Professional Development Library
To take out a book or other material, email Jocelyn Sirkis. Include your College address and the title(s) you wish to borrow. Materials can be borrowed for up to three weeks and may be renewed if more time is needed.
A selection of materials appears below. To view the entire collection, click the text that says: "Professional Development Lending Library." NEED CLARIFICATION
- Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook (Jossey-Bass Higher & Adult Education)
Virginia N. Gordon - Academic Conversations: Classroom Talk that Fosters Critical Thinking and Content Understandings
Jeff Zwiers - Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses
Richard Arum - Adjunct Faculty in Community Colleges: An Academic Administrator's Guide to Recruiting, Supporting, and Retaining Great Teachers (JB - Anker)
Desna L. Wallin - The Adjunct Professor's Guide to Success: Surviving and Thriving in the College Classroom
Richard E. Lyons - Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide (The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)
Linda Suskie - Assessing the Online Learner: Resources and Strategies for Faculty (Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning)
Rena M. Palloff - Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies (Best Practices in Online Teaching and Learning)
Michelle Pacansky-Brock - Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty
James M. Lang - Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)
Thomas A. Angelo - The College Administrator's Survival Guide
C. K. Gunsalus - The College Fear Factor: How Students and Professors Misunderstand One Another
Rebecca D. Cox - Coming In from the Margins: Faculty Development's Emerging Organizational Development Role in Institutional Change
Connie Schroeder - Connecting Non Full-time Faculty to Institutional Mission: A Guidebook for College/University Administrators and Faculty Developers
Leora Baron-Nixon - Copyright on the Internet-Illustrated Essentials (Illustrated (Thompson Learning))
Barbara M. Waxer - Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses (Josse Bass Higher and Adult Education)
L. Dee Fink - CREATIVE COMMONS: A USER GUIDE
Simone Aliprandi - Department Chair Leadership Skills
Walter H. Gmelch and Val D. Miskin - Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula: A Practical Guide
Robert M. Diamond - Diverse Millennial Students in College: Implications for Faculty and Student Affairs
Fred A. Bonner II - Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College
Barbara E. Walvoord - The Essential Department Chair: A Comprehensive Desk Reference (Jossey-Bass Resources for Department Chairs)
Jeffrey L. Buller - The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher
Randolph Hock - Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day
Jonathan Bergmann - Fred Jones Tools for Teaching: Discipline, Instruction, Motivation
Fredric H. Jones - Gateway to Opportunity: A History of the Community College in the United States
J. M. Beach - Going the Distance: A Handbook for Part-Time & Adjunct Faculty Who Teach Online
Evelyn Beck - Handbook II-Advanced Teaching Strategies for Adjunct Faculty
Donald Greive - The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing
Tonette S. Rocco - The Handbook of Student Affairs Administration: (Sponsored by NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education)
George S. McClellan - Helping College Students: Developing Essential Support Skills for Student Affairs Practice
Amy L. Reynolds - How Minority Students Experience College: Implications for Planning and Policy
Lemuel Watson - How Minority Students Experience College: Implications for Planning and Policy
Lemuel Watson - Hybrid Learning: The Perils and Promise of Blending Online and Face-to-Face Instruction in Higher Education
Jason Allen Snart - Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning
Dannelle D. Stevens - Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning
Dannelle D. Stevens - Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice
Maryellen Weimer - Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: The Reflective Professional
Greg Light - Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education
David Perkins - Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students with Disabilities
Norman Coombs - Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners
Ron Ritchhart - On Course: A Week-by-Week Guide to Your First Semester of College Teaching
James M. Lang - The Prudent Professor: Planning and Saving for a Worry-Free Retirement from Academe
Edwin M. Bridges - Re-Thinking Ad/Hd: A Guide to Fostering Success in Students With Ad/Hd at the College Level
Patricia Quinn - Seasons of a Dean's Life: Understanding the Role and Building Leadership Capacity
Walter H. Gmelch - Social Class on Campus: Theories and Manifestations
Will Barratt - Strengthening Departmental Leadership: A Team-Building Guide for Chairs in Colleges and Universities (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education)
Ann F. Lucas - Student Success in Community Colleges: A Practical Guide to Developmental Education
Deborah J. Boroch - Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator
Dave Burgess - Teaching College in an Age of Accountability
Richard E. Lyons - Teaching in the Sciences: A Handbook for Part-Time & Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Michael Collins - Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention in Higher Education
Kathleen F. Gabriel - Teaching What You Don't Know
Therese Huston - Teaching Your First College Class: A Practical Guide for New Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors
Carolyn Lieberg - To Improve the Academy: Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development (JB - Anker)
Judith E. Miller - Tools for Teaching
Barbara Gross Davis - The Trouble With Black Boys: ...And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education
Pedro A. Noguera - Understanding By Design
Grant Wiggins - What the Best College Teachers Do
Ken Bain - Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do (Issues of Our Time)
Claude M. Steele - White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms: Creating Inclusive Schools, Building on Students' Diversity, and Providing True Educational Equity
Julie Landsman - Win Them Over: Dynamic Techniques for College Adjuncts and New Faculty
Patricia Linehan