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Coaching Grammar and Composition

Author(s): J.C. Alonso Jr.

Many college instructors today are “Baby Boomers” or from “Generation X.” These generations are generally characterized as having a strong work ethic, self-assured, independent learners, goal-centered, and mentally focused. In contrast, most college students today are “Millennials” or from “Generati...

Ideas of Modern Physics

Author(s): Simon L. Dalley

Ideas of Modern Physics is a compact, comprehensive but accessible survey which requires no more (or less) from the reader than intellectual curiosity. The Big Bang, Space-Time, Higgs Boson, Schrodinger’s Cat. This book presents BIG ideas about the universe in a non-mathematical framework accessible...

From "Ummm" to Eager: Developing Your Natural Speaking and Communication Skill

Author(s): Amanda Feller

  From "Ummm" to Eager: Developing Your Natural Speaking and Communication Skill is unique because it is designed to meet today’s changing and emerging learning environment. Post-secondary education is undergoing radical disruption; options are increasing, providing greater choice and independenc...

Mind Over Matter: Critical Thinking Skills

Author(s): Bunnie Loree Claxton, Dawn Cobb-Fossnes

Mind Over Matter: Critical Thinking Skills is curriculum written to teach students the skills they need to collect data, analyze data, search for facts, and think for themselves. Students are bombarded with information, much of which is inaccurate, misleading, and even hurtful. This curriculum is de...

Research Methods for Criminal Justice

Author(s): MICHAEL MONTGOMERY

Teaching and learning research methods can be an arduous task, especially if students do not have a clear understanding and acceptance of why learning the skills of conducting research and the knowledge obtained from reading research are so important to their academic and career development. Rese...

Beyond Yes: Advice for Early Career Professionals Transitioning into the Workplace

Author(s): Kyra L Sutton

Beyond Yes: Advice for Early Career Professionals Transitioning into the Workplace is a non-fiction self-help book that helps young adults adjust to the workplace in the first ten years of their career in four meaningful ways. The book identifies relevant career experiences, describes critical skill...