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Overview
Guidelines for Use
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This module is designed to accommodate a range of experience levels. For those new to the experience of teaching and those who have not had the benefit of formal instruction on college-level teaching, we recommend that you follow the Concepts and skills, Assessing students’ learning of module materials and skills, and Application of module concepts and skills sections in sequence, reading the information and engaging in the activities. More experienced instructors may wish to go directly to the topic of primary interest by following the link indicated. Professors of college teaching courses may wish to copy sections of the module for use in their classes. Various materials in here deal with kinds of learning styles, resources to consult, example styles inventories. Issues and implications may be raised about the use of these materials. Therefore, after members work on the materials individually, group and/or class discussion is encouraged to clarify and reinforce concepts as well as enhance understanding. Whatever your level of experience, the example styles measures included under Student Assessment or the ones at hypertext links may be used by any instructor. Applying such diagnostic assessments early in the term can help you gain insight into the nature of your students, so you can be more student-centered in your teaching. However, such diagnosis should be interpreted with caution and not over-generalized; use direct observation of your students to temper your judgments based on self-report measures.
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