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First-Order Principles for College Teachers
Robert Boice |
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Collaborative Learning Techniques
Elizabeth F. Barkley, K. Patricia Cross and Claire Howell Major |
Boice argues that basic skills of excellent teachers may be codified, learned, and applied to a wide range of teaching situations. He calls these skills "first-order principles" and following a model sanctioned by time and authority, presents them to his readers in a handy list of ten directives, each of which receives its own chapter.
Quoted from a review by Jennifer Chylack, University of Virginia
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Collaborative Learning Techniques is a scholarly and well-written handbook that guides teacher through all aspects of group work, providing solid information on what to do, how to do it, and why it is important to student learning.
Quoted from the backcover (San Francico: Jossey-Bass, 2005)
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The Compleat Academic
John M. Darley, Mark P. Zanna and Henry L. Roediger III, eds |
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"Undergraduate Research," Peer Review
Association of American Colleges and Universities |
While academia's formal rules are published in faculty handbooks, its implicit rules are often difficult to discern...This volume guides readers through academia's informal rules and describes the problems beginning social scientists will face. With humor and insight, leading academics share the lessons they have learned through their own hard experience.
Quoted from the APA website (www.apa.org/books/) |
This issue highlights undergraduate programs that integrate students into the research community through mentored experiences in the various disciplines. These programs strive to provide students with hands-on opportunities to participate in original research projects and to engage in creative activities and scholarship under the guidance of experience faculty members.
Quoted from the AACU website (www.aacu.org/peerreview/previous.cfm) |
Other new books: February 2007
Bash, Lee. Adult Learners in the Academy. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc., 2003.
Boice, Robert. Professors as Writers. Stillwater, Oklahoma: New Forums, 1990.
Eble, Kenneth E. The Craft of Teaching. 2nd San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1988.
Gullette, Margaret Morganroth, ed. The Art and Craft of Teaching. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1982.
Other recently acquired books on writing:
Barato, Joseph and Danielle Furlich. Writing for a Good Cause: The Complete Guide to Crafting Proposals and Other Persuasion Pieces for Nonprofits.
Bauer, David G. The Complete Grants Sourcebook for Higher Education. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1996
Bohlmann, Paul A. and Adonica Y. Lui. The Harvard College Guide to Grants.
Gottschalk, Katherine and Keith Hjortshoj. The Elements of Teaching Writing: A Resource for Instructors of All Disciplines. Boston: St. Martin’s Press, 2004.
Please visit the Center for Teaching and Learning for these and other titles!
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