Teaching Resources

• Boye, A. (2020). How do I Create Meaningful and Effective Assignments? Teaching, Learning & Professional Development Center, Texas Tech University. 
  https://www.depts.ttu.edu/tlpdc/Resources/Teaching_resources/TLPDC_teaching_resources/CreatingEffectiveAssignments.php#:~:text=By%20sequencing%20a%20large%20assignment,)%2C%20you%20can%20encourage%20thoughtfulness%2C
• Aligning Assignments with Learning Goals. (n.d.). DuPaul Teaching Commons.
  https://resources.depaul.edu/teaching-commons/teaching-guides/assignment-design/Pages/matching-assignments-with-learning-goals.aspx
• Designing Effective Writing Assignments. (n.d.) Teaching with Writing, University of Minnesota. https://wac.umn.edu/tww-program/teaching-resources/designing-effective-writing-assignments
• Gonzalez, J. (2020, June 21). Backward Design: The Basics. Cult of pedagogy. https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/backward-design-basics/
• Chapman, J. R., Kohler, T. B., & Gedeborg, S. (2023). So, Why Do Students Perform Better in Gamified Courses? Understanding Motivational Styles in Educational Gamification. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 61(5), 927–950. https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331221127635 https://ucumberlands.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UOTC_INST/dhmh68/cdi_crossref_primary_10_1177_07356331221127635 
• Estefan, M., Selbin, J. C., & Macdonald, S. (2023). From Inclusive to Equitable Pedagogy: How to Design Course Assignments and Learning Activities That Address Structural Inequalities. Teaching Sociology, 51(3), 262–274. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X231174515 https://ucumberlands.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UOTC_INST/dhmh68/cdi_proquest_journals_2831949212 
• Bjælde, O. E., Boud, D., & Lindberg, A. B. (2023). Designing feedback activities to help low-performing students. Active Learning in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/14697874231212820 https://ucumberlands.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UOTC_INST/dhmh68/cdi_crossref_primary_10_1177_14697874231212820 

All books listed here are available to be checked out from the Center for Teaching and Learning 

• Bean, J.C. (1996). Engaging ideas: The professor’s guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Hanstedt, P. (2018). Creating Wicked Students: Designing courses for a complex world. Stylus. 
• McGuire, S. Y. & McGuire, S. (2015). Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies you can incorporate into any course to improve student metacognition, study skills, and motivation. Stylus. 
• Huba, M. E. & Freed, J. E. (2000). Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses: Shifting the focus from teaching to learning. Allyn and Bacon. 
• Stevens, D. D. and Levi, A. J. (2005). Introduction to Rubrics.Stylus.
• Walvoord, B. E. & Anderson, V. J. (1998). Effective Grading. Jossey-Bass. 
• Angelo, T. A. & Cross, K. P. (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques: A handbook for college teachers (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass.