California State University, Northridge employees may receive any of the essays below for no charge by contacting Faculty Development at x6536 or celtact@csun.edu. Abstracts of these essays may be viewed at POD's Web site.
2005-06 Essays
Leveling the Field: Using Rubrics to Achieve Greater Equity in Teaching and Grading (Dannelle D. Stevens and Antonia Levi, Portland State University)
Laughterpiece Theatre: Humor as a Systematic Teaching Tool (Ronald A. Berk, Johns Hopkins University)
Assessing Students' Online Learning: Strategies and Resources (Patricia Comeaux, University of North Carolina - Wilmington)
Teaching Portfolios for Graduate Students: Process, Content, Product, and Benefits (Lara L. B. Border, University of Colorado at Boulder)
From Passive to Active Learning: Helping Students Make the Shift (Marilla Svinicki, University of Texas at Austin)
Student Teams, Teaching, and Technology (Ruth Federman Stein and Sandra N. Hurd, Syracuse University)
Practice Tests: A Practical Teaching Method (Margaret K. Snooks, University of Houston-Clear Lake)
Using Student-Centered Assessment to Enhance Learning (Mick LaLopa, Purdue University)
2004-05 Essays
Transitions: What's Love Got to Do with It? (Kathleen T. Brinko)
The Power of Student Stories: Connections that Enhance Learning (Peter Frederick)
PowerPoint: Possibilities and Problems (Eugene V. Gallagher and Michael Reder)
Teaching Biethics through Participation and Policy-Making (Karey A. Harwood)
Validity, Research, and Reality: Student Ratings of Instruction at the Crossroads (Jennifer Franklin)
Why Knowing about Disciplinary Differences Can Mean More Effective Teaching (Michele Marincovich)
Teaching for Diversity and Inclusiveness in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) (Angela Linse, Wayne Jacobson, and Lois Reddick)
A Roadmap to Part-Time Faculty Success (Terri A. Tarr)
2003-04 Essays
Student Plagiarism: Are Teachers Part of the Solution of Part of the Problem? (Chris M. Anson)
Taking Self Assessment Seriously (Georgine Loaker)
Promoting Learning through Inquiry (Virginia S. Lee)
Great Expectations and Challenges for Learning Objects (Anne H. Moore)
Encouraging Civil Behavior in Large Classes (Mary Deane Sorcinelli)
2002-03 Essays
Leading Culturally Sensitive Classroom Discussions Following September 11 (Devorah Lieberman)
Unlearning: A Critical Element in the Learning Process (Virginia S. Lee)
Teaching Circles: Making Inquiry Safe for Faculty (Laurel Black & Mary Ann Cessna)
Creating a Culture of Co-Learniners with Problem-Based Learning (Kristi L. Arndt)
Improving Teaching through Classroom Action Research (Gwynn Mettetal)
Helping Students Help Each Other: Making Peer Feedback More Valuable (Linda B. Nilson)
2001-02 Essays
College Teaching as an Educational Helping Relationship (Douglas Reimondo Robertson)
Teachers are Diverse, Too -- Respecting Each Other's Beliefs (Richard G. Tiberius)
The Multicultural Teaching Portfolio (Matt Kaplan)
Imperatives for Reforming Pedagogy and Curriculum (Hitendra Pillay and Bob Elliott)
Reflections on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Pat Hutchings)
Diversity Begins at Home: Multiculturalism in State and Regional Studies (Barbara Lounsberry)
From Cognitive Dissonance to Self-Motivated Learning (Edmund J. Hansen)
Teachers and Scholars as Designers: The Art and Pratice of Instructional Design (Charles M. Spuches)
Essay Packet #1: Alternatives to Traditional Teaching Methods and Learning Strategies
Writing to Learning, Judith Kalman & Calvin Kalman (1997-98)
Adding On-line Computer Methods to Your Repertoire of Teaching Strategies, Nancy A. Diamond (1997-98)
Active Learning Beyond the Classroom, Edward Neal (1995-96)
Mentorship in the Classroom: Making the Implicit Explicit, Deanna Martin, Robert Blanc, & David Arendale (1994-95)
Risky Business: Making Active Learning a Reality, Charles C. Bonwell (1992-93)
Spectators and Gladiators: Reconnecting the Students with the Problem, John Boehrer (1991-91)
Essay Packet #2: Cooperative/Collaborative Learning, Small Groups
Problem-based Learning: Preparing Students to Succeed in the 21st Century, Barbara J. Duch, Deborah E. Allen, & Harold B. White, III (1997-98)
Three Keys to Using Learning Groups Effectively, Larry K. Michaelsen (1997-98)
Collaborative Learning: Reframing the Classroom, Jean MacGregor (1990-91)
Essay Packet #3: Critical Thinking
But How Do We Get Them to Think?, Carol A. Weiss (1992-93)
Building Confidence and Community in the Classroom, J. Dennis Huston (1991-92)
Critical Thinking by Design, Joanne Gainen Kurfiss (1989-90)
Leading the Seminar: Graduate and Undergraduate, Ed Neal (1996-97)
Essay Packet #8: Motivating Students
Relating Student Experience to Courses and the Curriculum, Virginia S. Lee (1997-98)
The Critical Match Between Motivation to Learn and Motivation to Teach, Ronald Teeples & Harvey Wichman
Mistakes and Other Classroom Techniques, Harriet C. Edwards (1994-95)
Learning a Lot vs. Looking Good: A Source of Anxiety for Students, Anastasia S. Hagen (1993-94)
Essay Packet #10: Change, Renewal, and the Professoriate
Ten Qualities of Self-Renewing Faculty, Frederick M. Hudson (1992-93)
Rethinking What It Means to be a Scholar, R. Eugene Rice (Winter-Spring 1990)
Why Professors Don't Change, Loren Ekroth (Winter-Spring 1990)