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Selected References on Leading Discussions

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Barnes C., Christensen, C., & Hansen, A. (1994). Teaching and the case method. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Division.

* Billingsley, R. (1993, February). "Fostering Diversity: Teaching by Discussion." The Teaching Professor, 7, no.2, pp. 3-4.

* Bonwell C., & Eison J. (1991). Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom (ASHE-ERIC Report no.1). Washington DC: George Washington University.

Cashin, W., & McKnight, P. (1986). Improving discussions. Idea Paper, No.15. Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University Center for Faculty Evaluation and Development

* Champagne, D. (1995). The Intelligent Professor’s Guide to Teaching. Pittsburgh, PA:  Interactive Teaching Learning Systems.

Christensen, C., Garvin, D., & Sweet, A. (Eds.) (1991). Education for Judgment: the Artistry of Discussion Leadership. Harvard Business School Press.

* Davidson, C., & Ambrose, S. (1994). "Conducting Discussions." The New Professors Handbook (pp.35-52). Bolton, MA: Anker.

* Davis, G. (1993). "Discussion Strategies." Tools For Teaching (pp. 63-98). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

* "Facilitating Discussion." (1995). The University of Alabama Teaching Handbook (pp.40-43). Tuscaloosa, AL: The Center for Teaching and Learning.

Fisch, L. (1988, June.) Making discussions work: Some practical considerations. A background paper for the University of Wisconsin System Faculty College. Madison, WI: UW System Office.

* Frederick, P. (1981). "The dreaded discussion: Ten ways to Start." Improving College and University Teaching, 23, pp. 109-114. (University of Michigan GSI Guidebook)

Frederick, P. (1994). "Classroom Discussion." In McLaran, S., & Prichard, K. (Eds.) Handbook of College Teaching: Theory and Applications (pp. 99-109). Connecticut: Greenwood Press

* Grasha, A. (1996). Teaching With Style. Pittsburgh, PA: Alliance. (selected sections)

Hyman, R. (1980). Improving Discussion Leadership. New York: Teachers College Press.

Lowman, J. (1995). Mastering the techniques of teaching (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

* McKeachie, W. (1994). Teaching tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers (9th ed.). Lexington, MA: DC Heath.

* Nash, R. (1996). "Fostering Moral Conversations in the College Classroom." Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 7, no. 1, pp. 83-105.

* Nilson, L. (1996). "Leading Effective Discussions." Teaching at its Best (pp. 69-76). Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University.

Tiberius, R. (1990). Small Group Teaching: A Trouble Shooting Guide. Toronto: OISE Press.

* Weimer, M. (Eds.) (1997, February) "The Details of Discussion." The Teaching Professor, 11, no.4, p.3.

 *Available in the CTLT resource center (107 ITDC).