ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Anson, Chris M. The WAC Casebook: Scenes for Faculty Reflection and Program
Development.  New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002.    
*Discusses how writing aids learning and offers effective assignments, assessment strategies, and technological advice through case studies. 
Anson, Chris M., John E. Schiebert, and Michael M. Williamson.  Writing Across the
Curriculum: An Annotated Bibliography. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1993.
*A very inclusive bibliography with complete annotations. Divided into two parts, the second section offers pedagogical resources that are subdivided into several disciplines.
Bean, John. Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical
Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom.  San Fransisco, CA: Jossey-Bass,  1996.
  *A practical guide to implementing WAC, active learning, and group work into the classroom.  A discussion concerning the link between critical thinking and writing activities is also especially interesting.
Boyle, Mary-Ellen.  The New Schoolhouse: Literacy, Managers, and Belief.         
Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2001.
*Boyle discusses literacy programs in education and in the workplace, and the effects of these programs through the eyes of management and educators.
Bruce, Bertram and Andee Rubin.  Electronic Quills: A situated Evaluation of
Using Computers for Writing in Classrooms.  Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 1993.
*A detailed look at the contributions of computers and other new technologies in reading and writing and the teaching of both.
Christensen, Marge.  Developing Literacy and Workplace Skills.  Bloomington, IN: National
Educational Service, 1997.
*While this resource looks specifically at the development of communication and workplace skills at the secondary level, many of Christenson’s points and practical suggestions are right on target for the student body at the post-secondary level as well.  This source is very practical and directive.
Downes, Toni and Cherryl Fatouros. Learning in an Electronic World: Computers and the  
Language Arts Classroom.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1995.
*Explains how to develop the use of computers in teaching practices, how electronic texts can be used, and how theoretical practices are being implemented in the classroom.
Erik, Kjell, Rudestam, Erik, Shoenholtz-Read, Judith.  Handbook of Online Learning:
Innovations in Higher Education and Corporate Training.  Sage Publications, Inc., 2002.
*Looks at current changes in education due to technology and explores the impacts within the classroom and corporations alike. Of particular interest for health instructors with a section devoted to health education online.
Fallows, Steven.  Integrating Key Skills In Higher Education: Employability, Transferrable
Skills and Learning for Life.  Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2001.
*Divided into four sections: general discussion of implementing workplace skills in education, case studies, observations, and advice for implementing skills in individual  courses.
Forcier, Descy.  The Computer as an Educational Tool: Productivity and Problem Solving.
Prentice Hall, 2001.
  *A practical guide for instructors who would like to implement technological resources in their curriculum.
Hawisher, Gail and Cynthia Selfe, ed. Passions, Pedagogies and 21st Century Technologies.
Logan, Utah: Utah State UP, 1998.
*Highly recommended by Stacey Whitlow, English Instructor at Durham Tech, this text  offers a comprehensive synopsis of where technology will take us in the next millennium.
Ko, Susan and Steve Rossen. Teaching Online: A Practical Guide. Boston, MA: Houghton
Mifflin, 2000.
*An incredible resource for anyone considering teaching online as well as thosedeveloping online classes. Those who have taught online will be able to relate to much of what Ko and Rossen have to say, and compare their experiences to those outlines in the text. Very practical and accessible, Teaching Online supplements and complements Blackboard Training workshops.
Novak, Gregor M.  Just-In-Time Teaching: Blending Active Learning with Web-Technology.  
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999.
*Discusses Active Learning and Technology. Recommended by Dr. Richard Felder,  a recent guest speaker at Durham Technical Community College and authority on Active Learning.
Manzo, Anthony.  Content Area Literacy: Interactive Teaching for Active Learning.
New York: J. Wiley and Sons, 2001.
*Focuses on the dialogue between text, reader, and writer with a special section devoted to those who struggle with content-area reading.
O’Neil, Harold.  Workforce Readiness: Composition and Assessment.  Mahwah, NJ:
Erlbaum Assoc., Inc.: 1997.
*Geared for the community college Instructor, this text examines the skills necessary for a successful entrance into the workforce and explores ways to cultivate those skills in the classroom.
Stevenson, John and Mantz, York, eds.  Capability and Quality in Higher Education. 
London: Kogan Page, 1998.        
*Examines the ways to improve individual capabilities through education and develop work-based skills.
Tyner, Kathleen.  Literacy in a Digital World: Teaching and Learning in the Age of   
Information. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum Assoc., Inc., 1998.
*Explores the effects of technology on literacy and how teaching must be modified in the age of information.
*Vangelisti, Angela, Daly, John, and Friedrich, Gustav, eds.  Teaching Communication: 
Theory, Research and Methods.  Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 1999.
*Designed to aid new instructors in Communication fields, veteran instructors will also benefit from the ideas and practical advice on implementing communication skills in the classroom in many disciplines. A new section on distance learning has been added to this addition.

Potentially Useful Website

http://www.pbs.org/ala/agenda/topics/teach.html
*Links describe current PBS programs that focus on education for workplace skills and literacy issues.

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