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References: Effective College Teaching

The Essentials: What all Instructors Should Know
Research on Student Learning
Edited Collections about Teaching Resources
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The Essentials: What all Instructors Should Know

Angelo, T. A., & Cross, K. P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques, a handbook for college teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Bain, K. (2004). What the best college teachers do. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Bean, J. C. (2001). Engaging ideas: The professor's guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Campbell, D. E., & Smith, K. A. (Eds.). (1997). New paradigms for college thinking. Edina: Interaction Book Co.

Davis, B. G. (1993). Tools for teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Filene, P. (2005). The joy of teaching: A practical guide for new college instructors. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

Grasha, A. (1996). Teaching with style. Pittsburgh: Alliance Publishers.

McKeachie, W. J., & Svinicki, M. (2006). Teaching tips: Strategies, research, and theory for college and university teachers (12th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Nilson, L. B. (2003). Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors. Bolton: Anker Publishing, Inc.

Weimer, M. (2002). Learner-centered teaching: Five key changes to practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Great Downloads:
IDEA Papers. Topics include Improving Lectures, Improving Discussions, Improving Essay Tests, Improving Student Writing, Improving Grading, Evaluating Teaching and many more. 4-8 pages each, feature both techniques and introduction to literature. Free PDFs http://www.idea.ksu.edu/resources/Papers.html

Research on Student Learning

Donovan, M. S., Bransford, J. D., Pellegrino, J. W., & National Research Council (Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice) (Eds.). (1999). How people learn: Bridging research and practice. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Gardiner, L. F. (1994). Redesigning higher education : Producing dramatic gains in student learning (ASHE Higher Education Report). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (All the fundamentals in 200 pp.)

Magolda, M. B. (2001). Making their own way: Narratives for transforming higher education to promote self-development. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing. [Fundamental to understanding liberal education including critical thinking and mature valuing.]

Mentkowski, M., & Associates. (1999). Learning that lasts. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

National Research Council (Committee on Developments and the Science of Learning; Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice). (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience and school (Expanded Edition). Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Edited Collections about Teaching Resources

Feldman, K. A., & Paulsen, M. B. (Eds.). (1998). Teaching and learning in the college classroom (ASHE Reader Series) (2nd ed.): Ginn Press. [50+ articles. ASHE = Association for the Study of Higher Education]

Pescosolido, B. A., & Aminzade, R. (Eds.). (1999). The social worlds of higher education: Handbook for teaching in a new century (with a companion CD: Field Guide for Teaching in a New Century: Ideas from Fellow Travelers): Pine Forge Press. (Includes 70+ additional items on pedagogical techniques.)

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