Directory

1.0 Introduction

• 1.1 In The Beginning
• 1.2 Professionalism vs. Amateurism
• 1.3 Mission Focussed Management
• 1.4 Cognitive Skills and Expertise
• 1.5 Bloom's Taxonomy
• 1.6 Ten Best Practices To Consider, Aspire To
• 1.7 Ten Things To Avoid Doing As An Instructor

2.0 Op-Eds

• 2.1 Memorization
• 2.2 Assessments - The 'What are you thinking?
• 2.3 Assessments - The 'OK' - Summative, Final
• 2.4 Inclusivity, Marginalization, Fairness, Equity, Equality of Students
• 2.5 Edutainment and Popularity
• 2.6 Academic Freedom
• 2.7 Academic Decision Making
• 2.8 Mark Inflation

3.0 Instructor

• 3.1 You Are Your Past
• 3.2 Speech and Elocution
• 3.3 New Instructor Development
• 3.4 Being Self-Aware and Mindful
• 3.5 Teaching Yourself
• 3.6 Freshly Minted Instructors
• 3.7 Instructor Motivation

4.0 Career Topics

• 4.1 Holistic Perspective
• 4.2 Teaching Dossier
• 4.3 Sabbaticals
• 4.4 Being Mentored
• 4.5 Non-Teaching Terms
• 4.6 Supporting Innovators and Innovating
• 4.7 Outliers

5.0 Student - Instructor Interactions

• 5.1 Students - A Process View
• 5.2 Holistic and Student Centric Teaching
• 5.3 Relationship Management
• 5.4 Student Engagement
• 5.5 Listening To Students
• 5.6 Mentoring
• 5.7 Student Motivation
• 5.8 Expectations Of Student Performance
• 5.9 Graduate Student Supervision
• 5.10 Graduate Students and Supervisors

6.0 Student Learning

• 6.1 Understand Your Students
• 6.2 The Incoming
• 6.3 Student Accountability
• 6.4 Student Growth
• 6.5 Student Support
• 6.6 Student Expectations
• 6.7Poor Student Performance
• 6.8 Coming To Class
• 6.9 Growth Mindset
• 6.10 Uncertainty

7.0 Course Design - The Big Topics

• 7.1 Learning Outcomes
• 7.2 Program Design Specifics
• 7.3 Online vs Face To Face
• 7.4 Sharing
• 7.5 Co-Teaching
• 7.6 Online Best Practice
• 7.7 Vertical Integration
• 7.8 Horizontal Integration
• 7.9 Full Integration
• 7.10 Course Design Specifics

8.0 Course Design - Key Decisions

• 8.1 Outcome Based Assessments
• 8.2 Course Hardness - Effort
• 8.3 Course Hardness - Marking
• 8.4 Creating Value
• 8.5 Course Quality
• 8.6 Course Elements
• 8.7 Order Of Material
• 8.8 Labs And Tutorials
• 8.9 Class Size
• 8.10 Classroom Designs

9.0 Course Design - Other Nuances

• 9.1 Teaching First Year Courses
• 9.2 Transitioning
• 9.3 Teaching Assistants
• 9.4 Teaching Assistant Motivation
• 9.5 Seminal Sources
• 9.6 Universal Design
• 9.7 Topic Expertise
• 9.8 Your Research
• 9.9 Non Expert Teachings

10.0 Course Design - Evolution

• 10.1 Program Review
• 10.2 Evaluating Courses
• 10.3 Course Review
• 10.4 Changing A Course
• 10.5 Taking Over A Course
• 10.6 Classroom Observation
• 10.7 Using Student Feedback
• 10.8 Helping Students Evaluate Courses
• 10.9 Evaluating Your Peers
• 10.10 Perception Surveys

11.0 Tools For Evolution

• 11.1 Applying Lean Principles
• 11.2 Continuous Improvement
• 11.3 Process Evaluation
• 11.4 Cause and Effect Analysis
• 11.5 Class Feedback
• 11.6 Surveys and Polls
• 11.7 Change Management

12.0 Bloom's

• 12.1 Knowledge
• 12.2 Comprehension
• 12.3 Applying
• 12.4 Analysing
• 12.5 Synthesizing
• 12.6 Evaluating

13.0 Teaching Cognitive Skills

• 13.1 Cognitive Skills
• 13.2 Listening
• 13.3 Writing
• 13.4 Reading
• 13.5 Problem-Solving
• 13.6 Structured And Ill-Structured Problem Solving
• 13.7 Design
• 13.8 Note Taking
• 13.9 Studying
• 13.10 Teamwork

14.0 General Teaching Concepts

• 14.1 No Teach
• 14.2 Threshold Concepts
• 14.3 Matching Methods To Outcomes
• 14.4 Learning Styles
• 14.5 Role of Dead Air
• 14.6 Role of Writing and Sketching
• 14.7 Writing Cases and Design Problems
• 14.8 Design and Case Days
• 14.9 Designing Term Projects
• 14.9 Design Reviews

15.0 Specific Methods

• 15.1 Think, Pair, Share
• 15.2 Constructive Failure
• 15.3 Experiential Learning
• 15.4 Reflections
• 15.5 Narrative Method
• 15.6 Peer Instruction
• 15.7 Flipping
• 15.8 Blended
• 15.9 Flipping, Think-Pair-Share, Constructive Failure, Deliberate Practice

16.0 Assessing

• 16.1 Assessments
• 16.2 Online Assessments
• 16.3 Peer Based Comparisons
• 16.4 Peer Based Comparisons & Rubrics
• 16.5 Multiple Choice Assessments
• 16.6 Exam Grading
• 16.7 What’s on the exam?
• 16.8 Peer Evaluations
• 16.9 Redemption and Reformation
• 16.10 Rubrics

17.0 Individuals At Risk

• 17.1 Students At Risk
• 17.2 Students At Risk - Grades
• 17.3 Students At Risk – Mental Health
• 17.4 Instructors At Risk – Mental Health
• 17.5 Instructors At Risk – In Over Your Head

18.0 Challenges

• 18.1 Onboarding
• 18.2 The First Lecture
• 18.3 Crisis Driven Online
• 18.4 Classroom Attitude and Behavior
• 18.5 Bias In The Classroom
• 18.6 Eating Mistakes
• 18.7 Dealing With Team Conflicts
• 18.8 Expert Students
• 18.9 Academic Integritys