Books from Stylus Pub Llc
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The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain
By Todd Zakrajsek, Terry DoyleExplains the latest neurological research in the science of learning, stressing the brain's need for sleep, exercise, and focused attention in its processing of new information and creation of memories.
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A Day in the Life of a Student Affairs Educator: Competencies and Case Studies for Early Career Professionals
By Anne M. Hornak, Sarah M. MarshallThis book constitutes a collection of case studies that explore issues faced by new professionals in student affairs, with the scenarios designed to develop ACPA/NASPA Professional Competencies.
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From Cloister to Commons: Concepts and Models for Service-learning in Religious Studies
By Richard Devine, Joseph A. Favazza, F. Michael McLainThis essays in this volume, 19th in a series, discuss why and how service-learning can be implemented in Religious Studies and what that discipline contributes to the pedagogy of service-learning.
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Becoming World Wise: A Guide to Global Learning
By Richard SlimbachWhether travelling on their own, or as part of a group this book will enable them to make their international encounter rewarding, authentic, enriching, and learning-oriented.
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Thinking about Teaching and Learning: Developing Habits of Learning with First Year College and University Students
By Robert N. LeamnsonRobert J. Sternberg ( 1997 ) has also proposed and described a variety of “ thinking styles . ” How many there are depends on who you talk to . Cromer summed up a discussion on the subject this way : “ The categories are clearly ...
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Learner-centered Teaching: Putting the Research on Learning Into Practice
By Terry DoyleNeuroscience, biology and cognitive science research have made it clear that it is the one who does the work who does the learning. Many faculty do too much of the work for their students, which results in diminished student learning.
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Daring to Educate: The Legacy of the Early Spelman College Presidents
By Sheila T. Gregory, Yolanda Letitia Watson"This text aptly details the remarkable accomplishment of Spelman's founders. Watson and Gregory spin a tale of innovation and triumph while simultaneously adding to the scholarship of higher education.
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Catching Theory Up with Practice: Conceptual Frameworks for Assessment
By Marcia MentkowskiAn informative discussion between Marcia Mentkowski, Alexander Astin, Peter T. Ewell, E. Thomas Moran, and K. Patricia Cross on how practice connects with changes in the way we think about epistemology, student learning, measurement, and ...
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How Minority Students Experience College: Implications for Planning and Policy
By Lemuel Warren Watson"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.
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Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback, and Promote Student Learning
By Dannelle D. Stevens, Antonia J. LeviThis book defines what rubrics are, and how to construct and use them.
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Leveraging the EPortfolio for Integrative Learning: A Faculty Guide to Classroom Practices for Transforming Student Learning
By Candyce Reynolds, Judith PattonThe fruit of the authors' more than 15 years of using and writing about ePortfolios in general education and disciplinary programs and courses, this book is a comprehensive and practical guide to the use of the ePortfolio as a pedagogy that ...
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Engaging Student Voices in the Study of Teaching and Learning
By Carmen Werder, Megan Michelle OtisThis book addresses the all-important dimensions of collaboration in the study of learning raised by such questions as: Should teachers engage students directly in discussions and inquiry about learning? To what extent?
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Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time
By Linda NilsonThis book features many examples of courses that faculty have adapted to spec grading and lays out the surprisingly simple transition process.
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Facilitating Seven Ways of Learning: A Resource for More Purposeful, Effective, and Enjoyable College Teaching
By James R. Davis, Bridget D. ArendThis is the ideal companion for teachers who are beginning to explore new ways of teaching, and want to do some serious independent thinking about learning.
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The Challenge of Bologna: What United States Higher Education Has to Learn from Europe, and why it Matters that We...
By Paul L. GastonThis book provides that understanding by offering a realistic and balanced account of Bologna's achievements, and suggesting how US higher education can constructively and effectively respond.
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International Student Engagement: Strategies for Creating Inclusive, Connected, and Purposeful Campus Environments
By Chris R. Glass, Rachawan Wongtrirat, Stephanie Buus"This book outlines deep approaches to the academic and social integration of international students at U.S. colleges and universities.
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Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy: Educating for Wholeness, Social Justice and Liberation
By Laura I. RendónThe motivation for the quest that Laura Rend n shares in this book was the realization that she, along with many educators, had lost sight of the deeper, relationship-centered essence of education, and lost touch with the fine balance ...
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Out of Conflict: From War to Peace in Africa
By Gunnar M. Sørbø, Peter C. J. ValeMaragaret Aderinsola Vogt: Conflict, Resolutiuon and Peace-Keeping - The
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Women at the Top: What Women University and College Presidents Say about Effective Leadership
By Mimi Wolverton, Beverly L. Bower, Adrienne Evans HyleThis book presents the reflections of nine women community college, college, and university presidents on what they see as key tenets of leadership, illuminated by pivotal events in their careers.
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Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time
By Linda NilsonThis book features many examples of courses that faculty have adapted to spec grading and lays out the surprisingly simple transition process.