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Reading Groups

The Kaneb Center purchases books on teaching and learning in higher education for small informal reading groups. This service is available to faculty, graduate teaching assistants, and postdoctoral scholars.

1. Select a Book	Work with your group to choose a book from the list below or propose another title. If you propose another title contact kaneb@nd.edu for approval prior to step 2.
2. Plan Meetings	Contact the group to determine specific reading goals and arrange meetings. You may meet several times with specific reading goals or once upon completion of the book. We recommend 2 to 4 meetings.
3. Sign Up	Contact kaneb@nd.edu with the participating group members' ND email addresses. We will purchase and distribute the books.
4. Read and Discuss	Meet to discuss the book as planned in step 2.
5. Submit	Upon completion, you provide kaneb@nd.edu a short summary (1-page or less) of the group's impressions of the book.

Recommended Books

• Advancing Social Justice: Tools, Pedagogies, and Strategies to Transform Your Campus
  Tracy Davis and Laura M. Harrison; Jossey-Bass; 2013. 272 pages.
• Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
  John Medina; Pear Press; 2008. 301 pages.
• Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty
  James Lang; Harvard University Press; 2013. 268 pages.
• Contemplative Practices in Higher Education: Powerful Methods to Transform Teaching and Learning
  Daniel P. Barbezat and Mirabai Bush; Jossey-Bass; 2013. 256 pages.
• The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
  Parker Palmer; Jossey-Bass; 2007. 272 pages.
• Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice, 2nd Ed.
  Geneva Gay; Teachers College Press; 2010. 289 pages.
• Crafting Digital Writing: Composing Texts Across Media and Genres
  Troy Hicks; Heinemann; 2013. 208 pages.
• Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses
  L.Dee Fink; Jossey-Bass; 2003. 320 pages
• Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms, 2nd Ed.
  Stephen Brookfield and Stephen Preskill; Jossey-Bass; 2005. 336 pages. 
• Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness
  Christine Harrington, Todd Zakrajsek; Sylus Publishing, LLC; July 31, 2017. 336 pages.
• Encountering Faith in the Classroom Turning Difficult Discussions Into Constructive Engagement
  Miriam Roslyn Diamond; Stylus Publishing, LLC; 2008;. 245 pages.
• Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment
  Barbara Walvoord; Jossey-Bass; 1998. 272 pages.
• How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
  Susan Ambrose, et al.; Wiley; 2010. 336 pages.
• The Last Lecture
  Randy Pausch; Hyperion; 2008. 206 pages.
• Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice, 2nd Ed.
  Maryellen Weimer; Jossey-Bass; 2013. 304 pages.
• Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
  Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel; Belknap Press; 2014; 336 pages.
• Peer Review of Teaching: A Sourcebook, 2nd. Ed.
  Nancy Van Note Chism; Jossey-Bass; 2007. 228 pages.
• Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery, 2nd Ed.
  Garr Reynolds; New Riders; 2011. 312 pages.
• The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom
  Stephen D. Brookfield; Wiley Publishers; 3rd edition; 2015. 304 pages.
• Teaching in Eden: Lessons from Cedar Point
  John Janovy; Routledge; 2003. 208 pages.
• Teaching for Critical Thinking: Tools & Techniques to Help Students Question Their Assumptions
  Stephen Brookfield; Jossey-Bass; 2011. 304 pages.
• Teaching What You Don't Know
  Therese Huston; Harvard University Press; 2009. 320 pages.
• Teaching with Your Mouth Shut
  Donald Finkel; Heineman; 2000. 208 pages.
• What the Best College Teachers Do
  Ken Bain; Harvard University Press; 2004. 207 pages.
• What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy, 2nd Ed.
  James Paul Gee; Palgrave Macmillan; 2008. 256 pages.
• Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do
  Claude M. Steele; W. W. Norton & Company; 2011. 242 pages.