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Description
Cognitive psychologists, neuroscientists, and biologists all have
produced a revealing body of research over the past several decades on
how human beings learn, but often translating these findings into the
classroom is overwhelming for busy instructors. Small Teaching bridges
the gap between research and practice by providing a fully developed
strategy for making deliberate, structured, and incremental steps
towards tuning into how your students are hardwired to learn. Developed
by a global authority on teaching and learning, the practice of 'small
teaching' enables every type of educator in all disciplines to energize
and boost student understanding by introducing small activities that
require minimal preparation and grading. The models inside are
specifically designed to be used as both one-time experiences to
innovate a course session or unit plan as well as a menu of options that
can be combined into an entirely new teaching approach. Each chapter
gives examples of how a particular learning phenomenon appears in
everyday life, supporting research and findings, up to five smallteaching
models, guidance for customizing your own models, and quickreference
features when you need inspiration fifteen minutes before
class. Small teaching techniques include brief classroom or online
learning activities, one-time interventions, and small modifications in
course design or communication with students that let you: Capture or
recapture the students' attention, provide quick opportunities for
student engagement, and introduce or wrap up new learning Deepen student
understanding of material and expand their ability to analyze and
improve their own learning Give students the tools, techniques, and
principles to effectively practice a range of cognitive skills Small
Teaching gives you all the know-how and how-to for making big
improvements to your learning environment. Read more Praise for small
TEACHING 'The deft way that Lang positions his learning recommendations
as 'micro' changes will make this book catch on like wildfire in higher
education.' ―Victoria Mondelli, executive director, Teaching
Excellence & Engaged Learning, Mercy College 'Small Teaching is packed
with ideas that will have you highlighting like mad. But this is no mere
collection of tips―instead, it's a powerful, coherent framework
aligned to the realities of teaching in higher education today.'
―Michelle Miller, director, First Year Learning Initiative, University
College, and professor, Northern Arizona University 'Lang's book offers
what so many faculty members want and need: small-scale changes that can

enhance their teaching and their students' learning―not just 'someday'
but Monday.' ―Marsha C. Lovett, director, Eberly Center for Teaching
Excellence & Educational Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University 'In
Small Teaching, Lang shows us that sometimes less really is more―less
disruptive and more appealing, less complicated and more doable, less
busy-work and more student learning. Be ready to underline, add
comments, attach sticky-notes, and share your copy. In fact, buy two
because your first copy will forever be on loan to colleagues ready for
easy-to-adopt ideas that offer real results.' ―Susan M. Zvacek,
associate provost for the Advancement of Teaching & Learning,
University of Denver 'Lang's 'must-read' new book Small Teaching
presents a vital array of brief classroom activities, course
interventions, and course design modifications that can enhance student
learning, any of which can be employed at any time during the semester.
Supported by thorough research and an engaging narrative style, this
book can be mined by faculty across the disciplines on any campus that
prizes student learning.' ―Jeffery Galle, director, Center for
Academic Excellence, Oxford College of Emory University 'The notion that
amazing teaching can come as a result of making small, research-based
changes seems simple, but it has the potential to empower many in higher
education. James Lang has done us all a great service by providing
strategies that allow us to be more efficient and effective in the
classroom without overhauling our entire approach to teaching.'
―Joshua R. Eyler, director, Center for Teaching Excellence, and
adjunct associate professor of humanities, Rice University 'James Lang's
Small Teaching manages to distill volumes of educational research into
practical strategies that can be put to use immediately, without having
to remake your whole course. I expect I'll be seeing well-thumbed copies
on professors' bookshelves for years to come.' ―David Gooblar,
pedagogy columnist for Chronicle Vitae, and founder of
PedagogyUnbound.com Read more See all Editorial Reviews