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From the Stacks…The Effective, Efficient Professor: Teaching, Scholarship and Service
Jun. 15, 2011—The Effective, Efficient Professor: Teaching, Scholarship and Service By Philip C. Wankat From the publisher… Most faculty are discipline experts but have not studied methods to improve their teaching, scholarship or service. This book applies efficiency and time management methods to academe. Throughout the book, the author shows how student learning and academic productivity can...
Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty
Oct. 21, 2010—Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty by Elizabeth F. Barkley (Jossey-Bass, 2010) From the publisher… Keeping students involved, motivated, and actively learning is challenging educators across the country,yet good advice on how to accomplish this has not been readily available. Student Engagement Techniques is a comprehensive resource that offers college teachers a dynamic...
McKeachie’s Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, & Theory (13th edition)
Oct. 20, 2010—McKeachie’s Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research & Theory, 13th edition by Wilbert J. Mckeachie (Houghton Mifflin Co., 2010) From the publisher… McKeachie’s Teaching Tips places the practice of teaching at the center of the faculty role and takes that responsibility seriously. For that reason, Teaching Tips is also an inspirational and motivational volume that will likely...
Teaching the Large College Class: A Guidebook for Instructors with Multitudes
May. 14, 2010—Teaching the Large College Class: A Guidebook for Instructors with Multitudes, by Frank Heppner, Jossey-Bass, 2007. From the publisher: Teaching large classes is a fact of life for professors at many institutions. In addition to pedagogy, instructors of these courses must also be concerned with legal, ethical, financial, technological, personnel, and management issues. Virtually all...
Blueprint for Learning: Constructing College Courses to Facilitate, Assess, and Document Learning
May. 14, 2010—Blueprint for Learning: Constructing College Courses to Facilitate, Assess, and Document Learning , by Laurie Richlin, Introduction by Shirley Ronkowski, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2006. From the publisher: This book familiarizes readers with course design elements; enables them to understand themselves as individuals and teachers; know their students; adapt to the learning environment; design courses that...
Introduction to Rubrics: an assessment tool to save grading time, convey effective feedback, and promote student learning
May. 10, 2010—Introduction to Rubrics: an assessment tool to save grading time, convey effective feedback, and promote student learning, by Dannelle D. Stevens and Antonia Levi, Stylus Publishing, 2005. From the publisher: Research shows that rubrics save professors’ time while conveying meaningful and timely feedback for students, and promoting self-regulated and independent learning. The reason rubrics are...
Successful Beginnings for College Teaching: Engaging Your Students from the First Day
May. 10, 2010—Successful Beginnings for College Teaching: Engaging Your Students from the First Day, by Angela Provitera McGlynn, Atwood Publishing, 2001. From the publisher: Laying the groundwork for a successful semester starts with the first day of class. Author Angela Provitera McGlynn tells that the first day is not the day to pass out a syllabus and...
Beyond Tests and Quizzes: Creative Assessments in the College Classroom
May. 5, 2010—Beyond Tests and Quizzes: Creative Assessments in the College Classroom, by Richard J. Mezeske and Barbara A. Mezeske, Jossey-Bass, 2007. From the publisher: Because the drive toward external assessment speaks almost exclusively in terms of standardized testing, we need to be reminded of the internal purposes of assessment: measuring learning for both student and teacher...
How to Talk About Hot Topics on Campus: From Polarization to Moral Conversation
May. 5, 2010—How to Talk About Hot Topics on Campus: From Polarization to Moral Conversation, by Robert J. Nash, Jossey-Bass, 2008. From the publisher: How to Talk About Hot Topics on Campus fills a gap in the student services and teaching and learning literature by providing a resource that shows how to construct and carry out difficult...
The Practice of Problem-Based Learning: A Guide to Implementing PBL in the Classroom
May. 5, 2010—The Practice of Problem-Based Learning: A Guide to Implementing PBL in the Classroom, by José A. Amador, Libby Miles, Calvin B. Peters, Jossey-Bass, 2006. From the publisher: This book is a guide for the development and implementation of problem-based learning (PBL) in college-level courses. It provides practical advice from real professors, includes examples of PBL...