Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors Paperback - 2023

From the rear cover

Teaching at Its Best is the bestselling, evidence-based guide to better teaching in higher education. Designed for college instructors of any experience level, this real-world toolbox provides classroom-tested practices and fresh ideas for improving student learning and achieving excellence in both face-to-face and online learning environments. Drawing from their extensive professional experience as faculty developers and faculty members, authors Todd Zakrajsek and Linda Nilson offer real-world guidance, practical techniques, and innovative methods for taking your teaching to the next level.

Throughout the book, user-friendly chapters provide comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of key topics such as inclusive teaching, self-regulated learning, building critical thinking into course design, teaching in multiple modes, creating a welcoming classroom environment, interpreting student ratings, giving and receiving feedback, the flipped classroom, cutting-edge educational technology, and writing outcomes-centered courses.

Providing a wealth of research-backed practices applicable across all institutional types, Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors, Fifth Edition remains an invaluable resource for new and experienced faculty, teaching assistants, faculty developers, deans, and department chairs.

"I have leveraged Teaching at Its Best in college teaching courses and faculty development settings since the Second Edition. This Fifth Edition offers a major leap forward, one that is deeply evidence-based, that will prove essential for higher education faculty as well as faculty developers who wish to improve teaching practice as well as student learning outcomes."
--C. Edward Watson, Associate Vice President for Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation, American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), and co-author of Teaching Naked Techniques: A Practical Guide to Designing Better Classes