Book

Resource Category Topic
Beyond Tests and Quizzes: Creative Assessments in The College Classroom (Mezeske, R. and Mezeske, B.)
Topics include: concept mapping, learning logs, authentic testing, the transition from memorization to analysis; the lab practical; exams as learning…
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Exam Alternatives, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment (Walvoord, B. E. and Anderson, V. J)
A comprehensive guide to grading in the classroom and a discussion of the broader purposes of grading.
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Grading
Tools for Teaching (2nd ed.). (Davis, B.G.)
Chapters include: Responding to a changing student body, discussion strategies, the large-enrollment course, alternatives and supplements to lectures…
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning Strategies Collaborative Learning, Discussion, Grading, Large Enrollment Classes
How To Write and Use Instructional Objectives (4th ed.) (Gronlund, N.E.)
Classic guide to writing learning objectives for a variety of learning outcomes.
Type: Book
Course Design Objectives
Understanding by Design (Expanded 2nd ed.) (Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J.)
Approach to course design featuring the Backward Design process.
Type: Book
Course Design Backward Design
Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback, and Promote Student Learning (Stevens, D.D. and Levi, A.)
A primer for faculty considering using rubrics for the first time or who wish to refine their use of rubrics, including what rubrics are, basic…
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
Learning To Solve Problems A Handbook for Designing Problem-Solving Learning Environments (Jonassen, D.)
A comprehensive review of problem solving research and practice, including six kinds of problems and the methods required to solve them; purposes or…
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Cognitively Based Learning Interventions
Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments (Bruff, D.)
This book is filled with illustrative examples of questions and teaching activities that use classroom response systems from a variety of disciplines…
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Active Learning, Classroom/Learning Assessment, Feedback, iClicker, Student Response Systems
Clickers (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching)
Features resources on using classroom response systems (clickers), including descriptions of teaching and learning strategies and question types for…
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Active Learning, Classroom/Learning Assessment, Feedback, iClicker, Student Response Systems
Hybrid-Flexible Course Design Implementing student-directed hybrid classes (Beatty, B.J.)
This book provides strategies, methods, and case stories related to Hybrid-Flexible (HyFlex) course design.
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning in Special Circumstances, Teaching Modality HyFlex (Concurrent)