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Handouts from Previous Workshops 
Teaching Excellence Series

Books and Videotapes Addressing Teaching Issues

Books:
The Academic Dean: Dove, Dragon, and Diplomat.  Allan Tucker and Robert Bryan. American Council on Education. MacMillan Publishing Co., 1988.

Academic Excellence.  Matthew P. Doyle, ed. Research Corporation, 2000.

The Academic Service Learning: A Pedagogy of Action and Reflection. Robert A.Rhoads and Jeffrey P. F. Howard, eds. New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 73. Jossey-Bass, Spring 1998. 

Acting Locally: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Environmental
Sciences. Harold Ward, ed. AAHE's Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 1999.

Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. Charles C. Bonwell and
James A. Eison. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 1. 1991. 

Active Learning: 101 Strategies to Teach Any Subject. Mel Silberman. Allyn &
Bacon, 1996.

Adults as Learners: Increasing Participation and Facilitating Learning. K.
Patricia Cross. Jossey-Bass, 1981.

Alive at the Core: Exemplary Approaches to General Education in the
Humanities. Michael Nelson and Associates. Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Beyond Teaching to Mentoring.  Alice G. Reinarz and Eric R. White, eds.  New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 85. Jossey-Bass, Spring 2001.

Beyond The Tower: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Philosophy. C.David Lisman and Irene E. Harvey. AAHE's Series on Service-Learning in the
Disciplines AAHE, 2000.

Bringing Excitement of Science to the Classroom: Using Summer Research Programs to Invigorate High School Science.  W. Stevenson Bacon, ed.  Teachers and Mentors of the Partners In Science.  Research Corporation, 2000.

Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the
Online Classroom. Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt. Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Campus Fact Books: Keeping Pace with New Institutional Needs and
Challenges. Larry G. Jones, ed. New Directions for Institutional Research No. 91. Jossey-Bass.

Caring and Community: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Nursing. 
Jane S. Norbeck, Charlene Connolly, and JoEllen Koerner, eds. AAHE's Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 1998.

Civic Responsibility and Higher Education. Thomas Ehrlich. American Council on Education Series on Higher Education. Oryx Press, 2000.

Classroom Assessment Techniques, A Handbook for College Teachers. Thomas A. Angelo and K. Patricia Cross. 2nd ed. Jossey-Bass, 1993. 

Collegial Professionalism: The Academy, Individualism, and the Common Good.  John B. Bennett. American Council on Education.  Oryx Press, 1998.

Connecting Past and Present: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in
History. Ira Harkavy and Bill Donovan, eds. AAHE’s Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 2000.

Construyendo Puentes (Building Bridges): Concepts and Models for
Service-Learning in Spanish. Josef Hellebrandt and Lucia T. Varona, eds. AAHE's Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 1999.

Cooperative Learning for Higher Education Faculty. Barbara J. Millis and Philip G. Cottell, Jr. American Council on Education's Series on Higher Education.  Oryx Press, 1998.

The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life. 
Parker J. Palmer. Jossey-Bass, 1998.

The Courage to Teach: A Guide for Reflection and Renewal. Rachel C. Livsey in collaboration with Parker J. Palmer. Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Creating Community-Responsive Physicians: Concepts and Models for
Service-Learning in Medical Education. Sarena D. Seifer, Kris Hermanss, and Judy Lewis. AAHE's Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 2000.

Cultivating the Sociological Imagination: Concepts and Models for
Service-Learning in Sociology. James Ostrow, Garry Hesser, and Sandra Enos,
eds. AAHE's Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 1999.

Developing and Implementing Service-Learning Programs. Mark Canada and Bruce W. Speck, eds. New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 114. Jossey-Bass, Summer 2001. 

Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic
Classrooms. Stephen D. Brookfield and Stephen Preskill, Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment. Barbara E. Walvoord
and Virginia Johnson Anderson. Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Enhancing Student Learning: Intellectual, Social, and Emotional Integration. 
Patrick G. Love and Anne Goodsell Love. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report. Vol. 95 No. 4. George Washington University, 1995.

Evaluating Teaching in Higher Education: A Vision for the Future. Katherine E.
Ryan, ed. New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 83. Jossey-Bass, Fall 2000.

Experiencing Citizenship: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Political
Science. Richard M. Battistoni and William E. Hudson, eds. AAHE's Series on
Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 1997.

Facilitating Distance Education. New Directions for Adult and Continuing
Education No. 67. Mark H. Rossman and Maxine E. Rossman, eds. Jossey-Bass.

Faculty in New Jobs: A Guide to Settling In, Becoming Established, and Building Institutional Support. Robert J. Menges and Associates. Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Faculty Workload Studies: Perspectives, Needs and Future Directions. Katrina
Meyer. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report. Vol. 26 No. 1. George Washington University, 1998.

Fresh Approaches to the Evaluation of Teaching.  Christopher Knapper and Patricia Cranton, eds.  New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 88. Jossey-Bass, Winter 2001.

From Idea to Prototype: The Peer Review of Teaching, A Project Workbook. 
Pat Hutchings, ed. The AAHE Teaching Initiative, 1995.

The Impact of Technology on Faculty Development, Life, and Work. Kay Herr
Gillespie, ed. New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 76. Jossey-Bass, 1998.

Internationalizing Higher Education:  Building Vital Programs on Campuses. Bruce W. Speck, Beth H. Carmical, ed. New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 117. Jossey-Bass, Spring 2002.

Handbook for College Teaching. W.R. Miller, Ed.D., and Marie F. Miller, Ph.D.,
ed. Pinecrest Publications, 1999.

How Accreditation Influences Assessment. James Ratcliff, Edward Lubinescu, and Maureen Gaffney, eds. New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 113. Jossey-Bass, Spring 2001. 

Information Technology in Higher Education: Assessing its Impact and Planning for the Future. Richard N. Katz and Julia A. Rudy, eds. New Directions for Institutional Research no. 102. Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Leading Academic Change: Essential Roles for Department Chairs. Ann F.
Lucas & Associates. Jossey-Bass, 2000. 

Learning & Development: Making Connections to Enhance Teaching. Sharon L.
Silverman and Martha E. Casazza. Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Learning by Doing: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Accounting. 
D. V. Rama, ed. AAHE's Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE,
1998. 

Learning With the Community: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in
Teacher Education. Joseph A. Erickson and Jeffrey B. Anderson, eds. AAHE’s
Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 2000.

Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. Parker J. Palmer. 
Jossey-Bass, 1999. 

Life, Learning, and Community: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in
Biology. David C. Brubaker and Joel H. Ostroff, eds. AAHE's Series on
Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 2000. 

Making Outreach Visible: A Guide to Documenting Professional Service and
Outreach. Amy Driscoll and Ernest A. Lynton. AAHE Forum on Faculty Roles and Rewards. AAHE, 1999.

Making Teaching Community Property: A Menu for Peer Collaboration and
Peer Review. Pat Hutchings. AAHE, 1996.

Managing Technological Change: Strategies for College and University
Leaders. A. W. (Tony) Bates. Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Mentor: Guiding the Journey of Adult Learners. Laurent A. Daloz. Jossey-Bass,
1999.

Mentoring Revisited: Making an Impact on Individuals and Institutions. Marie
A. Wunsch, ed. New Directions For Teaching and Learning No. 57. Jossey-Bass, Spring 1994.

Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning. Jeffrey Howard, ed. Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning. OCSL Press, Summer 2001. 

Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning. Jeffrey Howard, ed. Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning. OCSL Press, Spring 2002.

A Motivation from Within: Approaches for Encouraging Faculty and Students to Excel.  Michael Theall, ed. New Directions for Teaching and Learning no. 78. Jossey-Bass, Spring 1999.

A National Review of Scholastic Achievement in General Education: How Are
We Doing and Why Should We Care? Steven J. Osterlind. ASHE-ERIC Higher
Education Report Vol. 25 No. 8. George Washington, University, 1997. 

The Online Teaching Guide: A Handbook of Attitudes, Strategies, and
Techniques for the Virtual Classroom. Ken W. White and Bob H. Weight. Allyn
and Bacon, 2000. 

The Practice of Change: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Women's Studies. Barbara J. Balliet and Kerrissa Heffernan, eds. AAHE's Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 2000.

Principles of Effective Teaching in the Online Classroom.  Renee Weiss, Dave Knowlton, and Bruce Speck, eds.  New Directions For Teaching and Learning No. 84.  Jossey-Bass, Winter 2000.

Projects That Matter, Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Engineering. Edmund Tsang, ed. AAHE's Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 2000.

Promoting Civility: A Teaching Challenge. Steven M. Richardson, ed. New
Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 77. Jossey-Bass, Spring 1999.

Reforming the Higher Education Curriculum: Internationalizing the Campus. 
Josef A. Mestenhauser and Brenda J. Ellingboe. American Council on Education Series on Higher Education. Oryx Press, 1998.

Scholarship Assessed: Evaluation of the Professoriate. Charles E. Glassick, Mary Taylor Huber, and Gene I. Maeroff. Jossey-Bass, 1997.

Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate. Ernest L. Boyer. 
Jossey-Bass, 1990.

Scholarship Revisited:  Perspectives on the Scholarship of Teaching. Carolin Kreber, ed.  New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 86. Jossey-Bass, Summer 2001.

Service-Learning: A Movement's Pioneers Reflect on its Origins, Practice, and
Future. Timothy K. Stanton, Dwight E. Giles, Jr., and Nadinne I. Cruz. Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Strategies for Energizing Large Classes: From Small Groups to Learning
Communities. Jean MacGregor, James L. Cooper, Karl A. Smith, and Pamela
Robins, eds. New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 81. Jossey-Bass, Spring 2000.

Strengthening Departmental Leadership: A Team-Building Guide for Chairs in
Colleges and Universities. Ann F. Lucas. Jossey-Bass, 1994.

Teaching Alone, Teaching Together: Transforming the Structure of Teams for
Teaching. James L. Bess and Associates. Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Teaching and Learning at a Distance: What it Takes to Effectively Design,
Deliver, and Evaluate Programs. Thomas E. Cyrs, ed. New Directions For
Teaching and Learning No. 71. Jossey-Bass, Fall 1997.

Teaching for Justice: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Peace
Studies. Kathleen Maas Weigert and Robin J. Crews, eds. AAHE's Series on
Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 1999.

The Teaching Portfolio: Capturing the Scholarship in Teaching. AAHE, 1991.

Teaching to Promote Intellectual and Personal maturity: Incorporating Students' Worldviews and Identities into the Learning Process.  Marcia B. Baxter Magolda, ed. New Directions for Teaching and Learning no. 82. Jossey-Bass, Summer 2000.

Teaching Through Academic Advising: A Faculty Perspective.  Alice Reinarz and Eric White, eds. New Directions for Teaching and Learning no. 62. Jossey-Bass, Summer 1995.

Teaching Within the Rhythms of the Semester. Donna Killian Duffy and Janet
Wright Jones. Jossey-Bass, 1995.

Technology Leadership: Communication and Information Systems in Higher Edcuation. George R. Maughan, ed. New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 115. Jossey-Bass, Fall 2001.

To Improve The Academy: Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development.  Devorah Lieberman and Catherine Wehlburg, eds. Professional and Organizational Development in Higher Education vol. 19. Anker Publishing, 2001.

To Improve The Academy: Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development.  Matthew Kaplan and Devorah Lieberman, eds. Professional and Organizational Development in Higher Education vol. 18. Anker Publishing, 2000.

To Improve The Academy: Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development.  Matthew Kaplan and Devorah Lieberman, eds. Professional and Organizational Development in Higher Education vol. 17. Anker Publishing, 1998.

Transforming Higher Education: A Vision for Learning in the 21st Century.  Michael Dolence and Donald Norris, eds. Society for College and University Planning, 1995.

Understanding the Role of Academic and Student Affairs Collaboration in Creating a Successful Learning Environment.  Adrianna Kezar, Deborah J. Hirsch, and Cathy Burack, eds.  New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 116. Jossey-Bass, Winter 2001.

Using Benchmarking to Inform Practice in Higher Education. Barbara E. Bender, John H. Schuh, eds. New Directions for Higher Education No.118. Jossey-Bass, Summer 2002.

Using Consultants to Improve Teaching. Christopher Knapper and Sergio Piccinin, eds. New Directions for Teaching and Learning No. 79. Jossey-Bass, Fall 1999.

Voices of Strong Democracy: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in
Communication Studies. David Droge and Bren Ortega Murphy, eds. AAHE's
Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 1999.

What's the Use of Lectures? Donald A. Bligh. Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Where's the Learning in Service Learning? Janet Eyler and Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 
Jossey-Bass, 1999.

With Service in Mind: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Psychology.
Robert G. Bringle and Donna K. Duffy, eds. AAHE's Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 1998.

Women as Learners: The Significance of Gender in Adult Learning. Elisabeth
Hayes and Daniele D. Flannery. Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Women of Influence, Women of Vision: A Cross-Generational Study of Leaders
and Social Change. Helen S. Astin and Carole Leland. Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Working for the Common Good: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in
Management. Paul C. Godfrey and Edward T. Grasso, eds. AAHE's Series on
Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 2000.

Writing the Community: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in
Composition. Linda Adler-Kassner, Robert Crooks, and Ann Watters, eds. AAHE's Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines. AAHE, 1997.

Writing to Learn: Strategies for Assigning and Responding to Writing Across the Disciplines. Mary Deane Sorcinelli and Peter Elbow, eds. New Directions For Teaching and Learning No. 69. Jossey-Bass, Spring 1997.

Videotapes:
Faculty Development, Who Needs It? Brigham Young University Faculty Center.

Live and Learn. With Robin Williams.  The George Lucas Educational Foundation.

Teaching From the Heart: Seasons of Renewal in a Teacher's Life. With Parker J. Palmer. Jossey-Bass.


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Handouts From Faculty Development Workshops

"An Introduction to Problem-Based Learning." Conducted by Sheella Mierson,
Creative Learning Solutions/University of Delaware, September 22, 2000.

"Getting Discussion Started and Keeping it Going" and "Discussion Across Cultural and Gender Differences." Conducted by Stephen Preskill, University of New Mexico, March 17, 2000.

"Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom" and "Transforming Passive Listeners into Active Learners." Conducted by James Eison, University of South Florida, December 1, 1999.

"Covering Content With Learning Groups" and "Designing Effective Group
Assignments." Conducted by Larry Michaelsen, University of Oklahoma, on
November 5, 1999.

"Writing, Teaching, and Learning: Incorporating Writing Through the Curriculum." Conducted by David Jolliffe, DePaul University, on January 15, 1999 and October 14, 1999.

"The Fundamentals of Oral Presentations" and "Assessing Presentations and Providing Effective Feedback." Conducted by Michael Cronin and George Grice, Radford University on April 9, 1999.

Learning from a Distance with LearningSpace* by Joyce B. Rudowski with Pete
Shepker (from GlobalServe Corporation). Distributed at LearningSpace training at Xavier, May 10 and 11, 1999. *Cannot be duplicated.

"Finding Out How Well Students Are Learning What We're Teaching" and "Assessing Student Learning at the Course and Department Levels." Conducted by Tom Angelo, DePaul University, on May 14, 1999.


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Teaching Excellence

The Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education annually compiles a series of essays on teaching and learning issues called "Teaching Excellence." Xavier has purchased a subscription to this series and will distribute the 1999-00 essays to faculty. Copies of the essays will be available in the Faculty Resource Collection (114 Alter). 

We have also purchased back issues of the series, organized thematically into teaching packets. The packets will also be available for copying in the Faculty Resource Collection. The packets are:

Packet: Alternatives to Traditional Teaching Methods and Learning
Strategies

"Learning Outside the Box: Making Connections Between Co-Curricular Activities and the Curriculum," by Myra Wilhite and Liz Banset.
"Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning," by Deborah DeZure.
"Writing to Learn," by Judith and Calvin Kalman.
"Active Learning Beyond the Classroom," by Edward Neal.
"Mentorship in the Classroom: Making the Implicit Explicit," by Deanna Martin, Robert Blanc and David Arendale.
"Risky Business: Making Active Learning a Reality," by Charles Bonwell.
"Spectators and Gladiators: Reconnecting the Students with the Problem," by John Boehrer

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