CETL Library
CETL Library
The CETL Library provides faculty with curated resources grounded in evidence-based instructional strategies for effective college and university teaching. These materials are available to faculty in the CETL Conference Room, Proctor Building, Room 347.
Click here to view the annotated bibliography of CETL books, films, and additional resources

Featured Resource
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success
Author: Wendy Laura Belcher
This practical guide supports faculty, graduate students, and researchers through the academic writing and publishing process with a clear, structured week-by-week plan. It offers strategies for drafting, revising, responding to feedback, and preparing work for publication.
Wendy Laura Belcher is a scholar, professor, and writing specialist known for helping academic writers develop stronger publishing practices. Her work is widely used by scholars across disciplines who want a more organized and achievable approach to academic writing.
Teaching & Learning
- Blumberg, P. (2014). Assessing and Improving Your Teaching.
- Blumberg, P., & Weimer, M. (2012). Developing Learner-Centered Teaching.
- Brookfield, S. D. (2006). The Skillful Teacher.
- Brown, G., & Atkins, M. (1994). Effective Teaching in Higher Education.
- Doyle, T. (2008). Helping Students Learn in a Learner-Centered Environment.
- Gabriel, K. F. (2008). Teaching Unprepared Students.
- Gillespie, K. H., & Robertson, D. L. (2010). A Guide to Faculty Development.
- Lee, V. S. (2004). Teaching and Learning Through Inquiry.
- McGuire, S. Y., & McGuire, S. (2015). Teach Students How to Learn.
- Schwartz, B. M., & Gurung, R. A. (2012). Evidence-Based Teaching for Higher Education.
- Weimer, M. (2010). Inspired College Teaching.
- Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (2009). The First Days of School.
Writing, Research & Scholarship
- Brannan, B. (2003). A Writer’s Workshop: Crafting Paragraphs, Building Essays.
- Graff, G., & Birkenstein, C. (2017). They Say / I Say.
- Heffernan, J. A., Lincoln, J. E., & Moore, C. (2001). Writing: A College Workbook.
- Herr, K., & Anderson, G. L. (2015). The Action Research Dissertation.
- Krueger, R. A. (1997). Focus Groups.
- Machi, L. A., & McEvoy, B. T. (2016). The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success.
- Mills, G. E. (2003). Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher.
- Morgan, D. L. (1993). Successful Focus Groups.
- Piantanida, M., & Garman, N. B. (1999). The Qualitative Dissertation.
- Tyner, T. E. (1994). Writing Voyage.
- Williams, K. M. (2015). Doing Research to Improve Teaching and Learning.
- Winkler, A. C., & McCuen, J. R. (2003). Writing Talk.
- Yin, R. K. (2000). Applications of Case Study Research.
Equity, Engagement & Student Success
- Cipolle, S. B. (2010). Service-Learning and Social Justice.
- Emdin, C. (2016). For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood ... and the Rest of Y’all Too.
- McMillan, T., & Wideman, J. E. (2006). Breaking Ice.
- Milner, H. R. (2012). Start Where You Are, But Don’t Stay There.
- Packard, B. W., & Fortenberry, N. L. (2016). Successful STEM Mentoring Initiatives for Underrepresented Students.
- Post, M. A., & Saltmarsh, J. (2016). Publicly Engaged Scholars.
- Rockquemore, K. A., & Laszloffy, T. A. (2008). The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure Without Losing Your Soul.
- Ross, K. A. (2016). Breakthrough Strategies.
- Sedlacek, W. E. (2004). Beyond the Big Test.
- Sullivan, W. M. (2016). The Power of Integrated Learning.
- Tatum, B. D. (1999). Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
- Warren, C. A., & Brooms, D. R. (2017). Urban Preparation.
- Woodson, C. G. (2014). The Mis-Education of the Negro.
Films
- Writing Across Borders (2005), directed by V. T. Burton
- First Generation (2011), directed by B. Underwood
Journal Articles
- Woodson, C. G. (2007). Incident to the Education of Black People. The Journal of Negro Education, 193–527.
Newsletters
- Reese, P. (2016). The Teaching Professor, 30(1), 1–8.
- Rhem, J. (Ed.). (2012). The National Teaching & Learning Forum, 21(1), 1–12.
