Articles/Books about teaching, writing, and presentation

Writing

• George D. Gopen and Judith A. Swan, The Science of Scientific Writing (American Scientist 78(6) 550-558, November-December 1990)
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  Lawrence A. Crowl's summary of "The Science of Scientific Writing"   [ Cached ]

• William Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition (ISBN: 020530902X)
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• Dimitri P. Bertsekas, Ten Simple Rules for Mathematical Writing
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• MISC.
  • Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, by Joseph M. Williams

Teaching

• Frederick Mosteller, "Classroom and Platform Performance"
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  Other articles from JSTOR on teaching statistics

• MythematiCS: In Praise of Storytelling in the teaching of CS and Math, by Christos H. Papadimitriou
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• Essays written by Michael C. Loui

• Wilbert J. McKeachie, Barbara K. Hofer, McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers (ISBN: 0618116494) , Cited by Edward Tufte

• MISC.
  • Joseph Lowman, Mastering the Techniques of Teaching (ISBN: 078790127X) , Cited by Edward Tufte
  • Creating Significant Learning Experiences : An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses
  • The Laughing Classroom: Everyone's Guide to Teaching With Humor and Play
  • Ronald Berk, Humor as an Instructional Defibrillator: Evidence-Based Techniques in Teaching and Assessment Ronald Berk, Professors Are from MarsŪ, Students Are from SnickersŪ

Presentation

• The Craft of Scientific Presentations (click here for PDF slides for "Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides")
  - "Perhaps the most effective layout consists of a sentence headline supported primarily by images."
  - Avoid: "Creating slides that no one reads" and "Creating slides that no one remembers"
  - Exclude details that the audience does not need or cannot remember

• How to Run Seminars and Workshops : Presentation Skills for Consultants, Trainers, and Teachers