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An Incomplete Bibliography on College and University Teaching

Topics:

General Works on Teaching and Learning

Active Learning

Cooperative Learning and Teamwork

Creativity and Problem Solving

Assessment and Grading

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

 

Philosophical and Autobiographical Works

Ethics of Teaching

Teaching Portfolios

Academic Careers

Discipline-Specific Topics

General Periodicals

General Works on Teaching and Learning:

Bransford, J.; Brown, A.; Cocking, R., Eds. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School, Expanded Edition. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press, 2000.  On the Web at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9853.html 

Brookfield, S. The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990.

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

Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Michigan, http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tsmain.html
This website has an extensive list of web resources categorized by teaching topic and teaching discipline.

Chickering, A.; Gamson, Z.; Barsi, L. Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. Racine, WI: The Johnson Foundation, 1989.  On the Web at http://web.grcc.cc.mi.us/ctl/7princip.htm or http://www.byu.edu/tmcbucs/fc/pages/tchlrfr.html

Davis, B. Tools for Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.  Some chapters can be found on the web at http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/teaching.html

Eble, K. The Craft of Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1979.

Erickson, B.; Strommer, D. Teaching College Freshmen. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991.

Feldman, K.; Paulsen, M. Teaching and Learning in the College Classroom, 2nd ed. Needham Heights, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing, 1998. 

Hatfield, S.R. Ed. The Seven Principles in Action: Improving Undergraduate Education. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing, 1995. 

Leamnson, R. Thinking About Teaching and Learning: Developing Habits of Learning with First Year College and University Students, Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 1999.

Lowman, J. Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995.

McKeachie, W. Teaching Tips, 11th ed. Lexington, MA: D. C. Heath, 2002.

Weimer, M.  Improving Your Classroom Teaching. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1993.  (Volume 1 of a 10-volume series collectively titled Survival Skills for Scholars

West C.; Farmer, J.; Wolff, P. Instructional Design: Implications from Cognitive Science. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1991.

Active Learning:

Aronson, E.; Patone, S.  The Jigsaw Classroom: Building Cooperation in the Classroom 2nd ed. New York: Longman, 1997

Bonwell, C. Active Learning Site, http://www.active-learning-site.com/index.html This site contains a bibliography of recent Active Learning articles as well as links to Active Learning research and other websites.

Bonwell, C.; Eison, J. Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 1. Washington, D.C.:  The George Washington University, School of Education and Human Development, 1991.

Sutherland, T.; Bonwell, C., Eds. Using Active Learning in College Classes: A Range of Options for Faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

Silberman, M. Active Learning: 101 Strategies to Teach Any Subject. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1996.

Cooperative Learning and Teamwork:

Johnson, D.; Johnson, R.; Smith, K. Cooperative Learning: Increasing College Faculty Instructional Productivity. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 4, Washington, D.C.: The George Washington University, School of Education and Human Development, 1991.

Millis, B.; Cottell, P. Cooperative Learning for Higher Education Faculty. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998.

Creativity and Problem Solving:

de Bono, E. Lateral Thinking, New York: Harper and Row, 1973. 

Bransford, J.; Stein, B. The IDEAL Problem Solver. New York: W. H. Freeman, 1984. 

Fogler, H.S.; LeBlanc, S. Strategies for Creative Problem Solving. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1995. 

Donald, J. Learning to Think: Disciplinary Perspectives. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002. 

Woods, D. R. Journal of Engineering Education, 2000, 89, 443-459.

Assessment and Grading:

Angelo T.; Cross, K.P. Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers, 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.

Ory, J.; Ryan, K. Tips for Improving Testing and Grading, Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1993.

Walvoord, B. Anderson, V. Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Braskamp, L; Ory, J. Assessing Faculty Work: Enhancing Individual and Institutional Performance, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994.

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning:

The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) Web site: http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/castl/highered/.

Boyer, E. L. Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate. Princeton, NJ: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1990.  

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

Glassick, C. E.; Huber, M. T.; Maeroff, G. I. Scholarship Assessed: Evaluation of the Professoriate. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997.

Huber, M.; Morreale, S., eds. Disciplinary Styles in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Exploring Common Ground. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education, 2002.

Hutchings, P., ed. The Ethics of Inquiry: Issues in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Menlo Park, CA: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2002.

Hutchings, P., ed. Opening Lines: Approaches to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Menlo Park: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2000.

Philosophical and Autobiographical Works:

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

Tompkins, J. A Life in School: What the Teacher Learned. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996.

Whitehead, A. The Aims of Education, New York: The Free Press, 1929.

Ethics of Teaching: 

Fisch, L., Ed. Ethical Dimensions of College and University Teaching: Understanding and Honoring the Special Relationship Between Teachers and Students. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996. 

Keith-Spiegel, P.; Wittig, A.; Perkins, D.; Balogh, D.; Whitley, B. The Ethics of Teaching: A Casebook. Muncie, IN: Ball State University, 1993. 

Teaching Portfolios: 

Coppola, B., Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy, 2000.  On the web at: http://www.mildred-elley.com/library/ pdf/teachingPhilosophy.pdf

Edgerton, R.; Hutchings, P.; Quinlan, K. The Teaching Portfolio: Capturing the Scholarship in Teaching. Washington, D.C.: American Association for Higher Education, 1991.

Seldin, P. The Teaching Portfolio: A Practical Guide to Improved Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions, 2nd ed., Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing, 1997.

Academic Careers:

Boice, R. Advice for New Faculty Members: Nihil Nimus. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2000.

Kennedy, D. Academic Duty. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1997.

Discipline-Specific Topics:

Engineering:

Wankat P.; Oreovicz, F. Teaching Engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.  On the Web at https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/News_and_Publications/teaching_engineering 

Humanities

Burton, O.V., Ed. Computing in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2001. 

Seip, T. We Shall Gladly Teach: Preparing History Graduate Students for the Classroom. Washington, D.C.: The American Historical Association, 1999.

Life and Physical Sciences:

McNeal, A.; D'Avanzo, C. Student-Active Science: Models of Innovation in College Science Teaching. Orlando, FL: Saunders College Publishing, Harcourt Brace and Co., 1997.

Herron, J.D. The Chemistry Classroom: Formulas for Successful Teaching, Washington, D.C. American Chemical Society, 1996.

National Research Council, Science Teaching Reconsidered: A Handbook, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1997.  An online version is available at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5287.html.

Perlman, B.; McCann, L.; McFadden, S., Eds. Lessons Learned: Practical Advice for the Teaching of Psychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1999.

Sternberg, R., Ed. Teaching Introductory Psychology: Survial Tips from the Experts. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1997.

Uno, G. Handbook on Teaching Undergraduate Science Courses: A Survival Training Manual. Fort Worth: Saunders College Publishing, 1999.

Social Sciences:

Burton, O.V., Ed. Computing in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2001.

Zanna, M.; Darley, J., Eds. The complete Academic: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Social Scientist. New York: Random House, 1987.

General Periodicals:

College Teaching, Heldref Publications, Washington, D.C.  Website: http://www.heldref.org/html/ct.html. A quarterly journal.

The Teaching Professor, Magna Publications, Madison, Wisc.  Website: http://www.magnapubs.com/newsletters/ttp.html. A monthly newsletter.

The National Teaching and Learning Forum, Oryx Press, Phoenix, Ariz.  Website: http://www.ntlf.com/. A bimonthly newsletter.

 July 2003

 
 
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