What the Best College Teachers Do (Hardcover)

from ldmarquet

Isn't it all about getting people to think? College costs since I graduated in 1981 have risen twice as fast as medical costs, three times as fast as family incomes and four times as fast as inflation. With average private school costs approaching $40,000 a year and public school costs approachin...

from patl

Bain's survey of the practices of the most engaging college instructors was exhilarating for me - and humbling. I read this on Kindle and then bought a paper copy for me to reread and mark up. It's quite an inspiration to the educator and storyteller in me, and I think its scope is helpful far be...

from jimrgill

I suspect that most instructors who will read this book already possess much of the wisdom contained in its pages-and that's fine. Who doesn't benefit from positive affirmation of good habits and effective practice? But this volume doesn't pretend to be a "how-to" manual or the academic equivalen...

from porch_reader

I've been a college professor for 7 years. I spent 5 years in a Ph.D. program learning about motivation and leadership and teams - the topics I teach and do research on. But very little of that time was spent on how to teach. I've learned a lot along the way through talking to colleagues and thro...

from LTITC

"With the strong conviction that good teaching can be learned, and after 15 years of observing teachers in action, Bain undertook an exploration of the essentials of effective teaching. The result is an insightful look at what makes a great teacher, based on a study of three dozen teachers from a...