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Selected Reading List

From the Academy of Distinguished Teachers Conference, April 25, 2005, Teaching and Learning at a Research University

Angelo, T.A. and Cross, K.P.  (1993).  Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Brookfield, S.D.  (1995).  Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers.

Campbell, Wm. E. &  Smith, K.A. (eds.)  (1993).  New Paradigms for College Teaching.  Edina, MN:  Interaction Book Co.

Frost, P.J. and Taylor, M.S.  (1996).  Rhythms of Academic Life:  Personal Accounts of Careers in Academia.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

McKeachie, W.J.  (2001).  Teaching Tips:  Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Morrison, G.M., Ross, S.M., Kemp, J.E. Kemp (2004).  Designing Effective Instruction.  New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.

National Research Council  (1997). Science Teaching Reconsidered:  A Handbook. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. (The text is on the National Academy Press  website: http://books.nap.edu/html/str/pdf.cgi.  Each section is a separate PDF file of about 25K, with the total for all sections being about 350K. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

Nilson, L.B.  (1998).  Teaching at Its Best:  A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company.

Palmer, P.J.  (1998).  The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc.

Palmer, P.J. (2004).  A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc.

Pescosolido, B.A. and Aminzade, R. (eds.)  (1999).  The Social Worlds of Higher Education.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.

Pratt, D. (2002).  Five Perspectives on Teaching in Adult and Higher Education.  Malbar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company.

Seldin, P. and Associates  (1995).  Improving College Teaching. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company.

Stanley, C.A. and Porter, M.E. (eds) (2002).  Engaging Large Classes: Strategies and Techniques for College Faculty.  Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc.

Walvoord, B.  (1998).  Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment.  San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Wankat, P.C.  The Effective, Efficient Professor: Teaching, Scholarship and Service.  Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

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