Faculty Resources and Services: CP Books About Teaching
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Administration
Breakpoint: The Changing Marketplace for Higher Education by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781421418209Publication Date: 2015
The Costs of Completion: Student Success in Community College by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781421442082Publication Date: 2021
The Essential Department Chair : A Comprehensive Desk Reference by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118145678Publication Date: 2011
The Hidden Curriculum: first generation students at legacy universities by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780691190761Publication Date: 2021
How to Run a College: A Practical Guide for Trustees, Faculty, Administrators, and Policymakers by Call Number: 378.101 MIT and ebook CentralISBN: 9781421424774Publication Date: 2018
New to the Administration: Everything New Administrators Need to Know to be Successful by Call Number: 378.101 CHRO adminPublication Date: 2018- New to the Department Chair: Everything New Department Chairs Need to Know to be Successful by Call Number: 378.111 CHRO chairPublication Date: 2018
See also: References in Culture of Assessment for resources specific to that topic.
Assessment
Classroom
Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781416616177Publication Date: 2013
The College Classroom Assessment Compendium: A Practical Guide to the College Instructor’s Daily Assessment Life by Call Number: 378.125 PARISBN: 9781138240261Publication Date: 2017
Connecting the Dots: Developing Student Learning Outcomes and Outcomes-Based Assessment by Call Number: 379.158 CARISBN: 9781620364796Publication Date: 2016
Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College by Call Number: 378.167 WalISBN: 9780470502150Publication Date: 2009
How to Create and Use Rubrics for Formative Assessment and Grading by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781416615071Publication Date: 2013
Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback, and Promote Student Learning by Call Number: 371.272 STEISBN: 9781579225889Publication Date: 2013
Outstanding Assessment for Learning in the Classroom by Call Number: 371.26 BARISBN: 9781138824508Publication Date: 2015
Test Better, Teach Better: The Instructional Role of Assessment by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 0871206676Publication Date: 2003
General
Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide by Call Number: 370.1523 SUS 2nd ed.ISBN: 9780470289648Publication Date: 2009
Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education by Call Number: 379.158 WALISBN: 9780470541197Publication Date: 2010
Demonstrating Student Success : A Practical Guide to Outcomes-Based Assessment of Learning and Development in Student Affairs by Call Number: 378.197 BREISBN: 1579223044Publication Date: 2010
A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Assessment: Understanding and Using Assessment to Improve Student Learning by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118113332Publication Date: 2014
Planning and Assessing
Assessing Academic Programs in Higher Education by Call Number: 379.159 ALLENISBN: 1882982673Publication Date: 2004
Assessing Student Competence in Accredited Disciplines: Pioneering Approaches to Assessment in Higher Education by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781579220341Publication Date: 2001
Assessment Essentials : Planning, Implementing, and Improving Assessment in Higher Education by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118903322Publication Date: 2014
The Best Available Evidence: Decision Making for Educational Improvement by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9789463004367Publication Date: 2016
Planning and Assessment in Higher Education: Demonstrating Institutional Effectiveness by Call Number: 378.107 MIDISBN: 9780470400906Publication Date: 2010
Re-Imagining University Assessment in a Digital World by Call Number: 371.261 BEAISBN: 9783030419554Publication Date: 2020
Real-Time Student Assessment: Meeting the Imperative for Improved Time to Degree, Closing the Opportunity Gap, and Assuring Student Competencies for 21st-Century Needs by Call Number: 378.0097 MAKIISBN: 9781620364888Publication Date: 2017
A Road Map for Improvement of Student Learning and Support Services Through Assessment by Call Number: 378.73 NICISBN: 0875863256Publication Date: 2005
Trends in Assessment: ideas, opportunities, and issues for higher education by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781642670943Publication Date: 2019
Using Quality Benchmarks for Assessing and Developing Undergraduate Programs by Call Number: 378.166 DUNNISBN: 9780470405567Publication Date: 2011
Effective Teaching
The 160-Character Solution : How Text Messaging and Other Behavioral Strategies Can Improve Education by Call Number: 371.207 CASISBN: 9781421418742Publication Date: 2015
Breakaway Learners : Strategies for Post-Secondary Success with At-Risk Students by Call Number: 378.198 GROISBN: 9780807758427Publication Date: 2017
The Craft of College Teaching: a practical guide by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780691183800Publication Date: 2020
Engaging Students As Partners in Learning and Teaching : A Guide for Faculty by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118836064Publication Date: 2014
Essential Teaching Principles : A Resource Collection for Adjunct Facult by Call Number: 378.1 WEI essentialISBN: 9780912150246Publication Date: 2016
For white folks who teach in the hood-- and the rest of y'all too : reality pedagogy and urban education by Call Number: 370.9173 EMDISBN: 0807028029Publication Date: 2017
How Humans Learn: the science and stories behind effective college teaching by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781946684646Publication Date: 2018
How to Engage in Difficult Conversations on Identity, Race, and Politics in Higher Education: a practical guide for faculty by Call Number: 378.125 HODOISBN: 9781032121437Publication Date: 2023
How to Teach Effectively : A Brief Guide by Call Number: 371.102 FRIISBN: 9781935871286Publication Date: 2013
Learner-Centered Teaching : Five Key Changes to Practice by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118419038Publication Date: 2013
The Learning Portfolio : Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning by Call Number: 371.392 ZubISBN: 9780470388471Publication Date: 2009
Learning That Lasts : Challenging, Engaging, and Empowering Students with Deeper Instruction by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119253525Publication Date: 2016
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Call Number: 370.1523 BROISBN: 9780674729018Publication Date: 2014
Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780807089507Publication Date: 2021
Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781952271052Publication Date: 2021
Super Courses: the future of teaching and learning by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780691216591Publication Date: 2021
Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119107798Publication Date: 2016
Teaching the Whole Student : Engaged Learning With Heart, Mind, and Spirit by Call Number: 371.102 SCHISBN: 9781620363041Publication Date: 2017Teach Like Finland : 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms by
Call Number: 370.154 WALISBN: 9781324001256Publication Date: 2017
Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation by Call Number: 371.102 McGISBN: 9781620363164Publication Date: 2015
Ten Best Teaching Practices : How Brain Research and Learning Styles Define Teaching Competencies by Call Number: 371.102 TILEISBN: 9781412973939Publication Date: 2010
What Every Teacher Should Know About Diverse Learners by Call Number: 370.117 TILISBN: 9781412971751Publication Date: 2010
ESL Resources
English Verbs and Essentials of Grammar for ESL Learners by Call Number: 428.24 SWIISBN: 9780071632294Publication Date: 2009
ESL Writers : a guide for writing center tutors by Call Number: 808.042 BRUISBN: 9780867095944Publication Date: 2009
Learner English: A Teacher's Guide to Interference and Other Problems by Call Number: 428.2407 SWANISBN: 9780521779395Publication Date: 2001
On the Front Lines : A Practical Guide for Instructors of Developmental English by Call Number: 808.042 BONISBN: 9780205816804Publication Date: 2011
Experiential Teaching & Learning
Beyond Learning by Doing: Theoretical Currents in Experiential Education by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780415882071Publication Date: 2011-08-18
E-Service-Learning: Creating Experiential Learning and Civic Engagement Through Online and Hybrid Courses by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781620360644Publication Date: 2015-06-01
Experiential Education in the College Context: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781317686101Publication Date: 2015-09-16
Experiential Learning: A Practical Guide for Training, Coaching and Education by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780749483043Publication Date: 2018-08-03
The Palgrave Handbook of Experiential Learning in International Business by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781137467720Publication Date: 2016-01-03
Playing with Purpose: How Experiential Learning Can Be More Than a Game by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781409408055Publication Date: 2011-06-28
Sourcebook of Experiential Education: Key Thinkers and Their Contributions by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780203838983Publication Date: 2011-01-20
Teaching for Experiential Learning: Five Approaches That Work by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781607093695Publication Date: 2009-11-01
Diverse Pedagogical Approaches to Experiential Learning: Multidisciplinary Case Studies, Reflections, and Strategies by Call Number: 370.1523 LOVISBN: 9783030426903Publication Date: 2020
Improving teaching and learning through experiential learning by Call Number: 370.1523 McDISBN: 9781527543843Publication Date: 2020
Experiential Learning: experience as the source of learning and development by Call Number: 370.1523 KOLB 2015ISBN: 9780133892406Publication Date: 2015
The Experiential Educator: Principles and practices of experiential learning by Call Number: 370.1523 KOLB 2017ISBN: 9780998599908Publication Date: 2017
The Experiential Learning Toolkit: blending practice with concepts by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780749450786Publication Date: 2010
New Faculty
- New to the Faculty: Everything New Professors Need to Know to be Successful by Call Number: 371.1 CHRO facultyPublication Date: 2018
- New to College Teaching: Everything New Instructors Need to Know to be Successful by Call Number: 371.102 CHRO col teaPublication Date: 2018
199 Mistakes New College Instructors Make and How to Prevent Them: Insider Secrets to Avoid Classroom Blunders by Call Number: 378.125 SARISBN: 9781601389657Publication Date: 2016
Online / Blended Teaching
The Blended Course Design Workbook by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781620364369Publication Date: 2016
Blended Learning : Across the Disciplines, Across the Academy by Call Number: 371.3 GLAISBN: 9781579223243Publication Date: 2011
Blended Learning in Practice: A Guide for Practitioners and Researchers by Call Number: 371.3 MADISBN: 9780262039475Publication Date: 2019
Building Online Learning Communities: effective strategies for the virtual classroom by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780787988258Publication Date: 2007
Connecting in the Online Classroom: Building Rapport Between Teachers and Students by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781421442662Publication Date: 2021
Essentials of Online Course Design : A Standards-Based Guide by Call Number: 371.3344 VAIISBN: 9781138780163Publication Date: 2015
The Excellent Online Instructor : Strategies for Professional Development by Call Number: 371.3344 PALISBN: 9780470635230Publication Date: 2011
A Guide to Online Course Design : Strategies for Student Success by Call Number: 371.334 STA GuideISBN: 9781118462669Publication Date: 2014
High-Impact Practices in Online Education by Call Number: 378.1734 LINDISBN: 9781620368466Publication Date: 2018
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention in e-Learning Environments: Web 2. 0 and Blended Learning Technologies by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781781905166Publication Date: 2013
Online Teaching at Its Best: Merging Instructional Design with Teaching and Learning Research by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119242314Publication Date: 2018
The Online Teaching Survival Guide : Simple and Practical Pedagogical Tips by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119147695Publication Date: 2016
Small Teaching Online: applying learning science in online classes by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119544890Publication Date: 2019
Teaching Online: A Guide to Theory, Research, and Practice by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781421416335Publication Date: 2015
99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos by Call Number: 371.335 COSTAISBN: 9781642670851Publication Date: 2020-03-27
- How to Be a Better Online Teacher advice guidefrom the Chronicle of Higher Education
Plagiarism and Cheating
Stop Plagiarism : A Guide to Understanding and Prevention by Call Number: 808.222 CVEISBN: 1555707165Publication Date: 2010
Cheating Lessons : Learning from Academic Dishonesty by Call Number: 371.58 LANISBN: 9780674724631Publication Date: 2013
Student Plagiarism in an Online World : Problems and Solutions by Call Number: 371.58 ROBISBN: 9781599048017Publication Date: 2007
Guiding Students from Cheating and Plagiarism to Honesty and Integrity: Strategies for Change by Call Number: 371.58 LATISBN: 159158275XPublication Date: 2005
Combating Plagiarism: a hands-on guide for librarians, teachers, and students by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781440865466Publication Date: 2019
Inclusive Teaching
- As Colleges Strive for a Return to Normal, Students With Disabilities Say, ‘No Thanks’ Pandemic necessity showed the universal benefits of learning accommodations. Is there any going back? by Serena Puang May 11, 2021 Chronicle of Higher Education
Grading for Equity: what it is, why it matters, and how it can transform schools and classrooms by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781506391571Publication Date: 2019
Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781952271649Publication Date: 2022
Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: universal design for learning in higher education by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781946684608Publication Date: 2018
Finding books by browsing our shelves
It is easy to browse for materials to help you be a better teacher using the library's online catalog. Just use the keyword search inserting "teaching" . The online catalog will provide you with the titles of both the books that are physically on our shelves, as well as the many ebooks we have available 24/7. Sometimes it is nice to explore what the library has by looking at our shelves. Books about education are found in the 370s section since we use the Dewey Decimal System. In this guide we feature just a few of our titles. The categories created here are Effective Teaching; Online/ Blended Learning; Plagiarism and Cheating; and Assessment of Student Learning. Hover over the title of the featured title, and you will be linked to our catalog for more information.
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