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Author Rachel Tidd
Wild Learning answers a call in the educational community for practical, easy-to-implement activities that bring core curriculum out of the classroom and into the outdoors. Outdoor learning has risen in popularity in recent years, and it has tremendous benefits. Being outside is healthier, helps chi....
Release Date 2023/04 -
Author William G. Bowen , Taylor Walsh
Over the past decade, a small revolution has taken place at some of the world's leading universities, as they have started to provide free access to undergraduate course materials--including syllabi, assignments, and lectures--to anyone with an Internet connection.....
Release Date 2010/12 -
Understanding and Working with the Veteran Student: A Guide for Educators
Author Bret A. Moore
As classrooms become filled with veterans, instructors need to understand how to effectively assist them with maximizing their learning experience and preparing them for their future careers. This is an incredible responsibility. We owe a great debt to those who hav....
Release Date 2012/10 -
The New Power University: The social purpose of higher education in the 21st century
Author Jonathan Grant
In a changing world, what is the social purpose of higher education?Combining a critique of contemporary universities, a manifesto for the future and a provocation to stimulate change, The New Power University examines how higher education can flourish in the 21st century. Using the framing of ‘new ....
Release Date 2021/04 -
The LMS Guidebook: Learning Management Systems Demystified
Author Steve Foreman
Select, Implement, and Operate the Perfect LMS If you need to manage training and education programs for employees, customers, or students, you need an LMS. Don’t waste time and money picking the wrong one. The LMS Guidebook gets to the core of what an LMS d....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Author Korey Scott , Lauren M. Gallagher , Jon Gordon
An inspiring story with lessons on teamwork—written for kids, but valuable to everyoneAdapted from Jon Gordon’s bestseller The Hard Hat, The Hard Hat for Kids is an inspiring story that teaches children how to be a great teammate. An engaging tale that resonates wi....
Release Date 2018/10 -
The Facilitator's Guide to Immersive, Blended, and Hybrid Learning
Author Cindy Huggett
In The Facilitator’s Guide to Immersive, Blended, and Hybrid Learning, veteran virtual trainer and learning tech maven Cindy Huggett examines the role of a facilitator in immersive, blended, and hybrid learning environments and offers cutting-edge insights and practical advice on how facilitators ca....
Release Date 2022/12 -
Author Bryan Caplan
Why we need to stop wasting public funds on educationDespite being immensely popular--and immensely lucrative—education is grossly overrated. In this explosive book, Bryan Caplan argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skill but t....
Release Date 2018/01 -
The Art and Science of Training
Author Elaine Biech
There are more similarities than differences between how artists and scientists work. Both ask countless questions. Both search in earnest for answers. Both are dedicated to reaching the best results. Not so different from today's trainers, are they? Elaine Bi....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Teaching for Justice and Belonging
Author Tehia Starker Glass , Lucretia Carter Berry
Create a classroom with a culture of true belonging, liberation, and justice for allTeaching for Justice and Belonging: A Journey for Educators & Parents provides a practical and powerful blueprint to unrooting racism in the educational setting. The book is an easy-to-understand guide designed t....
Release Date 2022/08 -
Teaching Fiercely: Spreading Joy and Justice in Our Schools
Author Kass Minor
Revolutionize the way you negotiate the realities of childhood educationIn Teaching Fiercely: Spreading Joy and Justice in Our Schools, accomplished educator Kass Minor delivers an inspiring and practical exploration of what it means to be a just teacher in a system that actively incentivizes injust....
Release Date 2023/05 -
Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens
Author Michael H. Levine , Lisa Guernsey
A guide to promoting literacy in the digital ageWith young children gaining access to a dizzying array of games, videos, and other digital media, will they ever learn to read? The answer is yes—if they are surrounded by adults who know how to help and if they are i....
Release Date 2015/09 -
Successful Fundraising for the Academic Library
Author Laura Sloop Henzl , Kathryn Dilworth
Successful Fundraising for the Academic Library: Philanthropy in Higher Education covers fundraising, a task that is often grouped into a combination role that may include, for example, the university museum or performance venue, thus diluting the opportunity for s....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Author Sarah Connell Sanders , James M. Lang
Cognitive science research-based teaching techniques any educator can implement in their K-8 classroomIn Small Teaching K-8, a team of veteran educators bridges the gap between cognitive theory and the K-8 classroom environment, applying the same foundational research found in author James Lang’s be....
Release Date 2022/11 -
Author Theodore Richards
A practical approach to shared inquiry and exploration in K-12 classroomsWe are in a period of unknowns unlike any in a generation or more. As educators, we need new pathways and ideas that can help us educate children for the world to come. Reimagining the Classroom: Creating New Learning Spaces an....
Release Date 2022/12 -
Reducing Cyberbullying in Schools
Author Sheri Bauman , Marilyn Campbell
Reducing Cyberbullying in Schools: International Evidence-Based Best Practices provides an accessible blend of academic rigor and practical application for mental health professionals, school administrators and educators, giving them a vital tool in stemming the pr....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Author Doug Lemov , Hilary Lewis , Darryl Williams , Denarius Frazier
Practical solutions and online training tools to counter the isolation felt by K-12 students in a resource-challenged education systemIn Reconnect: Building School Culture for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging, a team of distinguished educators from Teach Like a Champion and Uncommon Schools deli....
Release Date 2022/10 -
Professions and Professional Service Firms
Author Daniel Muzio , Mike Saks
Professions are increasingly linked with enterprise at a number of interrelated levels. By considering the relationship of professions to the enterprise contexts in which they work, this book reveals the dilemmas posed to professional groups, and the opportunities ....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Praxis Core For Dummies with Online Practice Tests, 2nd Edition
Author Chan Cleveland , Carla C. Kirkland
Get the confidence you need to ace the Praxis CorePrepping for the Praxis Core can feel like a pain—but it doesn't have to! Beginning with a thorough overview of the exam to ensure there are no surprises on test day, Praxis Core For Dummies with Online Practice Te....
Release Date 2018/02 -
Pediatric Disorders of Regulation in Affect and Behavior, 2nd Edition
Author Georgia A. DeGangi
Pediatric Disorders of Regulation in Affect and Behavior, second edition is a skills-based book for mental health professionals working with children experiencing disorders of self-regulation. These children are highly sensitive to stimulation from the environment,....
Release Date 2017/01 -
Microlearning: Short and Sweet
Author Karl M. Kapp , Ron A. Defelice
Your Microlearning PrimerMicrolearning. Is it a text message or a video? Does it need to be shorter than five minutes? Do you just “chunk” a longer course into smaller pieces? Find the answers to these and other questions in this concise, comprehensive, and first-o....
Release Date 2019/09 -
Michael Allen's Guide to e-Learning, 2nd Edition
Author Tony Bingham , Michael W. Allen
Explore effective learning programs with the father of e-learningMichael Allen's Guide to e-Learning: Building Interactive, Fun, and Effective Learning Programs for Any Company, Second Edition presents best practices for building interactive, fun, and effective on....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education
Author Siri Ingvaldsen , Dianne Oberg
Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education: Educating the Educators is written for librarians and educators working in universities and university colleges, providing them with the information they need to teach media and information literacy to students at....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Manager’s Guide to Mobile Learning
Author Brenda J. Enders
The ultimate guide to spearheading a mobile learning program! Covers everything from the basics to working with developers and gaining stakeholder supportManager’s Guide to Mobile Learning offers managers an overview of how to create, implement, and successfully use....
Release Date 2013/09 -
Lessons from the Virtual Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching, 2nd Edition
Author Keith Pratt , Rena M. Palloff
Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt, the most trusted online teaching experts, have completely updated and revised this classic to reflect changes in technology and advances in online teaching made in the last decade, in order to meet today's online learning challenges. T....
Release Date 2013/06 -
ISD From The Ground Up, 4th Edition
Author Chuck Hodell
Don’t leave course design to trial and error. Is trial and error a key pathway to instructional systems design (ISD)? Does success come only to experienced designers with expert instincts? Prior to the 2000 publication of ISD From the Ground Up, it certai....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Interact and Engage!: 75+ Activities for Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars
Author Kassy LaBorie , Tom Stone
Ignite Online Events and Virtual Training with the Use of Well-Designed and Facilitated Activities Creating outstanding virtual meetings, webinars, and training programs has always been challenging for novice and experienced instructional designers and facilitators alike. Virtual learning experts K....
Release Date 2022/09