Available in ACR 102, Faculty Support Office: The Best of "The Teaching Professor" (collection of articles).  This 129-page collection contains chapters on: 

• The Learner-Centered Classroom
• Metaphors
• Classroom Activities
• Lectures
• Group Work
• Discussions
• Writing
• Technology
• Critical Thinking
• Grading
• Motivation
• Student Work Beyond the Classroom
• Student Ranking of Teachers
• Reconfiguring the Privacy of Teaching
• Scholarship of Teaching

The Teaching Professor August--September 2011

• "Using Twitter to Enhance Interaction in Online Courses"
• "Are We Preaching to the Choir About Student-Centered Learning Practices?"
• "An Innovative Quiz Strategy"
• "Long-Term Benefits of Learner-Centered Instruction"
• "The Assessment Movement:  Revisiting Faculty Resistance"
• "How Much Active Learning?"
• "A Look at Makeup Exams"
• "Prepared to Teach?"
• "The Elusive Benefits of Study Groups"

October 2011

• "Does Turnitin Software Prevent Plagiarism?"
• "Office Hours Off Campus"
• "A Call for Engaged Teaching"
• "An Approach that Decreases Failure Rates in Introductory Courses"
• "A Misplaced Preoccupation"
• "Authenticity in Teaching"

November 2011

• "How Accurately do Students Track Their Participation?"
• "Dead Ideas in Teaching"
• "Should Student Effort Count?"
• "Who Participates in the End-of-Course Ratings?"
• "When the Contract Is Up:  Staying Focused"
• "Informal Writing and Thinking"

December 2011

• "Online Homework Makes a Difference"
• "Humor in the Classroom:  40 Years of Research"
• "Assignments That Promote Critical Thinking"
• "Authentic Assignments:  What Are They?"
• "Course Management Software and the Learning Environment"
• "Writing Better Teaching Philosophy Statements"
• "Enhancing Critical Reflection with Educational Networking"
• "Critical Thinking:  Definitions and Assessments"

January 2012

• "Capstone Courses:  Many Options"
• "The Effects of Collaborative Testing"
• "Reading Groups Get Students Reading"
• "Rubrics:  Worth Using?"
• "Student Presentations:  Do They Benefit Those Who Listen?"
• "Test Review Sessions:  A Better Design"

February 2012

• "Millennial Students and Middle-aged Faculty:  A Learner-centered Approach toward Bridging the Gap"
• "Group Testing:  A Study Finds It's Not Effective"
• "The 'I Deserve a Better Grade on This' Conversation"
• "Why Doesn't Teacher Feedback Improve Student Performance?"
• "Developing Students' Self-Assessment Skills:  Is It Possible?"
• "'What Works' in the Messy Landscape of Teaching and Learning"

    From The Foundation for Critical Thinking (Booklets)

• Analytic Thinking (How to Take Thinking Apart and What to Look for When You Do)
• The Art of Socratic Questioning
• Asking Essential Questions
• Critical Thinking Competency Standards
• Educational Fads
• Fallacies (The Art of Mental Trickery and Manipulation)
• How to Detect Media Bias and Propaganda (In National and World News)
• How to Improve Student Learning (30 Practical Ideas)
• How to Read a Paragraph (The Art of Close Reading)
• How to Write a Paragraph (The Art of Substantive Writing)
• Taking Charge of the Human Mind
• Educational Fads

From The Professor in the Classroom (two-page articles)

• Always Keep Reaching Out 
• Are Your Assumptions About Students Holding Them Back?
• Avoid Six Common Counseling Mistakes
• Avoid the Biggest Missteps in Persuasion
• Awakening the Creativity in Students
• Be a Turnaround Specialist
• Begin Your Instruction With the End in Mind
• Being Predictable Can Help You
• Break It Down to Increase Student Learning
• Capitalize On the Energy of Enthusiasm
• Characteristics of Professors Who Succeed With All Students
• Charisma:  Every Professor Can Have It
• Clearning Up the Concerns Caused By Student Objections
• Conquering Common Communication Mistakes
• Creating Lessons That Work Every Time
• Design Questions to Get the Learning You Seek
• Don't Overlook the Instructional Power of Fantasy
• The Do's and Don'ts of Positive Reinforcement
• Effective Instruction Requires Helping Students to Think Clearly
• Eight Professor Traits That Produce Results
• Face-to-Face Communication Skills That Work
• Five Facets of Feedback That Improve Student Achievement
• Five Learning Dangers of Competition in the Classroom
• Five Techniques for Helping Students Stretch for Goals
• Five Ways to Replenish Your Patience
• The Four C's of Assessment
• Four Professor Powers and How to Use Them
• The Four Vs of Presenting Lessons that Produce Results (Visual, Voice, verbal, and variation)
• From Knowledge...to Experience...to Wisdom
• Help Students Give Up Three Phrases
• Helping Struggling Students Become Skilled Learners
• Helping Students and Giving Advice Require Follow-up
• How to Check Comprehension as You Teach
• How to Generate Cooperation Without Hounding
• How to Know What Students Have Really Learned
• How to Prepare for Difficult Conversations
• How You Set the Stage Does Count
• If You Really Want to Teach So Students Remember
• The Impact of Professor Beliefs on Student Learning
• Instructional Behaviors That Increase Student Achievement
• Instructional Secrets That Increase Student Learning
• Keep Passion in your Teaching
• The Listening Habits of Professors That Students Hate
• The Most Powerful Statement You Can Make to Students
• Nine Research-Based Instructional Practices That Work
• Nine Techniques for Using Assessment to Improve Learning
• The Paramount Importance of Sequence to Instructional Success
• A Powerful Formula for High-Performance Learning
• Praise:  A Vital Instructional Tool
• Professor Actions That Derail Academic Motivation
• Professor Behaviors That Hurt Students
• Reflection:  A Practice of Top Professors
• Relationships Always Come First
• Seven Crucial Steps To Differentiate Your Teaching
• Seven Habits That Keep You From Truly Hearing Students
• Seven Strategies Can Help You Influence Students
• Six Actions for Correcting Students Effectively
• Six Essentials for Creating a Positive Classroom
• Six Powerful Behaviors Practiced by Master Teachers
• Six Techniques to Get Students to Open Up
• Six Types of Stories to Enhance Instructional and Counseling Effectiveness
• Sixty-Second Counseling Sessions Pay Off
• Specific Actions That Help Students Accept Correction
• Students Won't Risk Losing An Advocate
• Sure Signs You're a Student-Centered Professor
• Tapping the Power of Hope
• Techniques to Keep Everyone Thinking When You Ask Questions
• Techniques to Keep the Class Positive and Upbeat
• The Power of Students Teaching Students
• Times When You Shouldn't Mentor a Student
• Three Actions to Consider Before Giving Final Grades
• Understanding the Many Faces of Respect in the Classroom
• Using Recognition to Increase Student Achievement
• Verbal Habits That Undermine Your Image
• Ways to Turn Student Mistakes into Learning Lessons
• What You Must Know to Keep Students Plugged In
• When Students Come to You for Help
• Where There Is Talk, There Is Hope
• Words That Make Teaching Tougher
• You Can Counter Grade Grubbing
• You Can Help Disroganized Students Get Organized
• You Can Talk Past Being Influential
• You Don't Teach a Class
• You Must Approach the Can'ts, the Don'ts, and the Won'ts
• You'll Enhance Learning If Students Know You Listen
• Your Major Mission on the First Day