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Teaching Resources

Looking for more information on innovative, evidence-based teaching practices? Here are some places to look - free educational development videos, blogs, newsletters, podcasts. There’s also a list of books on pedagogy and links to upcoming conferences and events.  There’s also a link to a list of teaching and learning journals.

 

Teaching & Learning Practices

  • Patricia Cross Academy: “The K. Patricia Cross Academy […] offers free online teaching resources for higher education, including instructional videos and downloadable materials that clearly outline how to implement high-impact, evidence-based teaching methods that improve students' learning.” Home - The K. Patricia Cross Academy (kpcrossacademy.org)
  • Magna Publications: “Magna Publications serves the higher education community by producing online programs, newsletters, conferences, and other products that support faculty and staff development.” Higher Education Professional Development - Magna Publications (magnapubs.com)
  • Retrieval Practice: “A research-based teaching strategy designed to boost student learning by offering teaching tips and other resources for educators.” Unleash the Science of Learning – Retrieval Practice
  • The Learning Scientist: A group of cognitive psychological scientists studying the science of learning aims to make scientific research more accessible to students, teachers, and other educators. https://www.learningscientists.org
  • Open Educational Resources: OER Commons is a public digital library of open educational resources. Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum. OER Commons

CFE Lending Library

  • Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Agarwal & Bain

  • Classroom Assessment Techniques: Formative Feedback Tools for College and University Teachers (3rd ed.) by Angelo & Zakrajsek

  • The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching by Artze-Vega, Darby, Dewsbury, & Imad

  • Critical Teaching Behaviors: Defining, Documenting, and Discussing Good Teaching by Barbeau& Happel

  • Engaged Teaching: A Handbook for College Faculty by Barkley & Howell Major

  • Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty (2nd ed.) by Barkley & Howell Major

  • Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty (3rd ed.) by Barkley, Howell Major, & Cross

  • Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom (3rd ed.) by Bean & Melzer

  • The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy by Berg & Seeber

  • The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI by Bertram Gallant & Rettinger

  • Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) by Blum

  • Teaching Change: How to Develop Independent Thinkers Using Relationships, Resilience, and Reflection by Bowen

  • Teaching Naked: How Moving Technology Out of Your College Classroom Will Improve Student Learning by Bowen

  • Teaching Naked Techniques: A Practical Guide to Designing Better Classes by Bowen & Watson

  • Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by Bowen & Watson

  • Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher (2nd ed.) by Brookfield

  • The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom (3rd ed.) by Brookfield

  • The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion by Cavanagh

  • A Pedagogy of Kindness by Denial

  • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success: How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential by Dweck

  • Connections are Everything: A College Student’s Guide to Relationship-Rich Education by Felten, Lamber, Artze-Vega, & Miranda Tapia

  • Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College by Felton & Lambert

  • Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses by Fink

  • Connected Classrooms: A People-Centered Approach for Online, Blended, and In-Person Learning by Fishman-Weaver & Walter

  • Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Hammond

  • Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness by Harrington & Zakrajsek

  • Teaching for Learning: 101 Intentionally Designed Educational Activities to Put Students on the Path to Success by Howell Major, Harris & Zakrajsek

  • Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It by Lang

  • Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by Lang

  • Write Like You Teach: Taking Your Classroom Skills to a Bigger Audience by Lang

  • How Learning Works: 8 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching by Lovett, Bridges, DiPietro, Ambrose, & Norman

  • Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation by McGuire

  • Teach Yourself How to Learn: Strategies You Can Use to Ace Any Course at Any Level by McGuire

  • Upgrade Your Teaching: Understanding by Design Meets Neuroscience by McTighe & Willis

  • Team-Based Learning: A Transformative Use of Small Groups in College Teaching by Michaelsen, Bauman Knight, & Fink

  • A Teacher’s Guide to Learning Student Names: Why You Should, Why It’s Hard, How You Can by Miller

  • Proposal Planning & Writing (6th ed) by Miner & Ball

  • Geeky Pedagogy: A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to Be Effective Teachers by Neuhaus

  • Picture A Professor: Interrupting Biases about Faculty and Increasing Student Learning by Neuhaus

  • Snafu.edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the Classroom by Neuhaus

  • Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time by Nilson

  • The Present Professor: Authenticity and Transformational Teaching by Norell

  • Convergent Teaching: Tools to Spark Deeper Learning in College by Pallas & Neumann

  • The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life by Palmer

    Strengths Finder 2.0 by Rath

  • Hitting Pause: 65 Lecture Breaks to Refresh and Reinforce Learning by Rice

  • “Whatever it is, I’m Against it”: Resistance to Change in Higher Education by Rosenberg

  • Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide by Suskie

  • Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College (2nd ed.) by Walvoord & Johnson Anderson

  • 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People by Yeager

  • The New Science of Learning (3rd ed.): How to Learn in Harmony With Your Brain by Zakrajsek

  • Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors (5th ed) by Zakrajsek & Nilson

  • Learning That Matters: A Field Guide to Course Design for Transformative Education by Zehnder, Metzker, Kleine, & Alby

     

New Research

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