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Walsh Marr, Jennifer – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2019
This article describes the rationale and process of a content and language integrated learning initiative. An academic English instructor of international students reflects on the limitations and impact of critical language teaching materials drawing on texts about First Nations history and political activism in Canada on student learning in the…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Course Content, Interdisciplinary Approach, English (Second Language)
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Beidler, Peter G., Ed. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1986
The ten finalists for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's annual Professor of the Year award give a variety of opinions about the most important ways students learn, stressing the multiplicity and diversity of individual learning strategies. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students
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Jones, Joel M. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1986
A comparison of the acts and arts of teaching and loving suggests some similarities: that teaching is a revelation of the self more than it is the use of professorial postures, that authenticity is more important than authority, and that trust is essential. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Faculty, College Instruction, Higher Education
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Kuhlenschmidt, Sally L. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1999
A common variable in uncivil behavior is strong emotional reaction. If distressing emotion in the college classroom could be moderated, inappropriate behaviors might be reduced. One model of rational emotive behavior therapy offers insights into the sources of teachers' and students' emotional responses and the effects on the learning and teaching…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty