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65: Five Ways College Teachers Can Improve Their Instruction

The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast

65: Five Ways College Teachers Can Improve Their Instruction

Most people who teach at the college level do so without any formal training. In this episode, Norman Eng, author of Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students , shares five strategies college teachers can use to be more successful in the classroom. To read the full blog post, go to…

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  1. What Is One of the Biggest Strugglest for College Professors at 2:19

    Keeping up with advancements in technology. Full answer

  2. What Is at the Root of All Teaching at 9:12

    Designing solutions to problems and how to help students truly understand. Full answer

  3. What Is the Job of a Teacher at 11:27

    Ultimately, a teacher must understand the principles behind marketing regarding communication and comprehending where a student comes from. Full answer

  4. What Do College Teachers Need at 13:00

    Create a student avatar. Instructors must know who their students are and what drives them. To do so, write a paragraph summary of individual students. Full answer

  5. What Should College Teachers Ask on the First Day? at 19:08

    What is the most important thing a student wants to get out of the class/out of the program/out of the Major? What specific obstacles are they facing? Full answer

  6. How Do Student Names Help Professors Support Class? at 20:05

    Get to know students names. College teachers do not always recognize the importance of this compared to K-12 teachers. Full answer

  7. What Is the Concept of Cold-calling in the Classroom at 26:37

    Instead of calling only on students who raise their hands to answer questions, this technique prompts teachers to call on students randomly. Full answer

  8. How Do You Help a Student Who Does Not Know the Answer at 28:05

    If a student responds with, "I don't know?" Full answer

  9. What Does Norman Eng Say Students Need Before They Can Understand a Concept? at 43:05

    On Cult of Pedagogy, Norman Eng, author of Teaching College, says education research finds that students will not understand a concept unless they can place… Full answer

  10. How Can Professors Help Students Understand Content at 46:54

    Teachers should not just lecture. Full answer

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