IF YOU WANT TO:
Auditing the same or related courses taught by colleagues.
One faculty member of computer science reports that he makes it a habit to audit other faculty members' courses. "Particularly if I know I am scheduled to teach a course for the first time," he explains, "I make a point of taking the course from the best instructor available. I attend all of the class sessions and usually do most of the homework. I find this is a much easier way to do some advanced preparation than sitting down and reading several textbooks. It forces me to do some preparation each week."
"Taking the course from a colleague not only provides a good review of the content, but I often pick up two or three good teaching techniques as well. Later, I do additional research and design the course my own way, but I have the great advantage of building on a model created by a colleague."
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