The following books were purchased by the Teaching Excellence Committee and reside in the OSU-Cascades Library, ready for check out!
Lang, Small Teaching
Rice, Hitting Pause: 65 Lecture Breaks to Refresh and Reinforce Learning
Waitzkin, The art of learning: An inner journey to optimal performance
Fink, Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses
Bain, What the best college teachers do
Dweck, Mindset: The new psychology of success
Lamott, Bird by bird: Some instructions on writing and life
Chambliss, How college works
Carey, How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens
Manji, Don’t Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times
Haidt and Lukianoff, Codding of the American Mind
Turkle, Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
Nilson, Creating self-regulated learners : strategies to strengthen students’ self-awareness and learning skills
Tolman, Why Students Resist Learning: A Practical Model for Understanding and Helping Students
Kirschner, Urban Myths about Learning and Education
Reidsema, The flipped classroom : practice and practices in higher education
Hirsch, Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories
Doyle, The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony With Your Brain
Maiers, Classroom Habitudes: Teaching Habits and Attitudes for 21st Century Learning
Strange and Banning, Designing for learning: Creating campus environments for student success
Rosen, Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the way they learn
Coming Soon:
Norman, How learning works: 7 research-based principles for smart teaching
Zull, The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning
McCabe, Cheating in College: Why Students Do It and What Educators Can Do about it
Brookfield, The skillful teacher: On technique, trust, and responsiveness in the classroom
Willingham, Why Don’t Students Like School? A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom
Nilson, Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors
Weimer, Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice
Maki, Real-Time Student Assessment: Meeting the Imperative for Improved Time to Degree
Linder, Closing the Opportunity Gap, and Assuring Student Competencies for 21st-Century Needs
The Blended Course Design Workbook: A Practical Guide
Bloom, Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion
Kelly, The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
Brooks, The Road to Character
Nichols, The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters
