Looking for more information on innovative, evidence-based teaching practices? Here are some places to look - free educational development videos, blogs, newsletters, podcasts. There’s also a list of books on pedagogy and links to upcoming conferences and events. There’s also a link to a list of teaching and learning journals.
Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Agarwal & Bain
Classroom Assessment Techniques: Formative Feedback Tools for College and University Teachers (3rd ed.) by Angelo & Zakrajsek
The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching by Artze-Vega, Darby, Dewsbury, & Imad
Critical Teaching Behaviors: Defining, Documenting, and Discussing Good Teaching by Barbeau& Happel
Engaged Teaching: A Handbook for College Faculty by Barkley & Howell Major
Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty (2nd ed.) by Barkley & Howell Major
Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty (3rd ed.) by Barkley, Howell Major, & Cross
Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom (3rd ed.) by Bean & Melzer
The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy by Berg & Seeber
The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI by Bertram Gallant & Rettinger
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) by Blum
Teaching Change: How to Develop Independent Thinkers Using Relationships, Resilience, and Reflection by Bowen
Teaching Naked: How Moving Technology Out of Your College Classroom Will Improve Student Learning by Bowen
Teaching Naked Techniques: A Practical Guide to Designing Better Classes by Bowen & Watson
Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by Bowen & Watson
Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher (2nd ed.) by Brookfield
The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom (3rd ed.) by Brookfield
The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion by Cavanagh
A Pedagogy of Kindness by Denial
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success: How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential by Dweck
Connections are Everything: A College Student’s Guide to Relationship-Rich Education by Felten, Lamber, Artze-Vega, & Miranda Tapia
Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College by Felton & Lambert
Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses by Fink
Connected Classrooms: A People-Centered Approach for Online, Blended, and In-Person Learning by Fishman-Weaver & Walter
Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Hammond
Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness by Harrington & Zakrajsek
Teaching for Learning: 101 Intentionally Designed Educational Activities to Put Students on the Path to Success by Howell Major, Harris & Zakrajsek
Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It by Lang
Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by Lang
Write Like You Teach: Taking Your Classroom Skills to a Bigger Audience by Lang
How Learning Works: 8 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching by Lovett, Bridges, DiPietro, Ambrose, & Norman
Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation by McGuire
Teach Yourself How to Learn: Strategies You Can Use to Ace Any Course at Any Level by McGuire
Upgrade Your Teaching: Understanding by Design Meets Neuroscience by McTighe & Willis
Team-Based Learning: A Transformative Use of Small Groups in College Teaching by Michaelsen, Bauman Knight, & Fink
A Teacher’s Guide to Learning Student Names: Why You Should, Why It’s Hard, How You Can by Miller
Proposal Planning & Writing (6th ed) by Miner & Ball
Geeky Pedagogy: A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to Be Effective Teachers by Neuhaus
Picture A Professor: Interrupting Biases about Faculty and Increasing Student Learning by Neuhaus
Snafu.edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the Classroom by Neuhaus
Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time by Nilson
The Present Professor: Authenticity and Transformational Teaching by Norell
Convergent Teaching: Tools to Spark Deeper Learning in College by Pallas & Neumann
The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life by Palmer
Strengths Finder 2.0 by Rath
Hitting Pause: 65 Lecture Breaks to Refresh and Reinforce Learning by Rice
“Whatever it is, I’m Against it”: Resistance to Change in Higher Education by Rosenberg
Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide by Suskie
Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College (2nd ed.) by Walvoord & Johnson Anderson
10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People by Yeager
The New Science of Learning (3rd ed.): How to Learn in Harmony With Your Brain by Zakrajsek
Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors (5th ed) by Zakrajsek & Nilson
Learning That Matters: A Field Guide to Course Design for Transformative Education by Zehnder, Metzker, Kleine, & Alby