Take some time to read a good book on pedagogy this summer!
Susan D. Blum, I Love Learning; I Hate School
Frustrated by her students' performance, her relationships with them, and her
own daughter’s problems in school, Susan D. Blum, a professor of anthropology, set out to understand why her students found their educational experience
at a top-tier institution so profoundly difficult and unsatisfying. Through her research and in conversations with her students, she discovered a troubling mismatch between the goals of the university and the needs of students.
Jim Lang, Small Teaching
Employ cognitive theory in the classroom every day. Research into how we
learn has opened the door for utilizing cognitive theory to facilitate better student learning. But that's easier said than done. Many books about cognitive
theory introduce radical but impractical theories, failing to make the connection
to the classroom. In Small Teaching, James Lang presents a strategy for improving student learning with a series of modest but powerful changes that
make a big difference—many of which can be put into practice in a single
class period.
Jay R. Howard, Discussion in the College Classroom
Second only to lecture as the most widely used instructional strategy, there's
no better method than classroom discussion to actively engage students with
course material. Most faculty are not aware that there is an extensive body of
research on the topic from which instructors can learn to facilitate exceptional
classroom discussion. Discussion in the College Classroom is a practical
guide which utilizes that research, frames it sociologically, and offers advice,
along with a wide variety of strategies, to help you spark a relevant conversation and steer it toward specific learning goals.
Mary Ellen Weimer, Learner-Centered Teaching
In this second edition of the classic work Learner-Centered Teaching,
Maryellen Weimer—one of the nation's most highly regarded authorities on effective college teaching—offers a comprehensive introduction to the topic of
learner-centered teaching in the college and university classroom. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes the most current examples of
practice in action from a variety of disciplines and contains new information on
the research support for learner-centered approaches. Weimer also includes a
more in-depth discussion of how students' developmental issues influence the
effectiveness of learner- centered teaching.
The full book is available online through the library.
Stephen Brookfield, The Skillful Teacher
Discover how to keep your teaching, and your students, energized with The
Skillful Teacher, a practical guide to effective techniques, approaches, and
methods for today's college classrooms. Providing insights, reflections, and
advice from his four decades of college teaching, Stephen Brookfield now
adapts his successful methods to teaching online, working with diverse student populations, and making classrooms truly inclusive.
Call number: LB2331 .B68 2006
Stephen Brookfield, Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher
Building on the insights of his highly acclaimed earlier work, The Skillful
Teacher, and applying the principles of adult learning, Brookfield thoughtfully
guides teachers through the processes of becoming critically reflective about
teaching, confronting the contradictions involved in creating democratic classrooms, and using critical reflection as a tool for ongoing personal and professional development.
Call number: LB2331 .B677 1995
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