Teaching Characteristics Of Successful College Professors

Abstract

During the past several years, the authors have devoted a great deal of time and energy in the pursuit of becoming effective college professors. After observing a number of excellent professors (and a number of less-than-excellent ones), the authors would like to share some of their observations and ideas.

Although this article focuses specifically on effective classroom performance in a traditional lecture-based setting, many of the principles discussed can be applied to alternative styles of teaching such as seminar settings, individualized instruction, etc.