Gordon Uno asked that I "advertise" his new book on undergraduate
teaching, which he is making available for the cost of shipping and
handling. The book "Handbook on Teaching Undergraduate Science Courses: A
Survival Training Manual by: Gordon E. Uno, Ph.D., Department of Botany and
Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, should be interesting to anyone who
plans to accept a teaching position in a science area in higher education.
These are the major chapters. A complete table of contents is available at
URL:
http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/faculty/uno-book.html
(Sorry about the shouting font here, but it is what I was provided with.)
CHAPTER 1. THE FIRST YEAR IS ABOUT YOUR SURVIVAL
CHAPTER 2. WHAT YOUR LIFE WILL BE LIKE DURING THE FIRST YEARS
CHAPTER 3. WHAT TO DO BEFORE YOU GET TO YOUR JOB
CHAPTER 4. MODELING EXCELLENT TEACHING
CHAPTER 5. HOW STUDENTS LEARN
CHAPTER 6. INQUIRY INSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 7. CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
CHAPTER 8. THE TASK OF ASSESSING YOUR STUDENTS
CHAPTER 9. ROLE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CHAPTER 10. THE LECTURE, AND HOW TO STOP TALKING
CHAPTER 11. GOOD DISCUSSIONS
CHAPTER 12. ORGANIZING YOUR COURSE
CHAPTER 13. MAKING UP A SYLLABUS, AND THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS
CHAPTER 14. COMMON PROBLEMS OF TEACHING, AND DEALING WITH STUDENTS
LITERATURE CITED
OTHER USEFUL REFERENCES
For more information about obtaining a copy of this, email Gordon Uno at
unobotany at ou.edu, call 1-405-325-6281 or FAX
1-405-325-7619. The manual is available for the cost of shipping and handling
of $5.00. It is about 170 pages long.
For mail requests, send $5.00 for shipping and handling to:
Gordon Uno
Department of Botany and Microbiology
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019-0245
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Scott D. Russell Internet: srussell at ou.edu
Dept of Botany & Microbiology ->http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/
& Noble Electron Microscopy Lab ->http://www.ou.edu/research/electron/
University of Oklahoma, Norman OK Phone: 1-405-325-6234
73019-0245 USA FAX: 1-405-325-7619
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