Philosophy 496 - Teaching Methods

Websites with Helpful Guides to Teaching

Indiana University Teaching Handbook - http://www.teaching.iub.edu/handbook_toc.php   The section on Teaching Methods has good discussions of lecturing, small group work, etc.  

Center for Teaching and Learning - Stanford University - http://ctl.stanford.edu/  See especially the Teaching Tips for TA's at http://ctl.stanford.edu/TA/index.html  Some of these are password protected, but many are not.

Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning - Harvard University http://bokcenter.fas.harvard.edu/docs.html  "Twenty Ways to Make Lectures more Participatory" at http://bokcenter.fas.harvard.edu/docs/TFTlectures.html and "Managing Hot Moments in the Classroom" at http://bokcenter.fas.harvard.edu/docs/hotmoments.html are examples of their materials.

Teaching  Topics including Teaching First Year Students from University of Washington at http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/resources/topics.html

Working with TA's at MIT at http://web.mit.edu/tll/tll-library/teach-talk/tas.html   What the TA should expect from faculty and vice versa, etc.

Recommended Books

Bette LaSere Erickson, Calvin B. Peters, Diane Weltner Strommer, Teaching First-Year College Students, Revised and Expanded Edition of Teaching College Freshmen.
.  Jossey-Bass.  ISBN: 978-0-7879-6439-9 Paperback 304 pages May 2006

Betty La Sere Erickson and Diane Weltner Strommer, Teaching College Freshmen. (San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass, 1991). UI Call Number: LB2331.E76 1991

Alan Brinkley, Cynthia G. Fleming, et al. The Chicago Handbook for Teachers: A Practical Guide to the College Classroom. The Chicago Handbook for Teachers.  (Chicago:  University of Chicago Press, 1999).
ISBN: 0226075125

Margaret Morganroth Gullette, ed. The Art and Craft of Teaching. (Cambridge:  Harvard University Press, 1984). UI Call Number:  LB2331.A646 1984

David Royse, Teaching Tips for College and University Instructors:  A Practical Guide. (Boston:  Allyn and Bacon, 2001). UI Call Number:  LB2331.R695 2001

Learning, Outcomes Objectives, Learning Styles

Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Objectives at http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/guides/bloom1.html

Learning Styles at http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jshindl/ls/

LINKS that you might use in helping students with specific problems:

Helpful Guide to Writing Philosophy Papers at http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/philosophy.html

Philosophy Paper Writing Tutor from Williams College  - Summary of Tips

How to Read an Assignment at http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/readassign.html

Taking an Essay Test: 

Dr. K's Take on How to Do it Right 

Tips on Writing the Essay Type Exam

How to Take Notes:  Cornell System at http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/enreadtp/Cornell.html

My PHILOSOPHY TOOLS site has many other links which can be used to help students.