Books with author Norman Eng

Your students aren’t reading. They aren’t engaged in class. Getting them to talk is like pulling teeth.Whatever the situation, your reality is not meeting your expectations. Change is needed. But who’s got the time?Or maybe you’re just starting out, and you want to get it right the first time.If so, Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students is the blueprint. Written for the early career college professor, this easy-to-implement college instruction guide teaches you to:Think like advertisers to understand your target audience—your studentsAdopt the active learning approach of the best K-12 teachersWrite a syllabus that gets noticed and readDevelop lessons that stimulate deep engagementCreate slide presentations that students can digestTake charge of your college classroom managementGet students to do the readings, participate more, and care about your courseSecrets like “focusing on students, not content” and building a “customer” profile of the class will change the way you teach. The author, Dr. Norman Eng, argues that much of these approaches and techniques have been effectively used in marketing and K-12 education, two industries that could greatly improve how college instructors teach.Find out how to hack the world of higher education instruction and have your course become the standard by which all other courses will be measured against. Whether you are an adjunct, a lecturer, an assistant professor, or even a graduate assistant, effective teaching is within your grasp. __________________________“A really useful book for any college professor who wants to move beyond lectures and give students deeper engagement. A practical, easy to read, and important guide for anyone in higher education.”- Jo Boaler, Professor of Mathematics Education, Stanford University, best-selling author of Mathematical Mindsets, and co-founder of YouCubed.org“This is a terrific collection of tried and true teaching strategies that, unlike most other books on university teaching, is written for the adjunct or contingent university teacher, by someone who's been there. Norman Eng understand the constraints that contingent faculty teach under, and has created a book to help them succeed.”- Karen Kelsky, best-selling author, founder, and president of The Professor Is In“A great resource for college instructors who are interested in excellent teaching--accessible, practical, and full of actionable research-based suggestions.”- Yong Zhao, Foundation Distinguished Professor, School of Education, University of Kansas

“I want my presentation to blow the audience away.”“I hate when people text-message during my presentations.”“I don’t want to be like all the other presenters.These are the actual words that presenters, particularly college faculty, use when asked about their PowerPoint goals and challenges. They do presentations all the time—in the classrooms, at conferences, and during workshops—yet they rarely learn to communicate effectively.Bottom line: Isn't that what presentations are supposed to do? Create impact through our words and our slides? In a way that get audiences to go: Wow. That was clear and to the point. I want that professor for all my lectures. I never thought about the topic this way. I’m going to Google more about it. I’m going to email this presenter . . . and maybe collaborate!PRESENTING. The Professor’s Guide to Powerful Communication will show you:•One simple test to see if your existing presentation slides are any good •How documentaries (yes—documentaries!) present information more effectively than most of us•A proven format to engage audiences (Hint: don’t introduce technical terms up front) •How to deal with the chronic issue of “I have too much to cover!” •How to create captivating slides—without a degree in designJust like his other widely-read book, Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students, Dr. Norman Eng’s PRESENTING. is based on the latest research in media & communication, design, education, and neuroscience. More importantly, it gives college educators—novices and veterans alike—the confidence to move any audience, no matter their topic or venue.

How do I write a syllabus? What kind of tone should it set? Isn't there a template I can just use? These are some of the questions many professors--especially if you're NEW--want answered. You just want the specifics, minus the jargon. A syllabus that captivates students and gets them excited about the course you teach.The problem is, students think our course syllabus is like a contract. And who can blame them for thinking that way, with its hefty requirements, policies, objectives, and outcomes? We forget the syllabus is often the first thing students see about us, so it can really affect the way they approach your course.Yet most of us never really learned how to create one, especially one that ENGAGES. We adapt old versions written by some retired instructor years ago. It's time we found a better way.CREATE AN ENGAGING SYLLABUS: A Concise, 7-Step Guide for Professors gives you the roadmap you've always wanted. Here's what it covers:- The right way to think of your syllabus (HINT: It's not a contract)- How to make your tone and language more inviting- How to instantly captivate your students' attention (HINT: avoid the formal "Course Description" language)- How to deal with the "boring" but required stuff (i.e., policies, outcomes, etc.)- How to leverage the way Generation Z reads and absorbs information- Powerful ways to capture visual appealMost importantly, this book includes TEMPLATES. Two of them.You get a simply-designed, text-only version--for those who don't want to mess around. You also get a more graphic version, for that extra WOW factor. Both will get students in the right frame of mind.Written by Norman Eng--bestselling author of TEACHING COLLEGE: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students)--CREATE AN ENGAGING SYLLABUS takes a routine topic and gives it the makeover professors have been asking for. Find out the 7 simple steps to a winning syllabus in this power-packed, 62-paged book.

Your students aren’t reading. They aren’t engaged in class. Getting them to talk is like pulling teeth. Whatever the situation, your reality is not meeting your expectations. Change is needed. But who’s got the time? Or maybe you’re just starting out, and you want to get it right the first time. If so, Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students is the blueprint. Written for early career instructors, this easy-to-implement guide teaches you to: • Think like advertisers to understand your target audience—your students • Adopt the active learning approach of the best K-12 teachers • Write a syllabus that gets noticed and read • Develop lessons that stimulate deep engagement • Create slide presentations that students can digest • Get students to do the readings, participate more, and care about your course Secrets like “focusing on students, not content” and building a “customer” profile of the class will change the way you teach. The author, Dr. Norman Eng, argues that much of these approaches and techniques have been effectively used in marketing and K-12 education, two industries that could greatly improve how college instructors teach. Find out how to hack the world of college classrooms and have your course become the standard by which all other courses will be measured against. Whether you are an adjunct, a lecturer, an assistant professor, or even a graduate assistant, pedagogical success is within your grasp.

"I want my presentation to blow the audience away.""I hate when people text-message during my presentations.""I don't want to be like all the other presenters."These are the actual words that presenters, particularly college faculty, use when asked about their PowerPoint goals and challenges. They do presentations all the time--in the classrooms, at conferences, and during workshops--yet they rarely learn to communicate effectively.Bottom line: Isn't that what presentations are supposed to do? Create impact through our words and our slides? In a way that get audiences to go:Wow. That was clear and to the point.I want that professor for all my lectures.I never thought about the topic this way. I'm going to Google more about it. I'm going to email this presenter . . . and maybe collaborate!PRESENTING. The Professor's Guide to Powerful Communication will show you:One simple test to see if your existing presentation slides are any good How documentaries (yes--documentaries!) present information more effectively than most of usA proven format to engage audiences (Hint: don't introduce technical terms up front) How to deal with the chronic issue of "I have too much to cover!" How to create captivating slides--without a degree in designJust like his other widely-read book, Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students, Dr. Norman Eng's PRESENTING. is based on the latest research in media & communication, design, education, and neuroscience. More importantly, it gives college educators--novices and veterans alike--the confidence to move any audience, no matter their topic or venue._________________A quick read with exceptional content. Within higher education, over the past 20 years there has been a strong move from 'teaching' to 'learning.' In that time, we have focused on student outcomes and seem to have forgotten to note that the way we present information to learners has a tremendous impact on their ability to learn. In PRESENTING: The Professor's Guide to Powerful Communication, Dr. Eng both reminds us, and shows us, how we can deliver more impactful presentations. The bottom line is that as faculty, if we are going to spend the time amassing content to help students learn, we should be mindful of how that information is presented in ways that maximize their learning. This book does that.--TODD ZAKRAJSEK, Associate Director, Faculty Development Fellowship, UNC-Chapel Hill, Director, Lilly Conferences, and co-author, Teaching for Learning, The New Science of Learning, and Dynamic Lecturing. With PRESENTING, Dr. Eng has created a simple three-step presentation format that will transform your students from passive semi-engaged receivers to active and collaborative learners. Successful twenty-first century classrooms look and feel like Norman Eng's. Let this man be your guide!--JAMES STURTEVANT, Veteran Public Educator and Author of You've Gotta Connect and Hacking Engagement

Excerpt from Miss. Pandora, Vol. 1Don't you know who Moses was P He was in the Bible, of course, and wrote the Ten Commandments. You will learn about him all in good time The day I was found it was a day like this, in May, and the cowslips were out, and the primroses were just going over, and a cuckoo was calling in the wood over there Pandora paused and nodded towards the beechwood on the hill behind them, and Betty turned obediently and looked at it too as though she thought to find that cuckoo of so many years ago still singing there in the shade.But everything was very still, a heavy mid-day heat brooded over the country, the sun streamed down upon the cowslip field, and the only bird that sang at all was a blackbird away back in the orchard at home. Do you suppose that cuckoo's dead by this time? Betty asked soberly.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Miss. Pandora, Vol. 1Don't you know who Moses was P He was in the Bible, of course, and wrote the Ten Commandments. You will learn about him all in good time The day I was found it was a day like this, in May, and the cowslips were out, and the primroses were just going over, and a cuckoo was calling in the wood over there Pandora paused and nodded towards the beechwood on the hill behind them, and Betty turned obediently and looked at it too as though she thought to find that cuckoo of so many years ago still singing there in the shade.But everything was very still, a heavy mid-day heat brooded over the country, the sun streamed down upon the cowslip field, and the only bird that sang at all was a blackbird away back in the orchard at home. Do you suppose that cuckoo's dead by this time? Betty asked soberly.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.