Chalk Talk: E-Advice From Jonas Chalk, Legendary College Teacher - Paperback

by Miriam Rosalyn Diamond (Author), Donna M. Qualters (Author)

This book presents a national award-winning approach to encouraging dialogue among interdisciplinary faculty about ways to reflect on and broaden their repertoire of teaching skills. Based on the "Dear Abby" advice column format, the process was developed to initiate a dialogue on best practices, successes, and ways to address frustrations in teaching.

Author Biography

Donna M. Qualters is Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Effective University Teaching at Northeastern University. Her research focuses on faculty development, teaching and learning issues, and ethical inquiry and spirituality in higher education. Donna has held faculty development positions at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Miriam Rosalyn Diamond, Ph.D, is Associate Director of Northeastern University's Center for Effective University Teaching, and conducts programming for both teaching assistants and faculty. She teaches interdisciplinary courses in Adult and Ethical Development, Education, and Religious Studies. Miriam provides international consulting, including training on ethics, acting techniques that promote learning, structured mid-term feedback, and spiritual aspects of teaching and learning.