Full Description
The Little Orange Book II: Student Voices on Excellent Teaching is an anthology of essays on the topic of excellent teachers, teaching, and learning, written by students, university presidents, and faculty from across the University of Texas System's eight academic institutions. Unlike the essays in the Academy's first publication, The Little Orange Book: Short Lessons in Excellent Teaching-which can be downloaded for free on Apple iBooks-the essays in The Little Orange Book II focus less on strategies for effective teaching and more on students' perspectives on what elements combine to create the unique constellation of characteristics that excellent teachers possess. The result is a mosaic of voices that call attention to a range of relevant topics, from the role educators play in improving the mental health of students, to the unique university experiences of nontraditional students and student athletes, to the need for empathy when dealing with students.
This book offers extraordinary insight into the minds of students attending college in twenty-first-century Texas and is intended for all of those interested in university teaching and education more broadly.
Contents
Introduction
GREAT TEACHERS
Great Professors Help Make Great Students
How to Impact a Life
Pure Learning
Real-Time Teaching in Three Dimensions
The Highest Calling
A Meaningful and Lasting Impression
A Professor's Inspiration
GREAT STUDENTS
Staying Amazed: The Secret to Being a Great Student
Grades Are Not the Only Measure
Characteristics of an Excellent Student
Recipe for a Great Student
Determining What Makes a Good Student: A Good Person
Shaping the Future
Striving for Excellence
How Learning Flourishes
HEALTHY MINDS, HEALTHY STUDENTS
Making Mental Health a Priority
How to Help
Recognizing Students in Need
What Makes a Student Fail or Struggle?
Helping Students Overcome Self-Doubt
Perspectives from a Former Student Athlete
STUDENTS OF ANY AGE
The Diversity Index Is Old Hat: It Needs More Old Hats
The New Normal
Pay It Forward: Inspire Your Students to Strive Higher
Perspectives from a Non-Traditional Student
Energize the Learning Atmosphere
Challenge Us
EMPATHY: THE CARE OF AND FOR STUDENTS
Empathy Is Essential in Teaching
The Walls That Divide Our Classrooms
Caring Teachers
What It Takes to Be Memorable
What Makes a Great Teacher
The Integral Role of the Professor
Teachability
Teaching to the Moment
Encourage Honest Discussion
THE CREATIVE CLASSROOM
So Much to Learn, No Time to Think!
The Curious Student
Classrooms Full of Curiosity
True Education
Learning How to Learn
The Signature of a Great Professor
Think Inside the Box
LIFE LESSONS
Our Reach as Instructors Is Further Than We Will Ever Know
Crossing Paths and Tying Threads
The Opportunity to Change the Future
Students of the World
Herald of Discovery
Repeat After Me
Connect Their Future to the Class
OUR CAMPUS PRESIDENTS
Faculty and Teaching Excellence
No Greater Opportunity
The Day I Became a Good Student
The Road to Social Mobility
The Life-Changing Power of a Single Conversation
The Teacher Who Wouldn't Answer My Questions
"Dream No Small Dreams": Inspiring Students to Reach for the Stars
Making a Difference
Academy Contributors' Biographies
List of Students by Institution
