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Today the book is #Amazon's #5 BEST SELLER in Teacher & Student Mentoring
Tips & Insights for Professors, Curious Teachers, and Motivated Students
Today the book is #Amazon's #5 BEST SELLER in Teacher & Student Mentoring
I know, but please keep an open mind.
Innovative College Teaching contains easy-to-replicate teaching tips along with key insights and inspiration from interviews with several Master Teachers. The book is intended for new or seasoned professors, lecturers, instructors, professors of practice, and part-time (adjunct) professors, as well as curious high school teachers. You will learn what makes the best teachers tick and read ideas on taking your skills to the next level.
Preface
Introduction
PART I - INNOVATIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUES
1. Teaching Philosophy and the First Day of Class
2. The Structure of Each In-Person and Online Class
3. Using AI to Enhance Classroom Activities and Student Projects
4. Preparing Students for Multiple Choice and Essay Exams
5. Teach to Your Strengths
6. Help Students Stay Engaged Through Exaggeration and Humor
7. How I Got Here
PART II – INNOVATIVE MASTER TEACHERS
8. Diana S. Barber, J.D.
9. Jordan (Jody) Blanke, M.S., J.D.
10. Yelena Abalmazova Chan, Esq.
11. Evaristo Fernando Doria, Ed.D., M.i.M.
12. L. Gregory (Greg) Henley, MBA, Ph.D.
13. Leila Lawlor, J.D., M.B.A., M.S., M.A.
14. Laura E. Meyers, Ph.D.
15. Isabelle N. Monlouis, MBA, DBA
16. Benita Harris Moore, Ph.D.
17. Carol Springer Sargent, CPA, Ph.D.
18. John P. Thielman, Esq.
19. Paul Ulrich, M.S., Ph.D.
20. Marta Szabo White, Ph.D.
21. Key Takeaway from Each Master Teacher
APPENDIX
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Book Subtitle: 11 Habits of the Happiest, Most Effective Teachers on Earth
While aimed at K-12 teachers and containing common sense tips, the author is an excellent writer with relatable stories that will resonate with college professors.
As we entered 1999, the internet was in its infancy for figuring out learning outcomes where computers could make a difference. I have no recollection on how this N.Y. Times reporter found me, but here's a quote from January 1999:
"And many professors are incorporating technology into their classes, with 44 percent of courses using e-mail in some way, according to the Campus Computing Project survey; that number is up from 8 percent just four years ago. Take Perry Z. Binder, assistant professor and director of the paralegal program at Clayton College & State University in Morrow, Ga. Binder, who says he 'couldn't tell an A drive from a C drive before 1995,' today has his students use laptop computers in class to look up statutes. They can read the course syllabus online, and they can continue class discussions or ask questions in what Binder calls 'the Bull,' an electronic bulletin board he has set up for his students."
Universities Embrace Technology, but Distance Learning Faces Controversy, N.Y. Times (Jan. 6, 1999)
In Chapter 1, you caught a glimpse of my gifted artistic talent. Throughout the semester, I introduce main topics with hand-drawn pictures. For example, to begin the intellectual property material, I’ll ask the class what patented invention is displayed here. Incredulous students guess what the absurd picture is and it becomes a fun vehicle to generate discussion. And no, it is not a flying saucer. That would be silly.
2023 Finalist Readers Favorite Book Award in Non-Fiction/Education
#1 AMAZON NEW RELEASE in Pedagogy (Jan. 2023)
“Much good advice from a very enthusiastic and imaginative teacher.” —JAY MATHEWS, Washington Post education columnist
“Binder’s Reminders” for Classroom Motivation
Recall and write a quick story from your teaching career related to each corresponding letter of the LIGHTBULBS acronym. On days when you feel unmotivated, re-read those notes as a reminder of the value you bring to the classroom while enriching student lives.
Listen to all learners
My Reminder: Open mind to open-note exams
Your Story Reminder:
Inspire students with real world discussions
My Reminder: Chips all in moment
Your Story Reminder:
Give hope to everyone
My Reminder: Graduation speech
Your Story Reminder:
Help students engage through exaggeration and humor
My Reminder: Limping Crazy Man
Your Story Reminder:
Teach to your strengths
My Reminder: Messing up the first class I ever taught
Your Story Reminder:
Be available at all times, whether in person or electronicallyMy Reminder: Student in prison
Your Story Reminder:
Understand that students may lack your life experience or knowledge
My Reminder: Read the car contract
Your Story Reminder:
Let your passion rub off on students (today’s story)
My Reminder: Buffalo Creek miners and Grandpa justice/Marsh Fork Elementary School
Your Story Reminder:
Be willing to walk in your students’ shoes
My Reminder: Student loses driver’s license
Your Story Reminder:
Stay within yourself?
My Reminder: Grandpa justice/Marsh Fork Elementary School, Part II
Your Story Reminder:
Book excerpt: Classroom LIGHTBULBS for College Professors (2023)
Perry Binder, J.D. is an award-winning author and professor at Georgia State University. He is a member of the Scientific Committee for the annual Future of Education conference in Florence, Italy, where he was invited twice as the closing keynote speaker. Each year from 2016-2022, Perry’s book, 99 Motivators for College Success (2012), was sent to hundreds of rising high school seniors nationwide, as part of the Book Award Program at Randolph College in Virginia.
How the Internet Changed Professions
Understatement: The internet has changed how we do business, whether in the United States or worldwide.
Section A. Use a free AI tool (I use the free version of ChatGPT 3.5) – figure out what prompt to use. Choose ANY profession. Discuss how the internet has improved, complicated, revolutionized, and/or adversely impacted the profession and the people working in that profession. (500-700-ish words)
Section B. Do not use AI. In your own words, reflect on the information in Section A by agreeing or disagreeing with any of the points. Then, conduct research on the web: Give specific examples of how the profession operated successfully in a pre-internet era versus a post-internet era. In addition, identify how the legal knowledge learned in this course will benefit you if working in that profession. (3 full pages)
Section C. Do not use AI. Find one case in the news where some aspect of the profession relating to the internet is currently being litigated (or from the past that was litigated) in court. (whether at the pre-trial, trial, or appellate stage). Give the facts of the case, the main issue/s involved, which party or parties you believe will prevail (and why) and how you believe this case will impact the future of the profession and/or the people working in the profession. (2 full pages)
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