A thorough understanding of the content is only part of what it takes to be an effective college instructor. This program is essential for any new or existing college instructor who wants to learn how to connect with students and create a challenging and energized classroom environment. The program uses a combination of expert instruction and real classroom examples to provide you with a coherent collection of practical things you can use in every one of your lessons.

Packed with engaging examples, you will discover:

• The right… and wrong way to establish student expectations in the very first class


• Three proven ways to make the course content relevant to students


• Do your students seem apathetic? Watch as a real instructor establishes a “motivational event” that heightens student engagement


• What research tells us about “Active Learning” and why it must be a part of every one of your classroom lessons


• How minute papers, and other formative assessment techniques can provide valuable feedback that allow you to make “on the fly” adjustments


• The five steps of visual literacy and how they can generate high impact student responses


• Why sharing outcomes with students can be helpful in making content meaningful and allow students to retain knowledge long after the course is over