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Direct linkWight, Randall D. – Teaching of Psychology, 2003
William James addressed the last 3 lectures in "Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals" (1899/1958) specifically to students. The first of these lectures, "The Gospel of Relaxation," encouraged students to be both relaxed and active. The second, "On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings," promoted awareness of and…
Descriptors: Empathy, Psychology, Lecture Method, Consciousness Raising
Lowman, Joseph – 1995
This book examines elements of good college teaching and ways to master effective teaching techniques, drawing on direct observation, research on teaching and learning, and student accounts of outstanding professors. Chapter 1 reviews research on exemplary teaching and proposes a two-dimensional model of effective college teaching based on…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Course Content, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
