who are striving to be excellent teachers. A passionate call for higher-quality post-secondary teaching, the book is an essential resource at a time when students want and expect effective instruction. Authors Eleanor Boyle and Harley Rothstein analyze and summarize the principles underlying good teaching at any academic level and in any discipline. They demonstrate how to organize, communicate, manage, and evaluate in ways that will inspire and promote genuine learning. Full of practical and usable ideas, Essentials of College and University Teaching is valuable reading for professors, lecturers, graduate students, and anyone who values quality education.
A readable and comprehensive book that will prove indispensable for those approaching college and university teaching. I wish I'd had it 21 years ago when I first started to teach.
James Ogloff, PhD, JD
Foundation Professor of Clinical Forensic Psychology
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
A must-read for those teaching at the college and university level. Good practical advice in a very readable format.
Penny La Couteur, PhD
Dean of Arts and Science
Capilano College, Vancouver, BC