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Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword
Using This Resource

I. Preparing to Teach
Planning a course
--Defining Instructional Objectives
--Teaching and Learning Styles: The   Academic Culture
--Choosing and Using Instructional   Materials
--Writing a Syllabus
--Syllabus Checklist
--Using the Syllabus in Class
--Summary of Course Planning
Addressing Students' Needs
--Importance of Knowing Your   Students
--Planning Considerations
--Getting to Know Your Students
--Students of Different Backgrounds
--Students with Disabilities
--Teaching Strategies: Non-Native   Speakers of English
--Creating a Learning Environment
--Dealing with Disruptive Behavior in   the Classroom
--Common Disruptive Student   Behaviors and Possible Responses
--Dealing with Apathetic Students
--Cultural Differences for International   Instructors
--Summary of Addressing Students’   Needs
Teaching Tips
--Organizing Class
--Ways to Be Accessible Outside the   Classroom
--Six Common Non-Facilitating   Teaching Behaviors
--Wireless in the Classroom: Advice   for Faculty
--Summary of Teaching Tips

II. Teaching Methods
The First Day of Class
--When the Class Meets You
--When You Meet the Class
--Diversity the Instructor Brings to the   Classroom
--Conversing with Students with   Disabilities
--Moving Forward
--Summary of the First Day of Class
Lecturing
--Strategies for Effective Learning
--Advantages and Disadvantages of   the Traditional Lecture Method
--Enhancing Learning in Large   Classes
--Chalkboard Technique
--Writing Assignments in the Lecture
--Engaging Women in Math and   Science Courses
--Formulating Effective Questions
--Summary of Lecturing
Discussion
--Brief Overview
--The “Nuts and Bolts” of Discussion
--Facilitating Discussion of Sensitive   Issues
--Encouraging Student Contributions
--Alternative Instructional Methods
--Potential Problems in Discussions
--Summary of Discussion
Expanding Teaching Strategies
--Practical Examples
--Show and Tell
--Case Studies
--Teaching with Case Studies
--Guided Design Projects
--Brainstorming
Group Work
--General Information about Using   Groups
--Group Work in an Introductory   Science Laboratory
Science Labs
--The Role of the Lab Instructor
--What Do the Students Need to   Know?
--The First Day
--Planning and Running a Laboratory
--Safety Procedures
--Summary of Science Labs
Teaching Outside the Classroom
--Tutoring
--Office Hours
--Teaching Students to Solve   Problems
--Advising and Extracurricular   Activities
--Summary of Teaching Outside the   Classroom
Overcoming Misconceptions
--Societal Attitudes and Science   Anxiety
--Misconceptions as Barriers to   Understanding Science
--Common Difficulties and   Misunderstandings

III. Teaching-as-Research
Assessing Student Performance
--Establishing Objectives for   Assessment
--Assessment Primer
--Formulating Effective Methods of   Assessment
--Helping Students Succeed on   Assignments and Exams
--The Why and How of Tests
--Grading Lab Reports, Problem Sets,   and Exam Questions
--Grading Checklist
--Grading Specific Activities
--Grading Writing
--Summary of Assessing Student   Performance
How to Evaluate Your Own Teaching
--Evaluating Your Own Teaching
--A Note on Teaching-as-Research

IV. Appendices
Inspirational Essays
--Mathematics: The Universal   Language of Science
--Transforming Quizzes into Teaching   and Learning Tools
--Teaching My Students to Fish
--Chemistry: The Other Foreign   Language
--Teaching to Different Modes of   Learning
--Notes from a Career in Teaching
Additional Resources
Websites
Graduate Assistant Handbook Outline
--Department- and Institution-Specific   Information
--18 Questions to Have Answered

Works Cited

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General Sites

U. of Minnesota Syllabus Tutorial:
http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/tutorials/syllabus/

North Carolina University:
http://labwrite.ncsu.edu/instructors/gradinglwr.htm

Gender and STEM education (@ the NSF):
http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=EHR

National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science:
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/case.html

Interactive Learning Materials for Math (from Duke):
http://www.math.duke.edu/education/ccp
http://www.math.duke.edu/~das/essays/thinking

Fonts and Dyslexia:
http://www.dyslexic.com/fonts

Diversity in Higher Education Website:
http://www.diversityweb.org/

Conflict Resolution:
http://www.msu.edu/user/gradschl/all/crvideo.htm

Teaching and Learning Publications:
http://www.cetl.gatech.edu/resources/publications.htm
http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/inclusive/
http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/teaching.html
http://dn.media.mit.edu/projects.html

AGEP web home:
http://ehrweb.aaas.org/mge/home.htm

Dennis Jacobs Carnegie project:
http://kml2.carnegiefoundation.org/gallery/djacobs/index2.htm
http://www.diversityweb.org/diversity_innovations/faculty_staff_development/recruitment_tenure_promotion/underrepresented.cfm

Women:

Women and Girls in Technology:
http://www.wgit.org/

Society of Women Engineers:
http://www.swe.org

Statistics about women in engineering in the U.S.:
http://www.swe.org/SWE/ProgDev/stat/stathome.html

Diversity in the Classroom: Links on the Web:
http://www.princeton.edu/~djbutler/ditclink.htm

UW-Oshkosh Women in Science website:
http://www.uwosh.edu/wis/

Retention of Minority Engineers website:
http://www.virtualpet.com/engineer/retent/retent.htm

Science and Engineering:

AAAS report on research base on diversity in science and engineering:
(see especially chapters on existing research and gaps)
http://ehrweb.aaas.org/mge/Reports/Report1/AGEP/AGEP_report.pdf

High school teaching - classroom level, from University of Illinois:
http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/freymuth/490i/diversityessay.htm

Teaching in Australia (see particularly pages 40-48 on modifying STEM culture, and classroom practices):
http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/flc/staff/equity/documents/science.doc

NISE Field-Tested Learning Assessment Guide Site:
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/nise/

Engineering Department- or College-Specific Approaches:

South African example of using data to drive faculty behavior in an engineering department:
http://www.nae.edu/NAE/caseecomnew.nsf/weblinks/NFOY-5G8M78?OpenDocument

NSF funded report on fostering diversity in electrical and computer engineering: http://www.ecedha.org/reports/AoC_Report.pdf

Institutional Approaches (generally focusing on faculty hiring):

University of Toronto - comprehensive approach:
http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_6_3430_1.html

University of Saskatchewan (see appendix 1):
http://www.usask.ca/diversity/report_summ.html

University of Nebraska – Lincoln:
http://www.unl.edu/pr/diversity.html

Assessment:

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs):
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/cl1/flag/default.asp

NISE Web Site:
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/nise/