eLearning Academy

Resources

Books

• Growth Mindset, by Carol Dweck
• Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do, by Claude M. Steel
• Red Bird: Poems, by Mary Oliver
• The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another, by Ainissa Ramirez
• The spark of learning energizing the college classroom with the science of emotion, by Sarah Rose Cavanagh for West Virginia University Press
• How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching , by Josh Eyler for West Virginia University Press
• Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, by James Lang for Jossey-Bass
• Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom, by Kelly A. Hogan & Viji Sathy
• The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain, by Annie Murphy Paul
• Getting Things Done, by David Allen
• Minding Bodies: How Physical Space, Sensation, and Movement Affect Learning, by Susan Hrach
• Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education, by Thomas J. Tobin & Kirsten T. Behling
• The Productive Online & Offline Professor, by Bonni Stachowiak

Videos

• The Backwards Bicycle: What it Takes to Unlearn
• Ainissa Ramirez: That Thing Called Science
• Dave Stachowiak’s High School Chemistry Teacher
• Joe Hoyle’s Accounting Mysteries and Puzzles
• Learning Out Loud: Karen Caldwell – TEDxSUNYPotsdam
• Bobby McFerrin Teaching the Pentatonic Scale
• Michael Wesch Presents: The Sleeper
• Shoebox Hug Document Camera

Articles + Guides

• Advice Guide: How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive, by Viji Sathy & Kelly Hogan
• You Don’t Have to Wait for the Clock to Strike to Start Teaching, by Peter Newbury
• A Time for Telling, by Daniel Schwartz and John Bransford
• The Impact of Faculty Attitudes About Intelligence, by Scott Jaschik
• How to make your teaching more engaging, by Sarah Rose Cavanagh for The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Small Changes in Teaching: The First 5 Minutes of Class, by James M. Lang
• Ellen’s Heads Up Game is a Lively EdTech Tool, by Bonni Stachowiak for Teaching in Higher Ed
• Situational interest and learning: Thirst for knowledge. Learning and Instruction, by Jerome Rotgans and Henk Schmidt for Learning and Instruction
• Engaging Students Using Quizlet Live, by Bonni Stachowiak for Teaching in Higher Ed

Teaching in Higher Ed Episodes

• Episode 425
  Inclusive Teaching with Viji Sathy & Kelly Hogan
• Episode 400
  The Heart of a Teacher with Jeff Hittenberger
• Episode 135
  The Spark of Learning with Sarah Rose Cavanagh
• Episode 204
  The Spark of Learning Reprise with Sarah Rose Cavanagh
• Episode 16
  Biology, the Brain, and Learning with Josh Eyler
• Episode 231
  How Humans Learn with Josh Eyler
• Episode 164
  Setting Up Students for Success from the Start with Joe Hoyle
• Episode 66
  Making Challenging Subjects Fun with Ainissa Ramirez
• Episode 318
  The Alchemy of Us with Ainissa Ramirez

Podcast Episodes

• On Being Podcast: adrienne maree brown – We are in a time of new suns
• On Being Podcast: Ross Gay on Tending Joy and Practicing Delight
• This American Life Podcast: Trends with Benefits
• On Being Podcast: Sandra Cisneros on A House of Her Own
• Planet Money Podcast: Episode 216: How Four Drinking Buddies Saved Brazil

Websites

• Ainissa Ramirez
• Retrieval Practice
• Josh Eyler
• Sara Rose Cavanagh
• Joe Hoyle
• Science Edventures – Peter Newbury

Technology Tools

• Quizlet – digital flash cards
• Quizlet Live – interactive flash card game
• Canva* – digital design tool
• hypothes.is – social annotation
• Padlet – collaborative cork board
• Miro – virtual white board
• PollEverywhere – polling
• Loom – screencasting
• Canvas – learning management system
• Zoom – web conferencing