teaching forum vol 1:1 fall 1998 newsletter

• reinvigorating the classroom. three professors talk about how they reinvigorate themselves and their classes at the start of a new semester.
• old fogeyism and genius. former center director allison pingree writes of the importance of finding a fresh approach to familiar tasks.
• services of the cft: small group analyses. assistant director darlene panvini describes the student small group analysis, a service offered by the center that provides an instructor with important feedback concerning how a class is going.
• notes from the cft library. cft master teaching fellow dave jensen reviews three resources available in the center’s library: teaching and the case method, the art of discussion leading: a class with chris christensen (video), and classroom assessment techniques: a handbook for college teachers.
• from the students’ view: advice to tas. undergraduate students offer advice to teaching assistants. from a panel at ta orientation, august 18, 1998.
• the teaching exchange: tips from cft fellows. teaching tips from the center’s master teaching fellows.