Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Introduction 1
6. PART I. Curricular Innovations
7. 1. The Science of Learning in a Social Science Context 11
8. 2. Pedagogical Techniques for Creating a Community of Inquiry in Online Learning Environments 27
9. 3. Co-Teaching: Risks and Rewards 40
10. 4. A Collaborative Affair: Connecting Students with the Community through Research 56
11. 5. Strategies and Resources for Internationalizing the Curriculum 71
12. 6. Flipping Out: Understanding the Effects of a General Education Flipped Classroom on Student Success 83
13. 7. Reaching and Teaching “Nontraditional” Students in Community Colleges and Beyond 100
14. 8. Addressing Learner Variability on Campus through Universal Design for Learning133 116
15. PART II. Classroom Techniques
16. 9. Without Apology: Reclaiming the Lecture 133
17. 10. Scribes in the Classroom: Effectively Using PowerPoint to Enhance the Classroom Experience 150
18. 11. Discussion in the Social Science Classroom 161
19. 12. Facilitating Learning and Leadership in Student Team Projects 176
20. 13. Courting Controversy and Allowing for Awkward: Strategies for Teaching Difficult Topics 188
21. 14. Becoming a Culturally Inclusive Educator 201
22. 15. The Value of Games and Simulations in the Social Sciences 215
23. 16. Putting the Student at the Center: Contemplative Practices as Classroom Pedagogy 228
24. PART III. Out-of-Class Situations
25. 17. Student Reading Compliance and Learning in the Social Sciences 243
26. 18. Cultivating Engagement and Deepening Understanding While Leaving the Textbook Behind 258
27. PART IV. Assessment
28. 19. (Re-)Creating Your Course: Backward Design and Assessment 275
29. 20. “Am I Grading Consistently and Effectively?”: Developing and Using Rubrics 291
30. 21. Defining and Implementing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 304
31. Contributors 313
32. INDEX 317