Join some colleagues in reading and exploring a TILT book kit. Each kit includes: 4 copies of the book, guiding questions, optional activities, a recommended meeting schedule, and suggestions for leading the group – everything you need to run a successful book club. Each book is aligned with the domains of the Teaching Effectiveness Framework (TEF) to support your teaching goal or earn credit for the Teaching Effectiveness Initiative (TEI) program for participating in or leading a book club. TILT will contact you with your group members’ contact information, how to pick up a copy of the book, and further instructions.
TEF Alignment: Varies depending on book choice.
BOOK
Small Teaching by James Lang
Research into how we learn has opened the door for utilizing cognitive theory to facilitate better student learning. But that’s easier said than done. Many books about cognitive theory introduce radical but impractical theories, failing to make the connection to the classroom. In Small Teaching, James Lang presents a strategy for improving student learning with a series of modest but powerful changes that make a big difference – many of which can be put into practice in a single class period. These strategies are designed to bridge the chasm between primary research and the classroom environment in a way that can be implemented by any faculty in any discipline and even integrated into pre-existing teaching techniques.
