Trinity College Center for Teaching
and Learning
Library
The contents of the library of the Trinity College Center for Teaching and Learning are listed below in rough categories. These books are available for use in-library at the Center or for borrowing by faculty. Please contact the co-directors, Dina Anselmi or Gary Reger, for more information.
Suggestions for acquisitions, particularly of books related to specific disciplines, are always welcome.
General Books on Teaching and the Philosophy of Liberal Arts Education
Kenneth Bain, What the Best College Teachers Do. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2004.
Rudolph Jennings (ed.), Fire in the Eyes of Youth. The Humanities in American Education. St. Paul: Occasional Press, 1993.
Mark Warren McLaughlin, Drew A. Hyland, and J. Ronald Spencer (eds.), Teaching Matters. Essays on Liberal Education at the Millennium. Hartford: Trinity College, 1999.
William M. Sullivan and Matthew S. Rosin, New Agenda for Higher Education. Shaping a Life of the Mind for Practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.
Teaching Techniques
Elizabeth F. Barkley, K. Patricia Cross, and Claire Howell Major, Collaborative Learning Techniques. A Handbook for College Faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
Phyllis Blumberg, Developing Learning-Centered Teaching. A Practical Guide for Faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.
Stephen D. Brookfield, The Skillful Teacher. On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom. Second edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006.
Stephen D. Brookfield and Stephen Preskill, Discussion as a Way of Teaching. Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms. Second edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
Ronald A. Burk, Professors Are From Mars, Students Are From Snickers. How to Write and Deliver Humor in the Classroom and in Professional Presentations. Sterling: Stylus, 2003.
Terry Doyle, Helping Students Learn in a Learner-Centered Environment. A Guide to Facilitating Learning in Higher Education. Sterling: Stylus, 2008.
Barbara J. Duch, Susan E. Groh, and Deborah E. Allen, The Power of Problem-Based Learning. A Practical "How To" Guide for Teaching Undergraduate Courses in Any Discipline. Sterling: Stylus, 2001.
Bette LaSere Erickson, Calvin B. Peters, and Diane Weltner Strommer, Teaching First-Year College Students. Revised and Expanded Edition of Teaching College Freshmen. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006.
Kathleen F. Gabriel, Teaching Unprepared Students. Strategies for Promoting Success in Higher Education. Sterling: Stylus, 2008.
Frank Heppner, Teaching the Large College Class. A Guidebook for Instructors with Multitudes. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007.
John Paul Hertell and Barbara Millis, Using Simulations to Promote Learning in Higher Education. An Introduction. Sterling: Stylus, 2002.Virginia S. Lee (ed.), Teaching and Learning through Inquiry. A Guidebook for Institutions and Instructors. Sterling: Stylus, 2004.
Pat Hutchins (ed.), Course Portfolio. How Faculty Can Examine Their Teaching to Advance Practice and Improve Student Learning. Sterling: Stylus, 1998.Carolyn Lieberg, Teaching Your First College Class. A Practical Guide for New Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors. Sterling: Stylus, 2008.
Wilbert McKeachie and Marilla Svinicki, McKeachie's Teaching Tips. Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers. Twelfth edition. Wadsworth Publishing, 2005.
Catherine Ross and Jane Dunphy, Strategies for Teaching Assistant and International Teaching Assistant Development. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007.
Disciplinary Styles
Mary Taylor Huber and Sherwyn P. Morealle (eds.), Disciplinary Styles in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Exploring Common Ground. Sterling: Stylus, 2002.
Racial Diversity and Teaching
Frank W. Hale (ed.), What Makes Racial Diversity Work in Higher Education. Academic Leaders Present Successful Policies and Strategies. Sterling: Stylus, 2003.
Lemuel Watson, Melvin Cleveland Terrell, Doris J. Wright, Fred Bonner II, Michael Cuyjet, James Gold, Donna Rudy, and Dawn R. Person., How Minority Students Experience College. Sterling: Stylus, 2002.
Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Tracey Laszloffy, The Black Academic's Guide to Winning Tenure -- Without Losing Your Soul. Lynne Rienner, 2008.
Women in Education
Jeanie K. Allen, Diane R. Dean, and Susan J. Brocken (eds.), Most College Students Are Women. Implications for Teaching. Sterling: Stylus, 2008.
Syllabus Construction and Course Design
Judith Grunert O-Brien, Barbara J. Millis, and Margaret W. Cohen, The Course Syllabus. A Learning-Centered Approach. Second edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.
Laurie Richlin, Blueprint for Learning. Constructing College Courses to Facilitate, Assess, and Document Learning. Sterling: Stylus, 2006.
Assessment
Thomas A. Angelo and K. Patricia Cross, Classroom Assessment Techniques. A Handbook for College Teachers. Second edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
Barbara E. Walvoord and Virginia Johnson Anderson, Effective Grading. A Tool for Learning and Assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.
Jon F. Wergin and Judi N. Swingen (eds.), Departmental Assessment. How Some Campuses Are Effectively Evaluating the Collective Work of Faculty. Sterling: Stylus, 2000.
Academic Culture
William G. Tierney, The Impact of Culture on Organizational Decision Making. Theory and Practice in Higher Education. Sterling: Stylus, 2008.