Effective Teaching, Mentoring and Curriculum Development

(This talk is aimed at early-stage faculty, especially those from under-served groups) 

There are many hats young faculty are asked to wear, yet most "how to be a great professor" advice seems to focus mostly on building a solid and effective research program. This talk will address other elements of the professoriate: teaching, mentoring and curriculum development. Among the topics covered are: how to prepare to teach a new course, design a new lecture, handle cheating, deal with flaky teaching assistants, design forgiving grading policies, incorporate active learning into lectures, coordinate distributed exams, nurture a learning community, and (try to) lead a balanced life. This is a very interactive session, with at least half the time reserved to handle questions and assuage concerns young faculty are bound to have.