Update of Current Books and Videos
February 23, 2009
Assessment Issues
Allen, Mary. Assessing Academic Programs in Higher Education. Bolton, MA: Anker, 2004.
Arter, Judith and Jay MCTighe. Scoring Rubrics in the Classroom: Using Performance Criteria for
Assessing and Improving Student Performance. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2001.
—, and Jan Chappuis. Creating and Recognizing Quality Rubrics. ETS, 2006.
Banta, Trudy, John P. Lund, and Karen E. Black. Assessment I n Practice: Putting Principles to Work on
College Campuses. San Francsico, 1996
—. The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. San Francisco: Jossey, 2008.
Boulmetis, John, and Phyllis Dutmin. The ABCs of Evaluation: Timeless Techniques for Programs
and Project Directors. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
Brookhart, Susan M. The Art and Science of Classroom Assessment: The Missing Part of Pedagogy.
George Washington UP, 1999.
Butler, Susan, and Nancy D. McMunn. A Teacher’s G Guide to Classroom Assessment: Understanding
and Using Assessment To Improve Student Learning. San Francisco: Jossey, 2006.
Chen, Huey-Tsyh. Practical Program Evaluation: Assessing and Improving Planning, Implementation,
and Effectiveness. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2005.
Lees, N. Douglas. Chairing Academic Departments: Traditional and Emerging Expectations. Bolton:
Anker, 2006
Leskes, Andrea, and Barbara D. Wright. The Art and Science of Assessing General Education Outcomes.
AAC&U, 2005.
Maki, Peggy. L. Designing for Learning: Building and Sustainable Commitment Across the Curriculum.
AAHE,
Mezeske, Richard, and Barbara A. Mezeske. Beyond Tests and Quizzes: Creative Assignments in the
College Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey, 2007.
Michelson, Elana, and Alan Mendell. Portfolio Development and the Assessment of Prior Learning:
Perpectives, Models, and Practices. Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2004.
Nichols, James. Assessment Case Studies: Common Issues in Implementation with Various Campus
Approaches to Resolution. New York: Agathon, 1995.
Nichols, James 0., and Karen W. Nichols. The Departmental Guide and Record Book for Student
Outcomes, Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness. New York: Agathon, 2000.
Nichols, James 0., and Karen W. Nichols . The Departmental Head’s Guide to Assessment
Implementation in Administrative and Educational Support Units. New York: Agathon, 2000.
—. General Education Assessment for Improvement of Student Academic Achievement:
Guidance for Academic Departments and Committees. New York: Agathon, 2001.
—. A Road Map for Improvement of Student Learning and Support Services through Assessment. New
York: Agathon, 2005.
Stevens, Pamella, and Antonio J. Levi. Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading
Time, Convey Effective Feedback, and Promote Student Learning. Sterling VA: Stylus, 2005.
Stiggins, Richard, and Judy Arter. Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing It Right—Using It
Well. ETS, 2006.
Wehlburg, Catherine M. Meaningful Course Revision: Using Student Learning Data. Bolton, MA: Anker,
2006.
Wiggins, Grant. Assessing Student Performance: Exploring the Purpose and Limits of Testing. San
Francisco: Jossey, 1993.
—. Educative Assessment: Design Assessments to Inform and Improve Student
Performance. San Francisco: Jossey, 1998.
Wood, Swarup, and Amy Driscoll. Developing Outcomes-Based Assessment for Learner-Centered
Education: A Faculty Introduction. Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2007.
Zubizarreta, Hohn. The Learning Portfolio: Reflective Practice of Improving Student Learning. Bolton,
MA: Anker, 2004.
Teaching Effectiveness
Angelo, Thomas A., and K. Patricia Cross. Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College
Teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, I 993
Bean, John. Engaging Ideas: The Professor ‘s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active
Learning in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
Blewitt, John. The Ecology of Teaching: Sustainability, Lifelong Learning, and Everyday Life. Earthscan, 2006.
Brookfield, Stephen. Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher. San Francisco: Jossy, 1995.
—. Discussion as a Way of Learning: Tools and Techniques for a Democratic Classroom. San Francisco:
Jossey, 2005.
—. The Skillful Teacher: On Techniques of Trust and Responsiveness in the Classroom. San
Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1990.
Chickering, Arthur. Education and Identity. San Francisco: Jossey, 1993.
Christel, May T., and Scott Sullivan. Lesson Plans for Creating Media-Rich Classrooms. NCTE, 2007.
Cox, Milton, and Laurie Richlin. Building Faculty Learning Communities. San Francisco: Jossey, 2004.
Cuyjet, Michael T. Helping African American Men Succeed in College. San Francisco: Jossey, 1997.
Duch, Barbara, Susan Groh and Deborah Allen. The Power of Problem-Based Learning. Sterling, VA:
Stylus, 2001.
Elbe, Kenneth E. The Craft of Teaching. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey, 1988.
Fink, L. Dee. Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College
Courses. San Francisco: Jossey, 2003.
Golden, John. Reading in the Reel World: Teaching Documentaries and Other Non-Fiction. NCTE, 2008.
Grant, A. Carl and Christine E. Sleeter. Turning on Learning: Five Approaches to Multicultural Teaching
Plans for Race, Class, Gender, and Disability. Hoboken, NJ, 2003.
Greene, Stuart and Dawn Abt-Perkins. Making Race Visible: Literacy Research for Cultural
Understanding. Teachers College, 2003.
Grunert, Judith. The Course Syllabus: A Learning-Centered Approach. Bolton, MA: Anker, 1997.
Hale, Frank W. How Black Colleges Empower Black Students: Lessons for Higher Education. Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2006.
Halpern, Diane F. Changing College Classrooms: New Teaching and Learning Strategies for an
Increasingly Complex World. San Francisco: Jossey, 1994.
Hamilton, Mary E. Meeting the Needs of African American Women. San Francisco: Jossey, 2003.
Huber, Mary Taylor and Sherwyn P. Morreale. Disciplinary Styles in the Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning: Exploring Common Ground. AAHE, 2002.
Hulmberg, Phyllis. Developing Learner Centered Education. San Francisco: Jossey, 1999.
Kroll, Linda. Teaching as a Principled Practice: Managing Complexity for Social Justice. Thousand Oaks,
CA: Sage, 2005.
Lee, Virginia. Teaching and Learning through Inquiry: A Guidebook for Instructors and Institutions.
Sterling, VA: Stylus 2004.
Lieberman, Janet. Transforming Students’ Lives. AAHE, 1998.
McCombs, Barbara. The Learner Centered Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey, 1997.
McKinney, Kathleen. Enhancing Learning through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Bolton,
MA: Anker, 2007.
McManus, Dean A. Leaving the Lectern: Cooperative Learning and the Critical First Days of Students
Working in Groups. Bolton, MA: Anker, 2005.
Meyers, Chet. Promoting Active Learning. Sterling: VA, 1993.
Michaelson, Larry K. Team Based Learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2004.
Nilson, Linda B. Teaching at its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors. Bolton: Anker,
2003.
Partin, Ronald. Classroom Teacher’s Survival Guide. San Francisco: Jossey, 2005
Perry, Raymond P., and John C. Smart, eds. Effective Teaching in Higher Education:
Research and Practice. New York: Agathon.
Rendon, Laura. Educating a New Majority: Transforming America’s Educational System for Diversity.
San Francisco, Jossey, 1996.
Smith, Barbara Leigh and John McCann. Reinventing Ourselves: Interdisciplinary Education,
Collaborative Learning, and Experimentation in Higher Education. Bolton, MA: Anker, 2001.
Stage, Frances K., Patricia A. Muller and Jillian Kinzie. Creating Learning Centered Classrooms. George
Washington UP, 1998.
Tagg, John. The Learning Paradigm College. Bolton, MA: Anker, 2008.
Travis, Jan. Models for Improving College Teaching: A Faculty Resource. George Washington UP, 1995.
Weimer, Mary Ellen. Learner Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice. San Francisco: Jossey
2002.
Watson, Scott. Retaining Minority Students in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey, 2003
Wiggins, Grant, and Jay McTighe. Understanding by Design. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development, 1988.
Wuff, Donald. Aligning for Learning: Strategies for Teaching Effectiveness. Bolton, MA: Anker, 2005.
Writing Across the Curriculum and Learning Communities
Fuiwiler, Toby, ed. The Journal Book. Portsmouth: Boynton, 1987.
Fulwiler, Toby, and Art Young, eds. Programs That Work: Models and Methods for Writing Across the
Curriculum. Portsmouth: Boynton, I 990.
Gottschalk, Katherine, and Keith Hjortshoj. The Elements of Teaching Writing: A Resource for Instructors
in All Disciplines. New York: Bedford, 2004.
Hurd, Sandar N., and Ruth Federman Stein. Building and Sustaining Learning Communities: The Syracuse
University Experience. Bolton: Anker, 2004.
MacGregor , Jean, et al. Learning Communities: Reforming Undergraduate Education. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, 2004.
Palloff, Rena M., and Keith Pratt. Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace:
Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, I 999.
Shapiro, Nancy S., and Jodi H. Levine. Creating Learning Communities: A Practical Guide to Winning
Support, Organizing for Change, and Implementing Programs. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.
Sullivan, Patrick, and Howard Tinberg. What is “College Level” Writing? NCTE, 2006.
Educational Technology
Bates, A.W., and Gary Poole. Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education: Foundations for Success.
San Francisco: Jossey, 2003.
Bonk, Curtis, and Ke Zhang. Empowering Online Learning: 100+ Activities for Reading, Reflecting, Displaying, and
Doing. San Francisco: Jossey, 2008.
Brown, David G. Developing Faculty to Use Technology: Programs and Strategies to Enhance Learning.
Sterling, VA: Anker, 2003.
Garrison, D. Randy and Norman D. Vaughn. Blended Education in Higher Learning: Framework, Principles, and
Guidelines. San Francisco: Jossey, 2008.
Hewett, Beth, and Christa Ehrman. Preparing Educators for Online Writing Instruction. NCTE, 2004.
Paloff, Rena and Keith Pratt. Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for
Online Classrooms. San Francisco: Jossey, 1999
—. Collaborating Online: Learning Together in Community. San Francisco: Jossey, 2005.
Rockman, Ilene F. Integrating Information Literacy into Higher Education Curriculum: Practical Models
for Transformation. San Francisco: Jossey, 2004.
Selfe, Cynthia. Technology and Literacy in the 21st Century. Southern Illinois UP, 1999.
Videos
The Act of Teaching: Theatre Techniques for Classroom Presentations. Prod. Jamil Simon. 2001 . VHS.
Spectrum Media in collaboration with the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University
Adelman, Clifford. Assessment Comes Around Again. CD. Madison, WI: Magna, 2008.
The Art of Discussion Leading: A Class with Chris Christensen . Prod. Jamil Simon. 1995. VHS. Spectrum
Media in collaboration with the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University.
Assessing Reasoning in the Classroom. Prod. Rick Stiggins. 2007. DVD. ETS.
Assessment for Improvement and Assessment for Accountability. CD. Madison, WI: Magna, 2008.
Assessment for Student Motivation. Prod. Rick Stiggins. 2007. DVD. ETS.
Black Athena. Prod. Martin Bernal. 1991. VHS. California Newsreel.
Blended Learning: Implementing the Institutional Model of Tomorrow. CD. EDUCAUSE, 2008.
Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk. 2005. DVD. PBS.
The Debt of Dictators. Prod. Erling Borgen. 2005. DVD. California Newsreel.
Derrida. Prod. Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Koffman. 2002. DVD. Zeitgeist.
Effective Lecturing: Getting Students’ Attention . Prod. Nira Hativa. 1996. VHS. Stanford Instructional
Television Network.
Evaluating Assessment Quality: Hands-On Practice. Prod. Rick Stiggins and Judy Arter. 2007. DVD. ETS.
Expectations for Success: Motivation and Learning. 2003. VHS. Annenberg/CPB. How to Speak: Lecture
Tips from Patrick Winston Prod. Jamil Simon. 1999. VHS. Spectrum Media in collaboration with
the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University .
Health for Sale. Prod. Mammut Malagutti. 2007. DVD California Newsreel.
Learning from Others: Learning in a Social Context . 2003. VHS. Annenberg/CPB. Mississippi Triangle VHS. Third World Newsreel.
May Justice Be Done. Prod. Pascual de Rouglaudre. 2007. DVD. California Newsreel.
Multiple Intelligences: Other Styles of Learning . 2004. VHS. Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
Saunders, Peter M. Using Collaboration In and Out of Class. CD. Madison WI: Magna, 2008.
Sharing Learning Expectations: What Students Want from College Teachers . Dir. Deborah DeZure and
Mary Vielhaber Hermon. 1997. VHS. Eastern Michigan University.
Thirsty Planet. 2004. Films for the Humanities.
Writing Across the Disciplines. Prod. Berkow & Bekhow. 2000. VHS. Annenberg/CPB.
Writing About Media. Prod. Peter Elbow. 2008. DVD. MEF.