Get inspired again about teaching! This week, we take a look at a few of the “must read” books we always recommend to those who teach at the university level. Claire shares why she finds these particular works so compelling and how they have impacted her teaching and the teaching of countless others.
Here are the books Claire mentioned (and in her suggested reading order!):
Palmer, P. J. (2007). The courage to teach: Exploring the inner landscape of a teacher’s life. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass.
Bain, K. (2004). What the best college teachers do. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
Fink, L. D. (2013). Creating significant learning experiences: An integrated approach to designing college courses. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass.
Bain, K. (2012). What the best college students do. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
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