Course Design

Drs. Abdul-Nasser Kassar, Hweida Kammourie, Jordan Srour and Khaleel Mershad at a meeting in the LAU libraries in Beirut

Online Learning

CIL staff and faculty fellows have put together guidelines and made available resources for faculty on online course design and delivery. These resources were put to practice during the COVID-19 pandemic that called on LAU to move most courses to remote delivery. You are invited to refer to the following documents for tips and guidelines to help you develop and/or enhance your online courses and navigate through remote teaching:

Online Learning at LAU
LibGuide Online Learning
Online Course Delivery Guide
CIL Support for Blackboard Courses
Designing a Course for Meaningful Learning by Dr. Rima Bahous

In addition, events and workshops on online course design and integration of pertinent technologies in course development are provided to faculty on a regular basis.

Blended Learning

Flipped Classroom Design by Dr. Rima Bahous
Flipped Classroom Design Guide by Dr. Rima Bahous and Dr. Barbar Akle
Multimedia in Education by Dr. Claudia Kozman

Resources

Journals

Books

Allen, M. (2006). Assessing general education programs. San Francisco, Calif.: Anker Pub. Co.
Allen, M. (2006). Assessing general education programs in higher education. Bolton, MA: Anker.
Bain, K. (2004). What the best college teachers do. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Bain, A. & Zundans-Fraser, L. (2016). Rising to the challenge of transforming higher education: Designing universities for learning and teaching. SpringerLink (Online service).
Bain, A., & Zundans-Fraser, L. (2017). The self-organizing University: Designing the higher education organization for quality learning and teaching. SpringerLink (Online service).
Bamber, V., Trowler, P. Saunders, M. & Knight, P. (2009). Enhancing learning, teaching, assessment, and curriculum in higher education. New York: Open University Press/ McGraw-Hill.
Banta, T. & Palomba, C. (2015). Assessment essentials: Planning, implementing and improving assessment in higher education (2^nd. ed.). San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass.
Barkley, E. (2010). Student engagement techniques: A handbook for college faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Bartlett, J. (2015). Outstanding assessment for learning in the classroom. London: Routledge.
Beach, A., Sorcinelli, M. D., Austin A., Rivard, J. (2016). Faculty development in the age of evidence: Current practices, future imperatives. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Bean, J. (2011). Engaging ideas: the professor’s guide to integrating writing, critical thinking and active learning in the classroom (2^nd. Ed). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Bender, D. (2012). Discussion-based online teaching to enhance student learning: Theory practice and assessment. Sterling, Va.: Stylus.
Berg, M., (2016). The slow professor: Challenging the culture of speed in the academy. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division.
Bergman, J. & Sams, A. (2012). Flip your Classroom: Reach every student in every class every day. Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD.
Blanchard, J. (2009). Teaching, Learning and Assessment. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill/Open University Press.
Brookfield, S.D., & Preskill, S. (2016).The discussion book: 50 great ways to get people talking. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Brown, J. & Kurzweil, M. (2017). Instructional quality, student outcomes, and institutional finances. American Council in Education: Washington, D.C.
Brown, P.C., Roediger III, H.L. & McDaniel, M.A. (2014). Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. (1^st Ed.). Boston, MA: Belknap Press, an Imprint of Harvard University Press.
Cambridge, D., Yancey, K. & Cambridge, B. (2009). Electronic portfolio 2.0. Emergent research on implementation and impact. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Carey, B. (2015). How we learn: The surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens. New York: NY: Random House Trade Publishers.
Carless, D. (2015). Excellence in University Assessment: learning from award-winning practice. New York: Routledge.
Cheng, M. (2016). Quality in higher education: Developing a virtue of professional practice. SpringerLink (Online service).
Cleaver, E., Lintern, M. & Mc.Lindin, M. (2014). Teaching and learning in higher education: Disciplinary Approaches to Educational Enquiry. Los Angeles: Sage Publications.
Cook, C.E. & Kaplan, M. (Eds.). (2011). Advancing the culture of teaching on campus. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Edmiston, B. (2014). Transforming teaching and learning with active and dramatic approaches: Engaging students across the curriculum. New York: Routledge.
Ewell, P. (2006). Making the grade: How boards can ensure academic quality. Washington DC: Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities.
Felten, P., Gardner, J., Schroeder, C., Lambert, B., Barefoot, B. & Hrabowski, F., (2016). The undergraduate experience: Focusing institutions on what matters most. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Fisher, D. & Frey, N. (2014). Better learning through structured teaching: A framework for the gradual release of responsibility. Alexandria: ASCD.
Flavin, M. (2017). Disruptive technology enhanced learning: The use and misuse of digital technologies in higher education. SpringerLink (Online service).
Fook, C., Sidhu, G., Narasuman, S., Fong, L., Abdul Rahman, S. (2016). 7^th international conference on university learning and teaching. Proceedings: educate to innovate. Singapore: Springer. (Springer ebook).
Frey, N. & Fisher, D. (2011). The formative assessment action plan: Practical steps to more successful teaching and learning. Alexandria VA: ASCD.
Fry, H. Ketteridge, S., & Marshall, S. (2015). A handbook for teaching and learning in higher education: Enhancing academic practice (4^th ed.). London: Routledge.
Gillespie, K.J., Robinson, D.L. & Associates. (2010). A guide to faculty development (2^nd Ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Gordon, E., & Rajagopain, K. (2016). The testing and learning revolution: The future of assessment in education. New York: Palgrave Macmillan (ebook).
Griffin, P., & Care, E. (eds.) (2015). Assessment and Teaching of 21^st Century Skills: Methods and approaches. Dordrecht: Springer. (Springer ebook).
Groakrke, L., Tindale, Ch. & Frederick, L. (2004). Good reasoning matters! A constructive approach to critical thinking. Don Mills, Ot: Oxford University Press.
Gross Davis, B. (2009). Tools for teaching (2^nd. Ed) San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Hutchings, P. (2010). Opening doors to faculty improvement in assessment. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
Jankowski, N.A. (2017). Unpacking relationships: Instruction and student outcomes. American Council on Education: Washington, D.C.
Kember, D. (2016). Understanding the nature of motivation and motivating students through teaching and learning in higher education. Singapore: Springer (Springer ebook).
King, E. (2015). Best practices in online program development: Teaching and learning in higher education. New York: Routledge.
Klopper, Ch., Drew, S. (2015). Teaching for learning and learning for teaching: Peer review of teaching in higher education. SpringerLink (Online service).
Kong, S., Wong, T., Yang, M., Chow, Ch., Tse, K., (2017). Emerging practices in scholarship of learning and teaching in a digital era. SpringerLink (Online service).
Kotter, J. & Cohen, D. (2012). The heart of change. Cambridge MA: Harvard Business Review Press.
Lang, J.M. (2016). Small teaching: Everyday lessons from the science of learning. (1^st Ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Layne, P. C, Lake, P. (2015). Global innovation of teaching and learning in higher education: Transgressing boundaries. SpringerLink (Online service).
Leicester. M. (2010). Teaching critical thinking: ideas and actions. London: Continuum.
Li, M. & Zhao, Y. (Eds.) (2015). Exploring learning and teaching in higher education. Berlin: Springer. (Springer ebook).
Li, Y., Chang, M., Kravcik, M., Popescu, E., Huang, R. Kinshuk, A., & Chen, N. (Eds.) (2016). State of the art and future directions of smart learning. Singapore: Springer. (Springer ebook).
Maki, P. (2004). Assessing for learning: Building a sustainable commitment across the institution. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Mandinach, E. & Jackson, S. (2012). Transforming teaching and learning through data-driven decision making. Thousand Oak: Corwin.
Marbach-Ad, G., Egan, L., & Thompson, K. (2015). A discipline-based teaching and learning center: a model for professional development. Cham: Springer (Springer ebook).
Mayfield, M, (2007). Thinking for yourself: Developing critical thinking skills through reading and writing (7^th ed.). Australia: Thomson: Wadsworth.
McDonald, E. & Hershman, D. (2010). Classrooms that Spark: Recharge and Revive your teaching (2^nd ed.) San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Myers, R. (2005). Learning from nature: Cross-curricular activities to foster creative and critical thinking. Chicago, Ill.: Zephyr Press.
Nosich, G. (2009). Learning to think things through: A guide to critical thinking across the curriculum. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Osman, R., Hornsby, D. (2017). Transforming teaching and learning in higher education: Towards a socially just pedagogy in a global context. SpringerLink (Online service).
Paul, R. & Elder, L. (2006). Critical Thinking: Learn the tools the best thinkers use. New Jersey, Columbus, Ohio: Pearson, Prentice Hall.
Peris-Ortiz, M., Gomez, J., Velez-Torres, F., & Rueda-Armengot, C. (Eds.) (2016). Education tools for Entrepreneurship: Creating and action learning environment through educational learning tools. Cham: Springer. (Springer ebook).
Race, P. (2007). The lecturer’s toolkit: A practical guide to assessment, learning and teaching (3^rd. ed.). London: Routledge.
Reidsema, C., Kavanagh, L., Hadgraft, R., Smith, N. (2017). The flipped classroom: Practice and practices in higher education. SpringerLink (Online service).
Ryan, M. (2015). Teaching reflective learning in higher education: A systematic approach using pedagogic patterns. SpringerLink (Online service).
Scott, S., Scott, D., & Webber, C. (Eds.) (2016). Assessment in Education: Implications for leadership. Cham: Springer.
Sorcinelli, M.D., Austin, A.E., Eddy, P.L. & Beach, A.L. (2006). Creating the future of faculty development. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Spendlove, D. (2011). Putting assessment for learning into practice. London: Continuum.L.
Strom, K. & Martin, A. (2017). Becoming Teacher: A rhizomatic look at first year teaching. SpringerLink (Online service).
Suskie, L. (2004). Assessing student learning: A common sense guide (2^nd. ed.) San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Sweet, M. & Michaelsen, L. (2012). Team-based learning in the social sciences and humanities: group work that works to generate critical thinking and engagement. Sterling, Va.: Stylus Pub.
Waldrop, J. & Bowdon, M. (Eds.) (2016). Best practices fro flipping the college classroom. New York: Routledge.
Walvoord, B. (2004). Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Wilson, L. (2012). Practical teaching: A guide to assessment and quality assurance. Andover: Cengage Learning.
Wisdom, S. & Leavitt, L. (2015). Handbook of research on advancing critical thinking in higher education. Hershey, Pa.: Information Science Reference.
Wood, B. (2009). Lecture-free teaching: A learning partnership between science educators and their students. Arlington: NSTA Press.
Yancey McGuire, S. & McGuire, S. (2015). Teach students how to learn: Strategies you can incorporate into any course to improve student metacognition, study skills, and motivation. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Zepke, N. (2017). Student engagement in neoliberal times: Theories and practices for learning and teaching in higher education. SpringerLink (Online service).