books by Stylus Publishing     books:       Blueprint for Learning: Creating College Courses to Facilitate, Assess, and Document Learning1 review Laurie Richlin Stylus Publishing, 2006 Great walkthrough of the complete course prep process I participated in the development of this text as a student in the course for which it was created. The text provides a step-by-step walkthrough of several key elements of course design: 1) The environment for learning, and the notions of scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning; 2) Background on learning processes (learning styles, types of intelligence, cognitive ...             What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School: 199 Helpful Hints for Success in Your Academic Career2 reviews Paul Gray, David E. Drew Stylus Publishing, 2008 Easy-to-read guide to the life of academics This is a nice addition to the genre of guides for new and future academics. The 199 tips are pithy and insightful. The topics range from job hunting, tenure, writing, and diversity on campus. There is even a short appendix on writing the dissertation. I think the advice is geared more towards academics going to research-intensive universities, but probably has a lot to offer academics in ...             Team-Based Learning: A Transformative Use of Small Groups in College Teaching1 review Stylus Publishing, 2004 Essential for teaching in higher education This book is well written and readable, providing essential steps and information to help teachers be facilitators in education. Tried and tested methods, and evidence based procedures guide the imagination to make for creative learning.             The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning11 reviews James Zull Stylus Publishing, 2002 The best book on educational neuroscience I've read! For whatever it's worth, I just received my PhD in Educational Neuropsychology and have been looking closely to see what's recently been published in this nascent field. One key statement in my dissertation was a comment by a neuroscientist that teachers spend all day trying to change the brain while knowing practically nothing about it. Enter James Zull's excellent book. There's not much ...             White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms: A Guide to Building Inclusive Schools, Promoting High Expectations, and ...1 review Stylus Publishing, 2006 Different perspectives An excellent collection of essays by renowned authors. A great tool for any classroom where diversity exists, and the teacher values the creation of a climate of tolerance.             Assessing for Learning: Building a Sustainable Commitment Across the Institution1 review Peggy L. Maki Stylus Publishing, 2004 Authoritative and Informative Dr. Maki's well-designed and well-documented investigation into what students are actually learning (rather than what the institutions expect them to have learned) is an important step in evaluating the efficacy of our colleges and universities. Considering the money and time devoted to higher learning in this country, it's about time someone took a close look at the academic emperor's ...             Learning through Serving: A Student Guidebook for Service-Learning across the Disciplines1 review Christine M. Cress, Peter J. Collier, ... Stylus Publishing, 2005 Good business The book arrived on time in the right condition. great doing business! Thanks.             Introduction To Rubrics: An Assessment Tool To Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote ...7 reviews Dannelle D. Stevens, Antonia J. Levi Stylus Publishing, 2004 Exceptionally clear explanation of rubrics I had a basic understanding of grading rubrics before I began, but it wouldn't have mattered, as the authors provide such a clear explanation that I think even someone with no prior knowledge would grasp the concept almost immediately. The book is loaded with examples and a step-by-step walk-through of how to build effective rubrics. Perhaps most importantly, the authors explain why just about ...             Discussion-Based Online Teaching to Enhance Student Learning: Theory, Practice and Assessment5 reviews Tisha Bender Stylus Publishing, 2003 Best of it's subject I am an instructional designer of online learning and in an effort to implement discussions in the courses I create, I ordered four books on discussion-based online learning. This book was by far the most comprehensive, balanced, and useful book of the four. While reading the book, I was immediately able to implement the strategies outlined in the book, and justify my reasons for implementing ...             How to Get the Teaching Job You Want: The Complete Guide for College Graduates, Teachers Changing Schools, ...7 reviews Robert Feirsen, Seth Weitzman Stylus Publishing, 2004 Excellent resourse When I first began my search for a permanent teaching job, I picked up this book. I found it extremely helpful in constructing a teaching resume. The trouble with the standard resume format is that the rules do not apply to the teaching profession. After following their guidelines for my resume, I was granted an interview with the school I now teach at. This book then prepared me for the ...             Learning Partnerships: Theory and Models of Practice to Educate for Self-Authorship Stylus Publishing, 2004 While a common goal of higher education is to improve student learning to prepare young adults for the professional, civic and personal challenges of their lives, few institutions have a model to facilitate these outcomes. Learning Partnerships offers a grounded theory and practical examples of how these objectives can be achieved at the college course, program, and institutional levels. The book takes as its foundation Marcia Baxter ...             Teaching Your First College Class: A Practical Guide for New Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors Carolyn Lieberg Stylus Publishing, 2008 No other teaching experience will feel quite like the first time an instructor walks into a classroom to face a class of students. This book is a wise and friendly guide for new faculty and graduate student instructors who are about to teach for the first time. It provides an introduction to the theory of teaching; describes proven strategies and activities for engaging students in their learning; and offers advice on classroom management, ...             How Minority Students Experience College: Implications for Planning and Policy Lemuel Watson, Melvin Cleveland Terrell, ... Stylus Publishing, 2002 "I feel like they act like they're so diverse and multicultural.This is not a representation of how it is for people who go here." "I know of several occasions, if it weren't for several faculty of color, I don't know how I would have made it from one day to the next." -- from student interviews Have three decades of integration and multicultural initiatives in higher education delivered a better education to all students? Are majority and ...             Using Simulations to Promote Learning in Higher Education: An Introduction (Enhancing Learning Series) John Paul Hertel, Barbara Millis Stylus Publishing, 2002 "Not only did I learn more substantive law than in any other course I've taken, but I learned why I needed to learn all those things." Alumnus of a legal simulation course Simulations create and use a complete environment within which students can interact to apply theory and practice skills to real-world issues related to their discipline. Simulations constitute a powerful tool for learning. They allow teachers simultaneously to integrate ...             Making the Implicit Explicit: Creating Performance Expectations for the Dissertation1 review Barbara E. Lovitts Stylus Publishing, 2007 Fabulous--A must for doctoral students after comp exams! Wow! How I wish I had this book when I was first getting started with my dissertation. However, even months before graduation, this book is still helpful. I have read many books relating to the "PhD process" and academic writing. I have not seen the content in this book in other publications. The premise of Lovitt's research was that perhaps there would be similarities in the expectations ...             Outcomes-Based Academic and Co-Curricular Program Review: A Compilation of Institutional Good Practices Marilee J. Bresciani Stylus Publishing, 2006 This book offers far more than an introduction to the principles of assessment of student learning outcomes in the context of program review. Within a clearly structured framework, it systematically shares the good practices of some forty institutions recognized by independent scholars for their improvements in teaching/learning, research, and service, to offer examples and ideas for others to learn from and adapt. While the book focuses on ...             Making Their Own Way: Narratives for Transforming Higher Education to Promote Self-Development1 review Marcia Baxter Magolda Stylus Publishing, 2004 Excellent book Baxter Magolda has done some incredible research following college students for over ten years during college and after graduation to see how learning and development occurs. She explains the theory of "self-authorship" well and that to truly be lifelong learners, individuals must be able to "construct knowledge." They can't just take what others tell them or they read about, but must be able to ...             Thinking About Teaching and Learning: Developing Habits of Learning with First Year College and University ...3 reviews Robert Leamnson Stylus Publishing, 1999 A Wealth of Good Advice in a Small Package Thinking About Teaching and Learning deserves a place on every professor's bookshelf. This author approaches college teaching from a basis that is usually ignored by other authors of resource books on college teaching, namely the basis of neuroscience and brain-based concepts about learning. Leamnson is particularly well qualified to produce such a book: his disciplinary training and research is ...             The Assessment of Doctoral Education: Emerging Criteria and New Models for Improving Outcomes Stylus Publishing, 2006 Following the growing commitment to assessment at the undergraduate level, doctoral programs are now grappling with what accountability means for them. This book provides a foundation for faculty and academic leaders of doctoral programs to promote inquiry into the educational practices that define their programs and contribute to graduate students' learning. It presents an array of examples of new program- and student-level assessment ...             A Day in the Life of a College Student Leader: Case Studies for Undergraduate Leaders Sarah M. Marshall, Anne M. Hornak Stylus Publishing, 2008 “Sarah Marshall and Anne Hornak have done a magnificent job exploring diverse contexts in which college students expand their individual leadership capacity and learn and practice engaging in relational leadership with others. These cases are realistic because they were gathered from their interviews with real students engaging in leadership. 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