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Books

Handbooks are identified with an (H) following the entry; reports with an (R) following the entry.

Teaching and Learning

  • General references on teaching and learning in higher education.

Anderson, Lorin W. and David R. Krathwohl, eds. A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. New York: Longman, 2001.

Bain, Ken. What the Best College Teachers Do. Cambridge: Harvard University, 2004.

Bess, James L. “Motivating Professors to Teach Effectively,” New Directions for Teaching and Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1982.

Billington, David P. and David P. Billington, Jr. Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006.

Bok, Derek. Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should Be Learning More. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006.

Booth, W.C. The Vocation of a Teacher. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1988.

Brookfield, S. D. Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995.

Brown, George and Madeleine Atkins. Effective Teaching in Higher Education. London: Routledge, 1997.

Campbell, W.E. and K.A Smith. New Paradigms for College Teaching. Edina, MN: Interaction Book Company, 1997.

Carlson et al. Study Abroad. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1990.

Chen, Ai-Yi and John Von Maanen. The Reflective Spin: Case Studies of Teachers in Higher Education Transforming Action. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 1999.

Clark, Burton R. Places of Inquiry: Research and Advanced Education in Modern Universities. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995.

Crawley, Edward, Johan Malmqvist, Sören Östlund, and Doris Brodeur. Rethinking Engineering Education: The CDIO Approach. New York: Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, 2007.

Davis, B.G. Tools for Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.

Davis, J.R. Better Teaching, More Learning: Strategies for Success in Postsecondary Settings. Phoenix, AZ: America Council on Education and The Oryx Press, 1993.

Eble, K.E. The Aims of College Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990.

Eisner, E. Learning and Teaching the Ways of Knowing. Chicago: distributed by The University of Chicago Press, 1985.

Epstein, Joseph. Masters: Portraits of Great Teachers. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1980.

Fry, Heather, Steve Ketteridge, and Stephanie Marshall. A Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Enhancing Academic Practice. Second edition. Sterling, VA: Kogan Page Limited, 2003.

Gibbs, G., S. Habershaw, and T. Habershaw. 53 Interesting Ways of Helping Your Students to Study. Avon, UK: Technical and Educational Services Ltd., 1987.

Gibbs, G. and T. Habershaw. Preparing to Teach: An Introduction to Effective Teaching in Higher Education. Avon, UK: Technical and Educational Services Ltd., 1994.

Gullette, Margaret M. The Art and Craft of Teaching. Cambridge: Harvard-Danforth Center for Teaching and Learning, 1984.

Hativa, N. and M. Marincovich, "Disciplinary Differences in Teaching and Learning: Implications for Practice," New Directions for Teaching and Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995.

“Interdisciplinary Studies Today.” Julie Thompson Klein and William G. Doty, eds. New Directions for Institutional Research. No. 58. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1994. (R)

Keeling, Richard P., ed. Learning Reconsidered 2: Implementing a Campus-Wide Focus On the Student Experience. [No city]: American College Personnel Association, Association of College and University Housing Officers-International, Association of College Unions-International, National Academic Advising Association, National Association for Campus Activities, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association; 2006.

Klein, Julie Thompson. Interdisciplinarity: History, Theory, & Practice. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990.

Light, Richard J. Making the Most of College: Students Speak their Minds. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2001.

Lowman, J. Mastering the Techniques of Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990.

McKeachie, W.J. Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research and Theory for College and University Practice. 9th ed. Lexington, MA: DC Heath and Company, 1994.

Menges, R.J. and M. Weimer. Teaching on Solid Ground: Using Scholarship to Improve Practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

“More Student Learning, Less Faculty Work? The WPI Davis Experiment in Educational Quality and Productivity.” James Catterall, Judith E. Miller, and John Minasian. Los Angeles: UCLA Education and Information Studies, 1998. (R)

Murphy, Linda et al. Tests in Print V: An Index to Tests, Test Reviews, and the Literature on Specific Tests. Volumes 1 and 2. Lincoln: The University of Nebraska Press, 1999.

Neuendorf, K.A. The Content Analysis Guidebook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 2002.

Nilson, Linda B. The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007.

On Teaching and Learning. No. 3, 4. Helen Ansell and James Wilkinson, eds. Cambridge, MA: The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, 1989, 1992. (R)

Palmer, Parker J. The Courage to Teach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Prosser, Michael and Keith Trigwell. Understanding Teaching and Learning: The Experience in Higher Education. Philadelphia: The Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press, 2002.

Ramsden, Paul. Learning to Teach in Higher Education, Second Edition. Oxon, UK: RoutledgeFalmer, 2003.

Ross, Catherine and Jane Dunphy, eds. Strategies for Teaching Assistant and International Teaching Assistant Development: Beyond Micro Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007.

Schön, D.A. Educating the Reflective Practitioner. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1987.

Schön, D.A. The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. NY: Basic Books, Inc. Publishers, 1983.

"Shaping the Future: New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology," A Report on its Review of Undergraduate Education by the Advisory Committee to the National Science Foundation, 1996. (R)

Shea, M. On Teaching: Faculty Teaching Excellence Program. Boulder: The University of Colorado, 1990.

Smith, Barbara Leigh and McCann, John. Reinventing Ourselves. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc. 2001.

Sutherland, Peter. Adult Learning: A Reader. London: Kogan Page Limited, 1997.

Svinicki, Marilla D. and Robert J. Menges, ed. Honorary Exemplary Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

Svinicki, Marilla D. Learning and Motivation in the Postsecondary Classroom. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, 2004.

Tchudi, Stephen. The Astonishing Curriculum: Integrating Science and Humanities Through Language. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 1993.

Tchudi, Stephen and Stephen Lafer. The Interdisciplinary Teacher’s Handbook. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook Publishers, Inc., 1996.

Tobias, Sheila. Revitalizing Undergraduate Science: Why Some Things Work and Most Don't. Tucson, AZ: Research Corporation, 1992.

Teaching Excellence. Laurie Richlin, ed. Ames, IA: Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, 1993-1998. (R)

Tufte, Virginia. Artful Sentences: Syntax as Style. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press LLC, 2006.

Upcraft, M. Lee, John N. Gardner, et al. The Freshman Year Experience: Helping Students Survive and Succeed in College. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1989.

“Undergraduate Research and Scholarship and the Mission of the Research University.” Conference Proceedings. The Reinvention Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2002. (R)

Wankat P.C. and F.S. Oreovicz. Teaching Engineering. NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1993.

Weimer, Maryellen. Enhancing Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning: Professional Literature that Makes a Difference. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006.

Wenger, Etienne, Richard McDermott, and William Snyder. Cultivating Communities of Practice. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.

Wiggins, Grant and Jay McTighe. Understanding by Design. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1998.

Wiggins, Grant and Jay McTighe. Understanding by Design, Expanded 2nd Edition . Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005.

Yapp, N. Bluff Your Way in Teaching. London: Ravette Books Limited, 1994.

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Pedagogy

  • Resources on specific pedagogical methods as, for example, lecturing, discussion teaching, and case-based teaching.

“A Handbook for Student Management Teams.” Edward Nuhfer, Office of Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Colorado at Denver. Denver: Edward B. Nuhfer, 1991. (H)

“Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom.” Notes from One-Day Short Course. Presented by Karl Smith, with assistance from David & Roger Johnson. Denver: University of Colorado at Denver’s Office of Teaching Effectiveness, 1993. (P)

American Association for the Advancement of Science. Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004.

“An Evaluation of the Workshop Physics Dissemination Project.” J.M. Saul and E.F. Redish, 1998. (R)

Anderson, Lorin W. and David R. Krathwohl (eds). A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. New York: Longman, 2001.

Barnes, L.B. and C.R. Christensen. Teaching and the Case Study Method. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1994.

Beebe, S.A. and J.T. Masterson. Communicating in Small Groups: Principles and Practices. Glenville, IL: Scott, Foresman/Little, Brown Higher Education, 1990.

Bligh, Donald A. What’s the Use of Lectures? San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Brookfield, S.D. and S.D. Preskill. Discussion as a Way of Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Christensen, C. Roland. Teaching and the Case Method. Boston; Harvard Business School, 1987.

Christensen, C.R., D.A. Garvin, and A. Sweet. Education for Judgment: The Artistry of Discussion Leadership. Boston: The Harvard Business School Press, 1991.

Crawley, Edward, Johan Malmqvist, Sören Östlund, and Doris Brodeur. Rethinking Engineering Education: The CDIO Approach. New York: Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, 2007.

Davis, J.R. Interdisciplinary Courses and Team Teaching. Phoenix, AZ: American Council in Education and Oryx Press, 1995.

Dewulf, Simon & Caroline Baillie. How to Foster Creativity. London, UK: Department for Education and Employment, 1999.

“Effects of Small-Group Learning on Undergraduates in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology: A Meta-Analysis.” L. Springer, M.E. Stanne, and S.S. Donovan. Madison, WI: National Institute for Science Education, 1997. (R)

Ellet, William. The Case Study Handbook: How to Read, Discuss, and Write Persuasively About Cases. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2007.

Ender, S.C. and F.B. Newton. Students Helping Students: A Guide for Peer Educators on College Campuses. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Erickson, Bette LaSere and Diane Weltner Strommer. Teaching College Freshmen. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991.

Evensen, Dorothy H. and Cindy E. Hmelo. Problem-Based Learning: A Research Perspective on Learning Interactions. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2000.

Forster, Hounsell and Ed Thompson. “Tutoring and Demonstrating: A Handbook.” Center for Teaching, Learning and Assessment at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK:1995. (H)

Gibbs, G. and T. Habershaw. 253 Ideas for Your Teaching. Avon, UK: Technical and Educational Services Ltd., 1995.

Gibbs, G., S. Habershaw, and T. Habershaw. 53 Interesting Things To Do in Your Lectures. Avon, UK: Technical and Educational Services Ltd., 1992.

Gibbs, G., S. Habershaw, and M.T. Habershaw. 53 Interesting Things To Do in Your Seminars and Tutorials. Avon, UK: Technical and Educational Services Ltd., 1987.

Goodlad, Sinclair. Mentoring and Tutoring by Students. London: Kogan Page, 1998.

Habershaw, S. and Di Steeds. 53 Interesting Communication Exercises for Science Students. Avon, UK: Technical and Educational Services Ltd., 1987.

Howell, Annie and Frank Tuitt (eds). Race and Higher Education: Rethinking Pedagogy in Diverse College Classrooms. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Educational Review, 2003.

Johnson, D.W., R.T. Johnson, and& K.A. Smith. Cooperative Learning: Increasing College Faculty Instructional Productivity. Washington DC: The George Washington University, 1991.

Karukstis, Kerry K. and Timothy E. Elgren. Developing & Sustaining a Research-Supportive Curriculum: A Compendium of Successful Practices. Washington, DC: Council on Undergraduate Research, 2007.

Mazur, Eric. Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc.: 1997.

Mintzes, Joel J. and William H. Leonard (eds). Handbook of College Science Teaching. Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association Press, 2006.

Nilson, Linda B. The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007.

Pascarella, Ernest T. and Terenzini, Patrick T. How College Affects Students. Volume 2. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.

“Peer Teaching: To Teach Is To Learn Twice.” ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 4. Whitman, Neal A. Washington, DC: Association for the Study of Higher Education, 1988. (R)

Pienta, Norbert J., Melanie M. Cooper, and Thomas J. Greenbowe, eds. Chemists' Guide to Effective Teaching. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., 2005.

Ristad, E. A Soprano on Her Head: Right-side-up Reflections on Life and Other Performances. Moab, UT: Real People Press, 1982.

Ronstadt, Robert. The Art of Case Analysis, Third Edition. Wayland, MA: Lord Publishing, Inc., 1993.

Ross, Catherine and Jane Dunphy (eds). Strategies for Teaching Assistant and International Teaching Assistant Development: Beyond Micro Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007.

Savin-Baden, Maggi and Claire Howell Major. Foundations of Problem-based Learning. Berkshire, England: Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, 2004.

Smith, Karl A. and William E. Campbell. New Paradigms for College Teaching. Minnesota: Interaction Book Co., 1997.

Spurlin, Joni E., Sarah A. Rajala, and Jerome P. Lavelle (eds). Designing Better Engineering Education through Assessment: A Practical Resource for Faculty and Department Chairs on Using Assessment and ABET Criteria to Improve Student Learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2008.

Starfield, Anthony M., Karl A. Smith, and Andrew L. Bleloch. How to Model It: Problem-Solving for the Computer Age. Edina, MN: Burgess Publishing, 1994.

Stefanakis, Evangeline Harris. Multiple Intelligences and Portfolios: A Window into the Learner’s Mind. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2002. [CD-ROM includes student portfolio examples and assessment tools)

Stein, Ruth Federman and Sandra Hurd. Using Student Teams in the Classroom: A Faculty Guide. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, 2000.

Sutherland, Tracey E. and Charles C. Bonwell, ed. Using Active Learning in College Classes: A Range of Options for Faculty. San Francisco CA: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

"An Evaluation of the Workshop Physics Dissemination Project." J.M. Saul and E.F. Redish, 1998. (R)

"The Underground Guide to Course VI [at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology]." Beta Theta Chapter of Eta Kappa Nu, 2002. (R)

Vankil, Ravi. A Mathematical Mosaic: Patterns & Problem-solving. Burlington, Ontario: Brendan Kelly Publishing, Inc., 1996.

Weissman, Jerry. Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2003.

Whitman, Neal A. To Teach Is to Learn Twice. ASHE-Eric Higher Education Report No. 4. Washington, DC: Association for the Study of Higher Education, 1988.

Wineburg, Samuel. Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2001.

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Assessment and Evaluation

  • Materials related to: (1) the assessment of student learning, or (2) the evaluation of courses, instructors, curricula, and/or educational programs.

“A Case Study and Application of a Pre and Post Test Pedagogy.” Rahul Baile Sarathy, 2003. (R)

American Association for the Advancement of Science. Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004.

Angelo, T.A. and P.K. Cross. Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.

Arreola, R.A. Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System. 2nd Edition. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc., 2000.

Banta, Trudy W. Building a Scholarship of Assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002.

Bikales, William. “On Grading Exams: Procedural Suggestions for Large Courses.” Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Cambridge, MA: 1991. (H)

Brown, Timothy A. Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Applied Research. New York: Guilford Press, 2006.

Crawley, Edward, Johan Malmqvist, Sören Östlund, and Doris Brodeur. Rethinking Engineering Education: The CDIO Approach. New York: Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, 2007.

Cross, P.K. and M.H. Steadman. Classroom Research: Implementing the Scholarship of Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

“Defining and Assessing Learning: Exploring Competency-Based Initiatives.” Report of the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative. Prepared by Elizabeth A. Jones and Richard A. Voorhies. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, 2002. (R)

“Evaluating Faculty Performance”. Carol L. Colbeck, ed. New Directions for Institutional Research. No. 114. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999-2002. (R)

Gibbs, G., S. Habershaw, and T. Habershaw. 53 Interesting Ways to Appraise Your Teaching. Avon, UK: Technical and Educational Services Ltd., 1989.

Gibbs, G., S. Habershaw, and T. Habershaw. Interesting Ways to Assess Your Students. Avon, UK: Technical and Educational Services Ltd., 1992.

Jacobs, Lucy Cheser and Clinton I. Chase, Developing and Using Tests Effectively. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992.

Keeling, Richard P. (ed.) Learning Reconsidered 2: Implementing a Campus-Wide Focus On the Student Experience. [No city]: American College Personnel Association, Association of College and University Housing Officers-International, Association of College Unions-International, National Academic Advising Association, National Association for Campus Activities, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association; 2006.

Palomba, Catherine A. and Trudy W. Banta. Assessment Essentials: Planning, Implementing, and Improving Assessment in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Pellegrino, J. et al. Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 2001.

Seldin, Peter and Associates. Changing Practices in Evaluating Teaching. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Co., Inc., 1999.

Smith, Nick L. and Paul R. Brandon (eds). Fundamental Issues in Evaluation. New York: Guilford Press, 2008.

Spurlin, Joni E., Sarah A. Rajala, and Jerome P. Lavelle (eds). Designing Better Engineering Education through Assessment: A Practical Resource for Faculty and Department Chairs on Using Assessment and ABET Criteria to Improve Student Learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2008.

Stefanakis, Evangeline Harris. Multiple Intelligences and Portfolios: A Window into the Learner’s Mind. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2002. [CD-ROM includes student portfolio examples and assessment tools]

"Stepping Ahead: An Assessment Plan Development Guide," by Gloria M. Rogers and Jean K. Sando, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1996. (H)

“The Harvard Assessment Seminars: Explorations with Students and Faculty about Teaching, Learning, and Student Life.” First and Second Reports. Richard J. Light. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Graduate School of Education and Kennedy School of Government, 1990 and 1992. (R)

"User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation: Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education," by Floraline Stevens, Frances Lawrenz, Laure Sharp, edited by Joy Frechtling, National Science Foundation, 1993. (H)

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Diversity

  • Information on the impact of diversity in higher education; teaching and learning issues related to women, minority, and international students; how to foster interaction among diverse groups of students.

Border, L.L.B. and N. Van Note Chism. "Teaching for Diversity," New Directions for Teaching and Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992.

“Bridging the Gender Gap in Engineering and Science.” Barbara P. Lazarus, Ed. D., Associate Provost for Academic Projects. Conference Proceedings, Carnegie Mellon University: October 14, 1995. (R)

Clark, Burton R. Places of Inquiry: Research and Advanced Education in Modern Universities. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995.

“Facilitator’s Guide for Race in the Classroom: The Multiplicity of Experience.” Derek Bok. Center for Teaching and Learning & Office of Race Relations and Minority Affairs. Cambridge, MA: President and Fellows of Harvard College, 1992. (H)

Howell, Annie and Frank Tuitt (eds). Race and Higher Education: Rethinking Pedagogy in Diverse College Classrooms. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Educational Review, 2003.

Pusch, M.D. Multicultural Education: A Cross Cultural Training Approach. NY: Intercultural Press, Inc., 1979.

Sadker, Myra and David Sadker. Failing at Fairness: How Our Schools Cheat Girls. New York: Touchstone Simon & Schuster, 1994.

Sarkisian, Ellen. "Teaching American Students: A Guide for International Faculty and Teaching Fellows," The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University, 1990. (H)

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Education Research

  • Guides on the design of educational research projects as well as the use of both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.

Goldman, B.A. et al. Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures. Volumes 1-7. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1995-99.

Impara, J.C. and B.S. Plake (eds.) The Thirteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln: The University of Nebraska Press, 1998.

Keeling, Richard P. (ed.) Learning Reconsidered 2: Implementing a Campus-Wide Focus On the Student Experience. [No city]: American College Personnel Association, Association of College and University Housing Officers-International, Association of College Unions-International, National Academic Advising Association, National Association for Campus Activities, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association; 2006.

“Milliken Award Lecture (1998): Building a Science of Teaching Physics.” Edward F. Redish, 1999. (R)

“Resource Letter on Physics Education Research.” L.C. McDermott and& E.F. Redish, 1998. (R)

Robinson, J.P., P.R. Shaver, and L.S. Wrightsman. Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes. London, UK: Academic Press, 1991.

Sales, B.D. and S. Folkman (ed.) Ethics in Research with Human Participants. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2000.

Smith, Nick L. and Paul R. Brandon (eds). Fundamental Issues in Evaluation. New York: Guilford Press, 2008.

“Student Expectations in Introductory Physics.” E.F. Redish, J.M. Saul, and R.N. Steinberg, 1997. (R)

Weimer, Maryellen. Enhancing Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning: Professional Literature that Makes a Difference. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006.

Zanna, M.P. and J.M. Darley. The Complete Academic: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Social Scientist. NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1987.

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Educational Technology

  • Descriptions of how to develop, use, and assess a wide range of educational technologies. Also includes work on the impact of educational technologies on both classroom practice and the university at large.

American Association for the Advancement of Science. Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004.

Bates, A.W. and Gary Poole. Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education: Foundations for Success. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.

Brown, D.G. Interactive Learning. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc., 2000.

Dede, Chris. ASCD Yearbook 1998: Learning with Technology. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 1998.

Hertel, John P. and Millis, Barbara J. Using Simulations to Promote Learning in Higher Education. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing LLC, 2002.

Lampert, Magdalene, and Deborah Loewenberg Ball. Teaching, Multimedia, and Mathematics: Investigations of Real Practice. New York: Teachers College Press, 1998.

Laurillard, Diana. Rethinking University Teaching: A Conversational Framework for the Effective Use of Learning Technologies (2nd ed). New York: RoutledgeFalmer, 2002.

Laurillard, Diana. Rethinking University Teaching: A Framework for the Effective Use of Educational Technology. London: Routledge, 1993.

“Modeling Resource Use in Teaching and Learning in Technology.” Stephen C. Ehrmann and John H. Milam, Jr. Washington, DC: The TLT Group (The Teaching, Learning, and Technology Affiliate of the AAHE), 1999. (H)

Novak, Gregor M. et al. Just-in-Time Teaching: Blending Active Learning with Web Technology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1999.

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Learning Science / Cognitive Pyschology / Psychology

  • Works in these disciplines that have informed the practice of teaching in higher education, and helped instructors to understand how students learn.

Anderson, J.R. Cognitive Psychology and Its Implications. New York: W.H Freeman and Company, 1990.

Bransford, John D., Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking (eds). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (expanded ed). Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2000.

Bransford, John D., Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking (eds). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1999.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. A Psychology for the Third Millennium: The Evolving Self. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993.

Damasio, A.R. Descartes’ Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain. New York: Avon Books, Inc., 1994.

Donovan, M. Suzanne and John D. Bransford, eds. How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom. Washington, DC, National Academies Press: 2005.

Erickson, Bette LaSere and Diane Weltner Strommer. Teaching College Freshmen. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991.

Evensen, Dorothy H. and Cindy E. Hmelo. Problem-Based Learning: A Research Perspective on Learning Interactions. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2000.

Gardner, Howard. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Second edition. New York: Basic Books, 1993.

Goleman, D. Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ. New York: Bantam Books, 1995.

Gray, Peter. Psychology. 3rd Edition. New York: Worth Publishers, 1999.

“Implications of Cognitive Studies for Teaching Physics.” Edward F. Redish. The American Journal of Physics, v. 62:9, 1994. (R)

Koch, Sigmund and Leary, David E. A Century of Psychology as Science. Hyattsville, MD: American Psychological Association, 1995.

Mestre, Jose P. (ed.) Transfer of Learning: From A Modern Multidisciplinary Perspective. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. New York: Dell Publishing, 1984.

Perry, William G., Jr. Forms of Ethical and Intellectual Development in the College Years: A Scheme. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Proctor, R.W. and A. Dutta. Skill Acquisition and Human Performance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc., 1995.

Savin-Baden, Maggi and Claire Howell Major. Foundations of Problem-based Learning. Berkshire, England: Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, 2004.

Stefanakis, Evangeline Harris. Multiple Intelligences and Portfolios: A Window into the Learner’s Mind. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2002. [CD-ROM includes student portfolio examples and assessment tools)

Sternberg, Robert J. Thinking Styles. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Zull, James E. The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2002.

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Teaching Assistant Development

  • How to strengthen the teaching skills of graduate and undergraduate TAs; also guides for setting up TA training programs.

Halvorsen, Maren. “Mentor: A Handbook for New Teaching Assistants.” 6th edition. University of Washington Center for Instructional Development, Seattle, WA: 1995. (H)

Maier, Caroline A. “Handbook for Teaching Assistants.” Ed. Center for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Delaware, DE: 1995. (H)

“Making the Difference: Becoming an Effective Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at Johns Hopkins University.” Graduate Representative Organization at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD: 1997. (H)

Marincovitch, Michele. “Teaching at Stanford: An Introductory Handbook for Faculty, Academic Staff/Teaching, and Teaching Assistants.” The Center for Teaching and Learning at Stanford University, Stanford, CA: 1995. (H)

Marincovich, Michele, Jack Prostko, and Frederic Stout. The Professional Development of Graduate Teaching Assistants. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Co, Inc., 1998.

Mattuck, Arthur. “The Torch or the Firehose: A Guide to Section Teaching.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA: 2007. (H)

Nyquist, Jody D., et al. Preparing the Professoriate of Tomorrow to Teach: Selected Readings in TA Training. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1991.

Ross, Catherine and Jane Dunphy, eds. Strategies for Teaching Assistant and International Teaching Assistant Development: Beyond Micro Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007.

Seymour, Elaine. Partners in Innovation: Teaching Assistants in College Science Courses. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005.

“Teaching at The Ohio State University.” Faculty and TA Development at The Ohio State University, OH: 1994. (H)

“Teaching Assistant Supervisor’s Handbook.” 2nd edition. The Program for Instructional Excellence at Florida State University. (H)

“Teaching Fellows Handbook.” The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University and the Graduate School for Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA: 1992-1993. (H)

“Teaching Graduate Students to Teach: Engaging the Disciplines.” The Fourth National Conference on the Teaching and Employment of Graduate Teaching Assistants. Marne Helgeson, Conference Chair. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Office of Instructional Resources, 1993. (R)

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Academic Career Development

  • A range of resources for beginning faculty on managing all aspects of their careers.

Boice, Robert. First Order Principles for College Teachers. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Co, Inc., 1996.

Booth, W.C., G.G. Colomb, and J.M. Williams. The Craft of Research. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1995.

Davidson, D.I. and S.A. Ambrose. The New Professor's Handbook. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc., 1994.

Elvidge, Liz, ed. Exploring Academic Development in Higher Education: Issues of Engagement. Cambridge, UK: Jill Rogers Associates Limited, 2003. 

“Induction and Initial Training of Teachers in Higher Education.” Graham Gibbs, Ed. Birmingham, UK: SCED Publications, 1989. (R)

Reis, R.M. Tomorrow's Professor: Preparing for Academic Careers in Science and Engineering. NY: IEEE Press, 1997.

Saroyan, Alenoush and Cheryl Amundsen, eds. Rethinking Teaching in Higher Education: From a Course Design workshop to a Faculty Development Framework. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2004.

Wehlburg, Catherine M., ed. To Improve the Academy: Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development. Volume 21. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc., 2003.

Weissman, Jerry. Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., 2003.

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Higher Education History, Policy, and Philosophy

  • A broader view of higher education: how it works, its role in society, and how it can be improved.

American Association for the Advancement of Science. Science for All Americans. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.

American Association for Higher Education Bulletin. Vicky Hendley, Ed. Volumes 50-54. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education, 1998-2002. (R)

Bacchetti, Ray and Thomas Ehrlich (eds.)  Reconnecting Education & Foundations: Turning Good Intentions into Educational Capital. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007.

Bok, D. Beyond the Ivory Tower: Social Responsibilities of the Modern University. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1982.

Clark, Burton R. Places of Inquiry: Research and Advanced Education in Modern Universities. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995.

Crawley, Edward, Johan Malmqvist, Sören Östlund, and Doris Brodeur. Rethinking Engineering Education: The CDIO Approach. New York: Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, 2007.

Cromer, A. Connected Knowledge: Science, Philosophy, and Education. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Dewey, J. On Education: Selected Writings. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1964.

Durkheim, E. Moral Education: A Study in the Theory & Application of the Sociology of Education. New York: The Free Press, 1973.

"Engineering Education for a Changing World," A Joint Project by the Engineering Deans Council and Corporate Roundtable of the American Society for Engineering Education, 1994. (R)

Howell, Annie and Frank Tuitt (eds). Race and Higher Education: Rethinking Pedagogy in Diverse College Classrooms. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Educational Review, 2003.

Johnson, Gordon. University Politics. Cambridge University Press, 1994.

Kennedy, Donald. Academic Duty. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999.

Marshall, Stephanie (ed.) Strategic Leadership of Change in Higher Education: What's new? London: Routledge, 2007.

Pescosolido, Bernice A. and Ronald Amizade. The Social Worlds of Higher Education. Thousand Oaks, CA. Pine Forge Press, 1999.

Ramsden, Paul. Learning to Lead in Higher Education. Oxon, UK: RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.

“Reinventing Undergraduate Education: A Blueprint for America’s Research Universities.” Robert W. Kenny. The Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University, State University of New York at Stony Brook. (R)

Riesman, D., J. Gusfield, and Z. Gamson. Academic Values and Mass Education. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1975.

Rosovsky, Henry. The University: An Owner’s Manual. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1991.

Rudolph, F. The American College & University. NY: A. Knopf, 1990.

“Task Force on Student Life and Learning.” Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. (R)

Weber, Luc E. and James J. Duderstadt. Reinventing the Research University. Paris, France: Economica, 2004.

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