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The Teaching & Learning Center eBookshelf<\/h1>\n

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Books we recommend in the field of teaching and learning for higher education<\/h3>\n

At the Teaching & Learning Center (TLC), we strive to offer an eBook version of current books in the field of teaching and learning for higher education. We recommend the following books that can be checked out online. You will need to set up or sign in to your account with ProQuest eBook Central through Cline Library\u00a0<\/a>to access the books.<\/p>\n

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99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos: A Guide for Online Teachers and Flipped Classes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Costa, Karen.\u00a099 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos: A Guide for Online Teachers and Flipped Classes<\/i>, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kelly, Kevin, and Todd D. Zakrajsek.\u00a0Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments<\/i>, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2021.<\/p>\n

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Autonomy-Supportive Teaching in Higher Education: A Practical Guide for College Professors<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Whitehead, Patrick.\u00a0Autonomy-Supportive Teaching in Higher Education: A Practical Guide for College Professors<\/i>, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2023.<\/p>\n

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Bandwidth Recovery: Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources Lost to Poverty<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Verschelden, Cia.\u00a0Bandwidth Recovery: Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources Lost to Poverty, Racism, and Social Marginalization<\/i>, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2017.<\/p>\n

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Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Opportunities for Colleges and Universities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Garcia, Gina Ann.\u00a0Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Opportunities for Colleges and Universities<\/i>, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.<\/p>\n

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Creating the Path to Success in the Classroom: Teaching to Close the Graduation Gap for Minority, First-Generation, and Academically Unprepared Students<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kathleen F. Gabriel.\u00a0Creating the Path to Success in the Classroom\u202f: Teaching to Close the Graduation Gap for Minority, First-Generation, and Academically Unprepared Students<\/i>. Routledge, 2018.<\/p>\n

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Critical Teaching Behaviors: Defining, Documenting, and Discussing Good Teaching<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Barbeau, Lauren, et al.\u00a0Critical Teaching Behaviors\u202f: Defining, Documenting, and Discussing Good Teaching.<\/i>\u00a01st ed., Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2023.<\/p>\n

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Distracted\u202f: Why Students Can\u2019t Focus and What You Can Do About It<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

James M. Lang.\u00a0Distracted\u202f: Why Students Can\u2019t Focus and What You Can Do About It<\/i>. Basic Books, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Harrington, Christine, and Todd D. Zakrajsek.\u00a0Dynamic Lecturing: Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness<\/i>, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2017.<\/p>\n

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Enhancing Inclusive Instruction\u202f: Student Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Advancing Equity in Higher Education<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Addy, Tracie Marcella, et al. Enhancing Inclusive Instruction\u202f: Student Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Advancing Equity in Higher Education<\/i>. First edition., Routledge, 2024.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Grading for Growth\u202f: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices That Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Clark, David.\u00a0Grading for Growth\u202f: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices That Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education<\/i>. Edited by Robert Talbert, First edition., Routledge, 2023.<\/p>\n

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From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

McNair, Tia Brown, et al.\u00a0From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education<\/i>, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Hispanic S<\/strong>erving Institutions (HSIs) in Practice: Defining “Servingness” at HSIs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Gina Ann Garcia.\u00a0Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in Practice: Defining \u201cServingness\u201d at HSIs<\/i>. Information Age Publishing, 2020.<\/p>\n

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“I Love Learning; I Hate School”: An Anthropology of College<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Blum, Susan D.\u00a0“I Love Learning; I Hate School”: An Anthropology of College.<\/i> Cornell University Press, 2016.<\/p>\n

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Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert Eaton, et al. Improving Learning and Mental Health in the College Classroom<\/i>. West Virginia University Press, 2023.<\/p>\n

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Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Hogan, Kelly A, and Viji Sathy. Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom<\/i>, West Virginia University Press, 2022.<\/p>\n

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Infusing Critical Thinking into Your Course: A Concrete, Practical Approach<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nilson, Linda B. Infusing Critical Thinking into Your Course: A Concrete, Practical Approach<\/i>, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2021.<\/p>\n

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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Brown, Peter C, et al. Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning<\/i>, Harvard University Press, 2014.<\/p>\n

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Making Writing Meaningful: A Guide for Higher Education<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Eodice, Michele, et al.\u00a0Making Writing Meaningful\u202f: A Guide for Higher Education<\/i>. First edition., University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 2025.<\/p>\n

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Midcourse Correction for the College Classroom: Putting Small Group Instructional Diagnosis to Work<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Carol A. Hurney, Christine M. Rener, & Jordan D. Troisi. Midcourse Correction for the College Classroom\u202f: Putting Small Group Instructional Diagnosis to Work<\/i> (First edition). Routledge. (2022)<\/p>\n

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Native Presence and Sovereignty in College: Sustaining Indigenous Weapons to Defeat Systemic Monsters<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Tachine, Amanda R..\u00a0Native Presence and Sovereignty in College: Sustaining Indigenous Weapons to Defeat Systemic Monsters, Teachers College Press, 2022.<\/p>\n

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Online Teaching at Its Best: Merging Instructional Design with Teaching and Learning Research<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Nilson, Linda B., and Ludwika A. Goodson. Online Teaching at Its Best: Merging Instructional Design with Teaching and Learning Research<\/i>, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2017.<\/p>\n

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Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning Is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Daniel T. Willingham. Ed.: First Gallery Books hardcover edition. New York : Gallery Books. 2023<\/p>\n

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Picture a Professor: Interrupting Biases about Faculty and Increasing Student Learning<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Neuhaus, Jessamyn. Picture a Professor: Interrupting Biases about Faculty and Increasing Student Learning<\/i>, West Virginia University Press, 2022.<\/p>\n

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Promoting Inclusive Classroom Dynamics in Higher Education: A Research-Based Pedagogical Guide for Faculty<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Oleson, Kathryn C. Promoting Inclusive Classroom Dynamics in Higher Education: A Research-Based Pedagogical Guide for Faculty<\/i>, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Gannon, Kevin M. Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto<\/i>, West Virginia University Press, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tobin, Thomas J., and Kirsten T. Behling.\u00a0Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education<\/i>, West Virginia University Press, 2018.<\/p>\n

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Relationship-rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Felten, Peter, and Leo M. Lambert.\u00a0Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College<\/i>, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology: Teaching, Learning, and the Science of Memory in a Wired World<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Miller, Michelle D. Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology: Teaching, Learning, and the Science of Memory in a Wired World<\/i>, West Virginia University Press, 2022.<\/p>\n

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Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Darby, Flower, and James M. Lang.\u00a0Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes<\/i>, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2019.<\/p>\n

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SoTL Research Methodologies: A Guide to Conceptualizing and Conducting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeo, Michelle.\u00a0SoTL Research Methodologies\u202f: A Guide to Conceptualizing and Conducting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning<\/i>. Taylor & Francis Unlimited, 2023.<\/p>\n

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Specifications Grading\u202f: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nilson, Linda B.\u00a0Specifications Grading\u202f: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time<\/i>. Stylus Publishing, 2015.<\/p>\n

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Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Zakrajsek, Todd D., and Linda B. Nilson. <\/span>Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors<\/span><\/i>, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hooks, Bell.\u00a0Teaching Community\u202f: A Pedagogy of Hope<\/i>. Routledge, 2003<\/p>\n

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Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hooks, bell. Teaching Critical Thinking\u202f: Practical Wisdom<\/i>. Routledge, 2010.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Teaching Matters: A Guide for Graduate Students<\/a><\/strong>
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\n<\/strong>Haynie, Aeron, and Stephanie Spong.\u00a0Teaching Matters: A Guide for Graduate Students<\/i>, West Virginia University Press, 2022.<\/p>\n

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Teaching Naked: How Moving Technology Out of Your College Classroom Will Improve Student Learning<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Bowen, Jos\u00e9 Antonio, et al.\u00a0Teaching Naked: How Moving Technology Out of Your College Classroom Will Improve Student Learning<\/i>, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012.<\/p>\n

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Teaching to Transgress\u202f: Education as the Practice of Freedom<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hooks, bell. Teaching to Transgress\u202f: Education as the Practice of Freedom<\/i>. Routledge, 1994.<\/p>\n

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Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning – 1st Edition 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bowen, Jos\u00e9 Antonio, and C. Edward Watson.\u00a0Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning<\/i>, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024.<\/p>\n

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Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning – 2nd Edition 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bowen, Jos\u00e9 Antonio.\u00a0Teaching with AI\u202f: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning.<\/i>\u00a02nd ed., Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025.<\/p>\n

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Teaching with Compassion: An Educator\u2019s Oath to Teach from the Heart<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Kaufman, Peter, and Janine Schipper.\u00a0Teaching with Compassion: An Educator\u2019s Oath to Teach from the Heart<\/i>, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018.<\/p>\n

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The Caring University : Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace After the Great Resignation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

McClure, Kevin R.\u00a0The Caring University: Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace after the Great Resignation<\/i>. 1st ed., Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025.<\/p>\n

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The Joyful Online Teacher : Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Flower Darby. Ed.: First. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press. 2026<\/p>\n

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The Missing Course: Everything They Never Taught You about College Teaching<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Gooblar, David.\u00a0The Missing Course: Everything They Never Taught You about College Teaching<\/i>, Harvard University Press, 2019.<\/p>\n

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The New College Classroom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Cathy N. Davidson, and Christina Katopodis.\u00a0The New College Classroom<\/i>. Harvard University Press, 2022.<\/p>\n

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The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Doyle, Terry, and Todd D. Zakrajsek.\u00a0The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain<\/i>, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2013.<\/p>\n

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The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Artze-Vega, Isis, et al.\u00a0The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching<\/i>. W.W. Norton and Company, 2023.<\/p>\n

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The Online Teaching Survival Guide: Simple and Practical Pedagogical Tips<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Boettcher, Judith V., and Rita-Marie Conrad.\u00a0The Online Teaching Survival Guide: Simple and Practical Pedagogical Tips<\/i>, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016.<\/p>\n

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The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bertram Gallant, Tricia, and David A Rettinger. The Opposite of Cheating\u202f: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI<\/i>. First edition. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2025.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Stachowiak, Bonni, and Kathryn E. Linder.\u00a0The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide<\/i>, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2020.<\/p>\n

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The Science of Learning Meets AI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ludwig, L.D., & Zakrajsek, T.D. (2026). The Science of Learning Meets AI: A Practical Faculty Guide to Purposeful Integration, Student Engagement, and Ethical Practice (1st ed.). Routledge.<\/p>\n

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The Spark of Learning: Energizing the college classroom with the science of emotion<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cavanagh, Sarah Rose.\u00a0The Spark of Learning<\/em>\u202f: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion<\/em>. First edition., West Virginia University Press, 2016.<\/p>\n

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The Writer\u2019s Practice\u202f: Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Warner, J. The Writer\u2019s Practice\u202f: Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing<\/i>. Penguin Books, 2019.<\/p>\n

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Thrive Online: A New Approach to Building Expertise and Confidence As an Online Educator<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Riggs, Shannon, and Kathryn E. Linder.\u00a0Thrive Online: A New Approach to Building Expertise and Confidence As an Online Educator<\/i>, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Transforming Hispanic-Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Garcia, Gina Ann.\u00a0Transforming Hispanic-Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice<\/i>, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.<\/p>\n

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Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Weinstein, Yana, et al.\u00a0Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide<\/i>, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.<\/p>\n

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Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Blum, S. D. Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)<\/i>, West Virginia University Press, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Unraveling faculty burnout: Pathways to reckoning and renewal<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pope-Ruark, Rebecca.\u00a0Unraveling Faculty Burnout<\/em>\u202f: Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal<\/em>. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.<\/p>\n

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What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Addy, Tracie Marcella, et al.\u00a0What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching<\/i>, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2021.<\/p>\n

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Why They Can\u2019t Write\u202f: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Warner, J. Why They Can\u2019t Write\u202f: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities<\/i>. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.<\/p>\n

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Writing in Online Courses: How the Online Environment Shapes Writing Practices<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Jackson, P., & Weaver, C. Writing in Online Courses: How the Online Environment Shapes Writing Practices<\/i>, Myers Education Press, 2018.<\/p>\n

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