Teach Like a Champ: The Psychology-Based Guide to Effective and Efficient Teaching - Couverture souple

Gurung, Regan A. R.; Hammer, Elizabeth Yost

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 143384902X ISBN 13 : 9781433849022

Editeur : American Psychological Association, 2026

Synopsis

Fuel your passion. Focus your energy. Teach Like a Champ.

In higher education today, instructors face heavier workloads, shifting student needs, and increasing technological challenges. Amid these ever-mounting pressures, how does one feed a passion for teaching and students while safeguarding oneself from burnout? The answer lies in not only being effective at teaching, but also being efficient and taking care of yourself.

Teach Like a Champ isn't just another teaching book—it's your sideline coach, your pep talk, and your playbook for thriving in higher education. Written by veteran educators with over 50 years' experience teaching and over 20 years' experience leading centers for teaching and learning, this book blends evidence-informed strategies, practical hacks, and real talk to help you teach effectively, efficiently, and sustainably. From course design and assessment to managing grading loads and using AI, you'll find tools to elevate your teaching while protecting your own well-being—so you can stay in the game and love it, year after year.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Regan A. R. Gurung, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Oregon State University. After majoring in psychology at Carleton College, he earned a PhD at the University of Washington and completed a postdoc at UCLA. He has directed a center for teaching and learning and is past president of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed articles and 15 books, taught over 15,000 students, and received the American Psychological Foundation’s Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology. Visit regangurung.com and follow @rargurung.

Elizabeth Yost Hammer, PhD, is Kellogg Professor in Liberal Arts at Xavier University of Louisiana. She received the American Psychological Foundation’s Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award and co-authored Psychology Applied to Modern Life and Myers’ Psychology for the AP® Course. She served as president of Psi Chi, treasurer of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, co-chair for the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education, and chief reader for the AP® Psychology Exam. For 17 years, she was the director of Xavier’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: American Psychological Association
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 143384902X
• ISBN 13: 9781433849022
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 246
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible