Higher Education category: 3664 books
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Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
The 2nd edition of the Handbook of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) for Educators addresses the concept and implementation of technological pedagogical content knowledge—the knowledge and skills that teachers need in order to integrate technology meaningfully into instruction...
by Peter O'Neill, Mary Deane
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Writing in the Disciplines' (WiD) is a growing field in which discipline-based academics, writing developers, and learning technologists collaborate to help students succeed as subject specialists. This book places WiD in its theoretical and cultural contexts and reports on initiatives taking place...
Teaching Naked
How Moving Technology Out of Your College Classroom Will Improve Student Learning
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
You've heard about "flipping your classroom"—now find out how to do it! Introducing a new way to think about higher education, learning, and technology that prioritizes the benefits of the human dimension. José Bowen recognizes that technology is profoundly changing education and that...
Learner-Centered Teaching
Putting the Research on Learning into Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2012
"This book is essential reading for everyone in higher education. Doyle has marshaled the evidence that proves the effectiveness of learner-centered pedagogy, and he has presented that research in a very accessible and engaging style.”?Michael Harris, Chancellor and Professor of Public and Environmental...
Teaching at Its Best
A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2016
The classic teaching toolbox, updated with new research and ideas
Teaching at Its Best is the bestselling, research-based toolbox for college instructors at any level, in any higher education setting. Packed with practical guidance, proven techniques, and expert perspectives, this book helps...
Academic Advising Approaches
Strategies That Teach Students to Make the Most of College
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2013
Strong academic advising has been found to be a key contributor to student persistence (Center for Public Education, 2012), and many are expected to play an advising role, including academic, career, and faculty advisors; counselors; tutors; and student affairs staff. Yet there is little training...
by Bill Morrison, Ken S. Coates
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more...
by P. Jay
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014
Demonstrating that the supposed drawbacks of the humanities are in fact their source of practical value, Jay explores current debates about the role of the humanities in higher education, puts them in historical context, and offers humanists and their supporters concrete ways to explain the practical value of a contemporary humanities education.
Unlocking the Gates
How and Why Leading Universities Are Opening Up Access to Their Courses
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Over the past decade, a small revolution has taken place at some of the world's leading universities, as they have started to provide free access to undergraduate course materials--including syllabi, assignments, and lectures--to anyone with an Internet connection. Yale offers high-quality audio and...
Gentlemen and Scholars
College and Community in the Age of the University
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
Historians have dubbed the period from the Civil War to World War I "the age of the university," suggesting that colleges, in contrast to universities, were static institutions out of touch with American society. Bruce Leslie challenges this view by offering compelling evidence for the continued...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2016
Millions of students seek short- and long-term study abroad options every year, and this trend is a key illustration of the internationalization of higher education. Because a global perspective has become mandatory in the largely globalized workforce, many institutions look to study abroad programs...
Class Dismissed
Why College Isn't the Answer
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2019
You’re just about to graduate high school. Your parents, your friends, your teachers, and society all tell you that the next step is college, that without higher education, you won’t be able to get a quality job, you’ll struggle to pay your bills, and you’ll fail.
They’re wrong.
Sure,...
The Impact of the First World War on British Universities
Emerging from the Shadows
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2018
The First World War had innumerable consequences for all aspects of society; universities and education being no exception. This book details the myriad impacts of the war on British universities: telling how universities survived the war, their contribution to the war effort and the changes that...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Student retention, engagement, and success are some of the biggest challenges that administrators and university leaders face in higher education settings. As financial support and steep competition pose an issue to student acquisition and participation, especially within Historically Black Colleges...