Navigating Challenges in Qualitative Educational Research, from Routledge by Todd Ruecker and Vanessa Svihla, discusses how education researchers navigate the qualitative research process, along with a myriad of decision points. This work offers students and other researchers insights on how to deal with research challenges.
Category: Books & E-books
Pearson announces a transition to digital-only textbooks
Inside Higher Education reports that Pearson is abandoning the traditional print textbook model in favor of a digital-first strategy. While renting books can save money, the option to resell or purchase used print books will disappear, giving Pearson more control over student choice and student access says, Phil Hill who blogs about the changes here.
Featured E-book: The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread
The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread by Cailin O”Connor, outline in their new book that social dynamics of “alternative facts” influences what people believe and that depend on who they know. Authors explore why demonstrably false beliefs persist and spread despite bad, even fatal, consequences for the people who hold them.
Featured E-Resource: TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching
The USF Libraries has acquired an award-winning online encyclopedia, the TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching, edited by USF Associate Professor of ESOL, John Liontas. To learn more about this eight-volume work, click here.
Featured E-book: Queer Adolescent Literature
Queer Adolescent Literature as a Complement to the English Language Arts Curriculum, by Joan Kaywell (2018), offers guided instructional approaches for including queer-themed young adult literature in language arts. Each chapter highlights one YA novel and offers activities that guide students to a deeper understanding of the content. Image credit
Celebrating the Public Domain: 19 in 2019
In June of 2018 the library posted a list of items just coming into the public domain that can be digitized by the USF Tampa Library. We asked our community to vote for what they most would like to see digitized. The list of newly digitized items from the project is available through this post in Digital Directions. We would like to continue this on an annual basis. Here is a list of possible titles for our 2020 digitization and we would like your help narrowing it down. Vote for your favorites here:
https://usf.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0pLGWRNAG86Vpdz.
Can Book Piracy Be Stopped?
The problem of illegally downloaded books is a growing one. This article in The Guardian discusses this trend.
Join Us for Francisco Stork’s Presentation on February 7, 2019
he USF Libraries and Dr. Joan Kaywell invite you to the presentation of the Joan F. Kaywell Books Save Lives Award to recipient Francisco Stork, author of Memory of Light on Thursday, February 7, 2019 from 1:30-3:30 PM at the USF Alumni Center, Traditions Hall. Book signing to follow. Light refreshments will be served.
Featured E-book–Teaching Race
Teaching Race, How to Help Students Unmask and Challenge Racism by Stephen Brookfield (2019), addresses the need to educate students about race and racism in higher education. This book addresses some of the most common questions teachers raise about how to teach students racial awareness, particularly at predominantly White institutions. The book includes practical tips, tools and techniques shared by teachers in various disciplines.
ATLE Spring 2019 Book Club
ATLE Book Club: James Lang’s Small Teaching Thursdays from 11:30 am-1:00pm Meeting dates: 1/24, 2/7, 2/21, 3/21, 4/4 ATLE provides the books – you just read and come to the meetings to discuss implementation! Limited to ten faculty. Registration will be conducted …Continue Reading