Taylor, Kathleen, Catherine Marienau and Morris Fiddler. Developing Adult Learners: Strategies for Teachers and Trainers. San Franciso: Jossey-Bass, 2000, 391pp.
LC 5225 .L42 T39 2000
The book includes more than 60 exercises tied to one or more strategies of learning -- assessing, collaborating, experimenting, imagining, inquiring, performing-stimulating, and reflecting. Some exercises were originally designed for a specific context (e.g. physics class, corporate team-building retreat), so will often need tailoring. The last section of the book looks at how to improve one's own effectiveness as a teacher.

Weimer, Maryellen. Improving College Teaching. Strategies for Developing Instructional Effectiveness. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990, 232 pp.
LB 2331 W37 1990
Discusses the challenges facing the improvement of teaching at the college level, along with strategies for how institutions might overcome these challenges.

Weimer, Maryellen. Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002, 258pp.
LB 2331 .W39 2002
Explains how to move from teacher-centered to learner-centered instruction. Although a theoretical foundation is provided, the focus of the book is giving practical ideas and advice.

Wright, W. Alan, et al. Teaching Improvement Practices. Successful Strategies for Higher Education. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing, 1995, 402 pp.
LB 2331 .W65 1995
An anthology of 15 essays by 22 authors. The essays address both general issues in faculty development as well as such specific topics as cooperative learning, laboratory teaching, teaching portfolios, and the development issues of new faculty members.

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