ABSTRACT

Teaching for Learning is a comprehensive, practical resource for instructors that highlights and synthesizes proven teaching methods and active learning strategies. Each of the 101 entries describes an approach and lists its essential features and elements, demonstrates how the approach may be used in various educational contexts, reviews findings from the research literature, and describes techniques to improve effectiveness. Fully revised and updated to reflect the latest research and innovations in the field, this second edition also features critical new content on adapting techniques for use in online courses.

chapter 1|52 pages

The Lecture Method

chapter 2|53 pages

The Discussion Method

chapter 3|43 pages

Reciprocal Peer Teaching

chapter 4|57 pages

Academic Games

chapter 5|46 pages

Reading Strategies

chapter 6|49 pages

Writing to Learn

chapter 7|49 pages

Graphic Organizers

chapter 8|38 pages

Metacognitive Reflection

chapter 9|5 pages

Conclusion