Resources for Teaching

This page contains references of useful resources (in print and online) available for instructors.

Helpful References for Teaching

Barkan, E.R. (1994). Strategies for teaching in a multicultural environment. In Halpern, D.F. & Associates’ Changing college classrooms. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco.

Boice, R. (1996). First order principles for college teachers. Boston: Anker.

Brookfield, S.D. (1990). The skillful teacher. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Freire, Paulo (1994). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Continuum.

Gardner, L. Redesigning higher education: Producing dramatic gains in student learning, Vol.23, No.7. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Reports. Washington D.C. George Washington University.

Gleason-Weimer, M. (Winter 1987). Teaching large classes well. New Directions for Teaching & Learning, No. 32.

Gross-Davis, B. (1993). Tools for teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Hansen, E.J. (1998). Essential demographics of today’s college students. Retrieved from the World Wide Web at www.emporia.edu/tec/t_idea8.htm.

Killian-Duffy, D. & Wright-Jones, J. (1995). Teaching within the rhythms of the semester. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Mckeachie, W.J. (2002). McKeachie’s teaching tips. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Mclaran-Sawyer, R., Prichard, K.W., & Hostetler, K.D. (1992). The art and politics of college teaching. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

Palmer, P.J. (1998). The courage to teach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Pratt, D.D. & Associates (1998). Five perspectives on teaching in adult and higher education. Malabar, FL: Kreiger Publishing.

Ramsden, P. (1992). Learning to teach in higher education. London: Routledge.

Schon, D.A. (1991). The reflective turn-case studies in and on educational practice. New York: Teachers College Press.

Stanley, C.A. & Porter, M.E. (Eds.) (2002). Engaging large classes: Strategies and techniques for college faculty. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Travis, J.E. (1995). Models for improving college teaching, Report 6. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Reports. Washington D.C. George Washington University.

Young, R.E. & Eble, K.E. (Spring 1988). College teaching and learning: Preparing for new commitments. New Directions for Teaching & Learning, No.33.

Online Resources for International Teaching Assistants (ITAs)

University of Texas at Austin

Tips for ITAs on Improving English Communication Skills

http://itacert.cte.utexas.edu/ITASite/Brochures/conversational.html

Strategies to help students learn more effectively from ITAs

http://itacert.cte.utexas.edu/ITASite/htmls/Intercultural.html

Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab

Online resources for English as a Second Language (ESL) learners

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/index.html

University of Georgia’s ITA Tips

http://www.isd.uga.edu/teaching_assistant/ta-handbook/ita.html

Ohio State University’s Teaching in the United States Handbook

http://ftad.osu.edu/Publications/InternationalHandbook/PDFChapterlinks.html

UC-Santa Barbara’s ITA Handbook

http://www.oic.id.ucsb.edu/TA/index.html

Vanderbilt University’s Resources for New International Faculty

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/gleanings/newinternational.htm

WSU Resources

Intensive American English Language Center offers courses for International TAs and intensive English language courses

http://www.ip.wsu.edu/faculty-and-scholars/intensive-english-language.html

Print Resources

Belcher, D. & Connor, U. (Eds.) (2001). Reflections on multiliterate lives. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

Biggs, S. (1990). The international teaching assistant: An annotated critical bibliography. Ann

Arbor, MI: ELI Test Publications.

Horwitz, E. (1996). Even teachers get the blues: recognizing and alleviating language teachers’ feelings of foreign language anxiety, Foreign Language Annuals, 29, 365–372.

Sarkisian, E. (1997). Teaching American students: A guide for international assistants in colleges and universities. Revised edition. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University.

Getting Help: Where to go

Friends/colleagues. Talk about concerns. Observe others teaching.

Websites related to teaching. Great “tips” out there related to specific issues. University of Hawaii. Nebraska. Clemson. Vanderbilt (for example).