Books About Teaching and Learning
Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching
Bruff D. West Virginia University Press, Morgantown WV, 2019. ISBN: 978-1-949199-15-4 – “Arguing that teaching and learning goals should drive instructors’ technology use, not the other way around, Intentional Tech explores seven research-based principles for matching technology to pedagogy.”
Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)
Blum SD (ed). West Virginia University Press, Morgantown WV, 2020. ISBN: 978-1-949199-812-6 – “In Ungrading, fifteen educators write about their diverse experiences going gradeless. Based on rigorous and replicated research, this is the first book to show why and how faculty who wish to focus on learning, rather than sorting or judging, might proceed. It includes honest reflection on what makes ungrading challenging, and testimonials about what makes it transformative.”
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)
Minding Bodies: How Physical Space, Sensation, and Movement Affect Learning
Hrach S. West Virginia University Press, Morgantown WV, 2021. ISBN: 978-1-949199-7 – “Minding Bodies draws from a wide range of mind/body research in cognitive psychology, kinesiology, and phenomenology to bring a holistic perspective to teaching and learning. The embodied learning approaches described by Susan Hrach are inclusive, low-tech, low-cost strategies that deepen the development of disciplinary knowledge and skills.”
Minding Bodies: How Physical Space, Sensation, and Movement Affect Learning
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Walker M. Scribner, New York, 2018. ISBN: 78-1501144325 – “Within the brain, sleep enriches a diversity of functions, including our ability to learn, memorize, and make logical decisions. It recalibrates our emotions, restocks our immune system, fine-tunes our metabolism, and regulates our appetite. Dreaming creates a virtual reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge, inspiring creativity. In this “compelling and utterly convincing” (The Sunday Times) book, preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our physical and mental well-being. Charting the most cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and marshalling his decades of research and clinical practice, Walker explains how we can harness sleep to improve learning, mood and energy levels, regulate hormones, prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes, slow the effects of aging, and increase longevity.”
The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain
Doyle T, Zakrajsek T. Stylus, Sterling VA, 2013. ISBN: 978-1620360095 – “Recent advances in brain science show that most students’ learning strategies are highly inefficient, ineffective or just plain wrong. While all learning requires effort, better learning does not require more effort, but rather effectively aligning how the brain naturally learns with the demands of your studies. This book shows you what is involved in learning new material, how the human brain processes new information, and what it takes for that information to stick with you even after the test.” The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain
The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers
Schacter DL. Houghton Mifflin, New York, 2001. ISBN: 978-0618219193 – “In this fascinating study, Daniel L. Schacter explores instances of what we would consider memory failure—absent-mindedness, transience, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias, and persistence—and suggests instead that these miscues are actually indications that memory is functioning as designed. Drawing from vivid scientific research and creative literature, as well as high-profile events in which memory has figured, The Seven Sins of Memory provides a more nuanced understanding of how memory and the mind influence each other and shape our lives.” The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers
Creating self-regulated learners: Strategies to Strengthen Students’ Self-Awareness and Learning Skills
Nilson LB. Stylus, Sterling VA, 2013. ISBN: 978-1579228675 – “Linda Nilson provides the theoretical background to student self-regulation,the evidence that it enhances achievement, and the strategies to help students develop it. She presents an array of tested activities and assignments through which students can progressively reflect on, monitor and improve their learning skills; describes how they can be integrated with different course components and on various schedules; and elucidates how to intentionally and seamlessly incorporate them into course design to effectively meet disciplinary and student development objectives. Recognizing that most faculty are unfamiliar with these strategies, she also recommends how to prepare for introducing them into the classroom and adding more as instructors become more confident using them.” Creating self-regulated learners: Strategies to Strengthen Students’ Self-Awareness and Learning Skills
Veterinary Medical Education: A Practical Guide
Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers
The Organized Mind
Brain Rules
Peer Instruction
What the Best College Teachers Do
The Courage to Teach
Educating the Reflective Practitioner: Toward a New Design for Teaching and Learning in the Professions
Teaching Online: A Practical Guide
Teaching Naked: How Moving Technology Out of Your College Classroom Will Improve Student Learning
Humor as an Instructional Defibrillator: Evidence-Based Techniques in Teaching and Assessment
Using Reflection and Metacognition to Improve Student Learning
Mindful Learning
The Teaching Portfolio: A Practical Guide to Improved Performance and Promotion / Tenure Decisions
Creating wicked students: Designing Courses for a Complex World
Hanstedt P. Stylus, Sterling VA, 2018. ISBN: 978-1620366974 – “This is a course design book centered on the idea that the goal in the college classroom―in all classrooms, all the time―is to develop students who are not just loaded with content, but capable of using that content in thoughtful, deliberate ways to make the world a better place. Achieving this goal requires a top-to-bottom reconsideration of courses, including student learning goals, text selection and course structure, day-to-day pedagogies, and assignment and project design. Creating Wicked Students takes readers through each step of the process, providing multiple examples at each stage, while always encouraging instructors to consider concepts and exercises in light of their own courses and students.” Creating wicked students: Designing Courses for a Complex World