Need a quick shot in the arm or a whole new strategy? Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis is just what the doctor ordered. Whether it be getting started with a course or a class, dealing with the change and diversity that are part and parcel of community college teaching, strategies for encouraging and leading discussions, alternatives and supplements to lectures, motivating students, improving writing and problem solving, testing and grading, using new presentation technologies, using evaluations to improve your teaching, or teaching outside of the classroom, Tools for Teaching has scores of suggestions for just about every common pedagogical challenge.

A compilation of innovative ideas from books and published papers by educators around the country, Tools for Teaching is logically and intuitively organized so that advice can be found quickly. Most of the ideas are laid out in just a couple of sentences or short paragraphs, never belaboring the point or burying it in minutiae. This should be a great resource for the new teacher and the seasoned veteran, alike. We happen to have a copy available on the CIE bookshelf, so please stop by and check it out the next time you are near the Educational Media Technologies office.