LibGuides: CTL Faculty Development: Ebooks

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Small teaching online: Applying learning science in online classes by Flower Darby with James M. Lang. (2019)
Ebook Central (unlimited user access)
Note: This text was used for the inaugural Book Club for the spring 2021 semester, organized by Renita Luck, with help from the LECs and CTL Coordinators. A faculty panel discussion was held during Service Week, fall 2021 to share concepts learned from the book.

Small Teaching Online: Book Club Artifacts
Links to artifacts shared by faculty. Access from Fall 2021 Service Week Team, Small Teaching Online channel.
Flower Darby's "Stories" column, Chronicle of Higher Education
Flower Darby is an instructional designer and the author, with James M. Lang, of Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes. Find her on Twitter @flowerdarby. Flower Darby's website: https://flowerdarby.com/

Designing the online learning experience: Evidence-based principles and strategies by Conceição, S. C. O., & Howles, L. (2020)
ProQuest Ebook Centra
E-learning and the science of instruction : Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning. by Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2016)
Ebook Central (unlimited user access)
Much of Darby's research for Small Teaching Online is taken from this text.
Assessment strategies for online learning: Engagement and authenticity. by Conrad, D., & Openo, J. (2018)
Accessed through Ebook Central database. STLCC has access to multiple copies of this book.
Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It. by Lang, J. (2020)
Accessed through eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). We learn best when able to actively seek and synthesize new information.In Distracted, Lang rethinks the practice of teaching, revealing how educators can structure their classrooms less as distraction-free zones and more as environments where they can actively cultivate their students'attention.Brimming with ideas and grounded in new research, Distracted offers an innovative plan for the most important lesson of all: how to learn.
Geeky Pedagogy: A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to Be Effective Teachers by Neuhaus, Jessamyn (2019)
An evidence-based, multidisciplinary, pragmatic, highly readable guide to the process of learning and relearning how to be an effective college teacher. It advances the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) by synthesizing a large amount of research into five easy-to-remember categories of pedagogical activity: awareness, preparation, reflection, support, and practice. Ebook Central. STLCC has access to multiple copies of this book. NOTE: Companion website.
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High-Impact Practices in Online Education: Research and Best Practices by Linder, K. E., Hayes, C. M., & Thompson, K. (2018).
Accessed through Ebook Central database. This volume offers the first comprehensive guide to how high-impact practices (HIPs) are being implemented in online environments and how they can be adjusted to meet the needs of online learners. This multi-disciplinary approach will assist faculty and administrators to effectively implement HIPs in distance education courses and online programs.
How humans learn: The science and stories behind effective college teaching by Eyler, J. R. (2018)
Accessed through Ebook Central database.
Hybrid-Flexible Course Design Implementing student-directed hybrid classes by Beatty, B. J.
New and relevant OER text. Download options: Mobile PDF (optimized for tablets) and Printable PDF
- Ongoing Call for Case Report Chapter Proposals: Faculty, instructional designers and administrators who have implemented Hybrid-Flexible (HyFlex) courses at their own institutions are invited to propose case report chapters for Unit III of this book.
Intentional tech: Principles to guide the use of educational technology in college teaching by Bruff, D. (2019)
Accessed through Ebook Central database.
Minds Online by Michele Miller
Accessed through Ebook Central database (unlimited users) For the Internet generation, educational technology designed with the brain in mind offers a natural pathway to the pleasures and rewards of deep learning. Drawing on neuroscience and cognitive psychology, Michelle Miller shows how attention, memory, critical thinking, and analytical reasoning can be enhanced through technology-aided approaches.
Online teaching at its best: Merging instructional design with teaching and learning research
Access through O’Reilly for Higher Education - create user account - instructions at: https://guides.stlcc.edu/ohe Linda B. Nilson, & Ludwika A. Goodson. (2018). Online Teaching at Its Best : Merging Instructional Design with Teaching and Learning Research. Jossey-Bass.
The online teaching survival guide: Simple and practical pedagogical tips by Judith V. Boettcher, Rita-Marie Conrad (2019)
Accessed through Ebook Central database.
The power of making thinking visible : Practices to engage and empower all learners. by Ritchhart, R., & Church, M. (2020)
Accessed through Ebook Central database.
Super Courses: The Future of Teaching and Learning, by Bain, Ken. (2021)
From the bestselling author of What the Best College Teachers Do, the story of a new breed of amazingly innovative courses that inspire students and improve learning Decades of research have produced profound insights into how student learning and motivation can be unleashed--and it's not through technology or even the best of lectures. ProQuest Ebook Central
Teaching for Deeper Learning: Tools to Engage Students in Meaning Making by McTighe, Jay, and Harvey F. Silver (2020)
Best-selling authors Jay McTighe and Harvey F. Silver propose a solution: teaching students to make meaning for themselves. Contending that the ability to "earn" understanding will equip students to thrive in school, at work, and in life, the authors highlight seven higher-order thinking skills that facilitate students' acquisition of information for greater retention, retrieval, and transfer.
99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos: A Guide for Online Teachers and Fipped Classes by Costa, K. (2020)
Call Number: Print book - 371.335 C8376n W-Stacks

99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Videos, YouTube Playlist
The videos in this playlist support the book 99 Tips for Simple and Sustainable Videos by Karen Costa.

Collections of Ebooks, STLCC Libraries

St. Louis Community College subscribes to several e-book collections, in addition to holding many individual copies of e-books. Individual titles and many of the books held in collections can be found using the Library Catalog. For a wider listing of available e-books, use ArcherSearch. A complete, comprehensive search of all e-books available may require searching all of the collections listed below.

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text e-books in a wide range of subject areas along with tools to find, use, and manage the information.
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eBooks on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Search and view the full text of eBooks.
Search and view the full text of eBooks by keyword search or browsing categories, highlights, or featured books.
Human Kinetics Library This link opens in a new window
E-books and videos on physical fitness, exercise, kinesiology, and sports.
The platform features a growing collection of cross-searchable e-books and videos with a tailored taxonomy that recognizes the various subjects within kinesiology and exercise science.
National Geographic Virtual Library This link opens in a new window
In addition to the entire run of National Geographic magazine (1888-current), this database includes over 300 e-books.
National Geographic Virtual Library includes National Geographic magazine in a cross-searchable platform (1888-current). NGVL also includes the People, Animals, and the World collection, which contains full-text books, magazines, videos, maps and National Geographic images.

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Provides unlimited access to over 45,000 ebooks in computer programming, information technology, business, math, science, and engineering. Includes streaming videos, case studies, expert playlists, and more. Need help?
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ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
In addition to magazine and journal articles, company reports, industry data, and economic reports for countries and states, this database includes thousands of ebooks on business, management, economics and leadership topics.
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ProQuest One Business contains:

• Company, industry and country reports from providers such Fitch Solutions and Economist Intelligence Unit; and in-depth analyst reports from J. P. Morgan
• Scholarly journal and ebook coverage from hundreds of publishers
• Full text of the three major global business news sources: the Wall Street Journal, the Economist and the Financial Times
• A robust collection of video – including interviews with business leaders, case studies and trainings
•Hundreds of thousands of reports from J.P. Morgan, Hoovers, BMI Research, EIU, Plunkett Research and others.
Sage Knowledge This link opens in a new window
Reference books including social science, green issues, and criminal justice.
SAGE Knowledge provides an interface to search SAGE Book, Business Case, Reference, and Video titles in the social sciences. Links to SAGE Journals and SAGE Research Methods are provided through a "SAGE Recommends" widget.

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