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<p><b>A freshly updated edition featuring research-based teaching techniques that faculty in any discipline can easily implement </b></p> <p>Research into how we learn can help facilitate better student learning—if we know how to apply it. <i>Small Teaching</i> fills the gap in higher education literature between the primary research in cognitive theory and the classroom environment. In this book, James Lang presents a strategy for improving student learning with a series of small but powerful changes that make a big difference―many of which can be put into practice in a single class period. These are simple interventions that can be integrated into pre-existing techniques, along with clear descriptions of how to do so. Inside, you’ll find brief classroom or online learning activities, one-time interventions, and small modifications in course design or student communication. These small tweaks will bring your classroom into alignment with the latest evidence in cognitive research. </p> <p>Each chapter introduces a basic concept in cognitive research that has implications for classroom teaching, explains the rationale for offering it within a specific time period in a typical class, and then provides concrete examples of how this intervention has been used or could be used by faculty in a variety of disciplines. The second edition features revised and updated content including a newly authored preface, new examples and techniques, updated research, and updated resources.  </p> <ul> <li>How can you make small tweaks to your teaching to bring the latest cognitive science into the classroom? </li> <li>How can you help students become good at retrieving knowledge from memory? </li> <li>How does making predictions now help us learn in the future? </li> <li>How can you build community in the classroom? </li> </ul> <p>Higher education faculty and administrators, as well as K-12 teachers and teacher trainers, will love the easy-to-implement, evidence-based techniques in <i>Small Teaching</i>. </p>