List of Tables and Figures
College Teaching Realities
Purpose of the Study and Key Findings
Chapter 2. How Was the Study Conducted?
Generalizability and Usefulness
Chapter 3. What Courses Did Faculty Describe?
Key Findings: Disciplinary Practice, Content, and Critical Thinking
Class Size, TA Help, and Course Levels
Learning beyond the Classroom
Chapter 4. What Changes Did Faculty Make to Their Courses?
Are You Still Making Changes to Your Teaching?
Chapter 5. Why Did Faculty Make Changes to Their Courses?
Reasons for Changes Made to Specific Courses
End-of-interview Ratings of Sources of Change
Summary: Reasons and Sources for Change
Chapter 6. What Allowed Faculty to Teach from the Self?
The Importance of Changes in the Self
Moving Beyond the Graduate Student Experience
Learning to Trust Their Own Authority over Time
Permission to Make Mistakes
Knowing That They Know How to Teach
Paring Down, Opening Up, and Weaving In
Listening to Changes in the Self
Summary: Teaching from the Self
Chapter 7. What Did Faculty Say about Students?
Praise for Students Today
Summary: Students and Other Learners
Chapter 8. What "Research" Methods Did Faculty Use?
Sources of Information on Teaching and Learning
Tracking the Effects of Change
Summary: Researching One's Own Teaching Effectiveness
Chapter 9. Were There Differences across Groups?
Differences Based on Faculty Characteristics
Graduate Students and Faculty Members
Chapter 10. Learning in the Act of Teaching
Appendix A. UW GIFTS Interview Questions for Faculty
Appendix B. Focus Group Questions for Graduate Students
Appendix C. Tables on Statistically Significant Differences
