NCJ Number
168365
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Education Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring 1996) Pages: 121-136
Date Published
1996
Length
16 pages
Annotation
A three-credit course on teaching was designed and has been taught for the past 4 years by the author and is required of all doctoral students in one criminal justice program.
Abstract
Most college professors receive no training in education and teaching unless they have degrees in education. The department agreed that the author should teach the course because she liked to teach and was considered to be a good teacher. The course aimed to prepare students to be effective teachers. The topics in the required course for criminal justice students include preparing a course, lecturing, class discussion and exercises, critical thinking, varied uses of writing, multicultural and gender issues, testing, grading, advising, ethical issues in teaching, and evaluations. The course requires three texts, McKeachie's "Teaching Tips: A Guidebook for the Beginning College Teacher"; Weimer's "Improving Your Classroom Teaching"; and Bonsell and Eison's "Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom." The course included papers, examinations, informal class discussions, and exercises. The course has benefited the students and the department and has been fun to teach. Detailed description of each week's assignments and classroom content and appended list of 11 references