{"product_id":"small-teaching-by-james-m-lang-9781119755548","title":"Small Teaching","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA freshly updated edition featuring research-based teaching techniques that faculty in any discipline can easily implement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eResearch into how we learn can help facilitate better student learning—if we know how to apply it. \u003ci\u003eSmall Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e fills the gap in higher education literature between the primary research in cognitive theory and the classroom environment. In this book, James Lang presents a strategy for improving student learning with a series of small but powerful changes that make a big difference—many of which can be put into practice in a single class period. These are simple interventions that can be integrated into pre-existing techniques, along with clear descriptions of how to do so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInside, you’ll find brief classroom or online learning activities, one-time interventions, and small modifications in course design or student communication. These small tweaks will bring your classroom into alignment with the latest evidence in cognitive research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter introduces a basic concept in cognitive research that has implications for classroom teaching, explains the rationale for offering it within a specific time period in a typical class, and then provides concrete examples of how this intervention has been used or could be used by faculty in a variety of disciplines. The second edition features revised and updated content, including a newly authored preface, new examples and techniques, updated research, and updated resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHow can you make small tweaks to your teaching to bring the latest cognitive science into the classroom? \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHow can you help students become good at retrieving knowledge from memory? \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHow does making predictions now help us learn in the future? \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHow can you build community in the classroom? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHigher education faculty and administrators, as well as K-12 teachers and teacher trainers, will love the easy-to-implement, evidence-based techniques in \u003ci\u003eSmall Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796735578348,"sku":"9781119755548","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18502543482586.jpg?v=1757104755","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/small-teaching-by-james-m-lang-9781119755548","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}