On Becoming an Innovative University Teacher: Reflection in Action » (REV)

John Cowan (New York, NY) is a researcher and developer on emerging technologies for a major financial institution in New York City. He has 17 years of experience in systems programming, application programming, documenting, and white-paper writing for various financial institutions in NYC.

This unusual book begins each chapter by posing a question with which college and university teachers can be expected to identify; and then goes on to answer the question by presenting a series of examples; finally, each chapter closes with 'second thoughts', presenting a viewpoint somewhat distinct from that taken by John Cowan. This book will assist university teachers to plan and run innovative activities to enable their students to engage in effective reflective learning; it will help them adapt other teachers' work for use with their own students; and will give them a rationale for the place of reflective teaching and learning in higher education.

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Assists university teachers in planning innovative activities that enable their students to engage in reflective learning. Each chapter begins by posing a question college and university teachers will identify with, then goes on to answer the question by presenting a series of examples. Each chapter closes with an alternative viewpoint. Discussion encompasses a rationale for reflection, methodology and specific techniques, analytical and evaluative reflection, and evaluating innovations. Distributed by Taylor and Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.