Professional Development Library
To take out a book or other material, email Jocelyn Sirkis. Include your College address and the title(s) you wish to borrow. Materials can be borrowed for up to three weeks and may be renewed if more time is needed.
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Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook (Jossey-Bass Higher & Adult Education)
Virginia N. Gordon
Academic Conversations: Classroom Talk that Fosters Critical Thinking and Content Understandings
Jeff Zwiers
Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses
Richard Arum
Adjunct Faculty in Community Colleges: An Academic Administrator's Guide to Recruiting, Supporting, and Retaining Great Teachers (JB - Anker)
Desna L. Wallin
The Adjunct Professor's Guide to Success: Surviving and Thriving in the College Classroom
Richard E. Lyons
Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide (The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)
Linda Suskie
Assessing the Online Learner: Resources and Strategies for Faculty (Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning)
Rena M. Palloff
Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies (Best Practices in Online Teaching and Learning)
Michelle Pacansky-Brock
Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty
James M. Lang
Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)
Thomas A. Angelo
The College Administrator's Survival Guide
C. K. Gunsalus
The College Fear Factor: How Students and Professors Misunderstand One Another
Rebecca D. Cox
Coming In from the Margins: Faculty Development's Emerging Organizational Development Role in Institutional Change
Connie Schroeder
Connecting Non Full-time Faculty to Institutional Mission: A Guidebook for College/University Administrators and Faculty Developers
Leora Baron-Nixon
Copyright on the Internet-Illustrated Essentials (Illustrated (Thompson Learning))
Barbara M. Waxer
Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses (Josse Bass Higher and Adult Education)
L. Dee Fink
CREATIVE COMMONS: A USER GUIDE
Simone Aliprandi
Department Chair Leadership Skills
Walter H. Gmelch and Val D. Miskin
Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula: A Practical Guide
Robert M. Diamond
Diverse Millennial Students in College: Implications for Faculty and Student Affairs
Fred A. Bonner II
Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College
Barbara E. Walvoord
The Essential Department Chair: A Comprehensive Desk Reference (Jossey-Bass Resources for Department Chairs)
Jeffrey L. Buller
The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher
Randolph Hock
Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day
Jonathan Bergmann
Fred Jones Tools for Teaching: Discipline, Instruction, Motivation
Fredric H. Jones
Gateway to Opportunity: A History of the Community College in the United States
J. M. Beach
Going the Distance: A Handbook for Part-Time & Adjunct Faculty Who Teach Online
Evelyn Beck
Handbook II-Advanced Teaching Strategies for Adjunct Faculty
Donald Greive
The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing
Tonette S. Rocco
The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration: (Sponsored by NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education)
George S. McClellan
Helping College Students: Developing Essential Support Skills for Student Affairs Practice
Amy L. Reynolds
How Minority Students Experience College: Implications for Planning and Policy
Lemuel Watson
How Minority Students Experience College: Implications for Planning and Policy
Lemuel Watson
Hybrid Learning: The Perils and Promise of Blending Online and Face-to-Face Instruction in Higher Education
Jason Allen Snart
Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning
Dannelle D. Stevens
Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning
Dannelle D. Stevens
Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice
Maryellen Weimer
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: The Reflective Professional
Greg Light
Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education
David Perkins
Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students with Disabilities
Norman Coombs
Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners
Ron Ritchhart
On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching
James M. Lang
The Prudent Professor: Planning and Saving for a Worry-Free Retirement from Academe
Edwin M. Bridges
Re-Thinking Ad/Hd: A Guide to Fostering Success in Students With Ad/Hd at the College Level
Patricia Quinn
Seasons of a Dean's Life: Understanding the Role and Building Leadership Capacity
Walter H. Gmelch
Social Class on Campus: Theories and Manifestations
Will Barratt
Strengthening Departmental Leadership: A Team-Building Guide for Chairs in Colleges and Universities (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education)
Ann F. Lucas
Student Success in Community Colleges: A Practical Guide to Developmental Education
Deborah J. Boroch
Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator
Dave Burgess
Teaching College in an Age of Accountability
Richard E. Lyons
Teaching in the Sciences: A Handbook for Part-Time & Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Michael Collins
Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention in Higher Education
Kathleen F. Gabriel
Teaching What You Don't Know
Therese Huston
Teaching Your First College Class: A Practical Guide for New Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors
Carolyn Lieberg
To Improve the Academy: Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development (JB - Anker)
Judith E. Miller
Tools for Teaching
Barbara Gross Davis
The Trouble With Black Boys: ...And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education
Pedro A. Noguera
Understanding By Design
Grant Wiggins
What the Best College Teachers Do
Ken Bain
Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do (Issues of Our Time)
Claude M. Steele
White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms: Creating Inclusive Schools, Building on Students' Diversity, and Providing True Educational Equity
Julie Landsman
Win Them Over: Dynamic Techniques for College Adjuncts and New Faculty
Patricia Linehan