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The Present Professor

Authenticity and Transformational Teaching

by Elizabeth A. Norell ...

Narrated by Amanda Troop ...

Series series Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed
Unabridged

7 hours 15 min

In a world where stress is unavoidable—where political turmoil, pandemic fallout, and personal challenges touch everyone—this book offers guidance for cutting through the emotional static that can hold teachers back. A specialist in pedagogical strategies with extensive classroom experience, Elizabeth A. Norell explains how an educator's presence, or authenticity, can be critical to creating ... Read more

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In a world where stress is unavoidable—where political turmoil, pandemic fallout, and personal challenges touch everyone—this book offers guidance for cutting through the emotional static that can hold teachers back. A specialist in pedagogical strategies with extensive classroom experience, Elizabeth A. Norell explains how an educator's presence, or authenticity, can be critical to creating
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How to Take Smart Notes

One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking. 2nd Edition

by Sönke Ahrens ...

Narrated by Nigel Fyfe ...

Unabridged

6 hours 14 min

This is the second, revised and expanded edition. The first edition was published under the slightly longer title "How to Take Smart Notes. One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking - for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers".The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and other ... Read more

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This is the second, revised and expanded edition. The first edition was published under the slightly longer title "How to Take Smart Notes. One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking - for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers".The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and other
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Won’t Lose This Dream

How an Upstart Urban University Rewrote the Rules of a Broken System

by Andrew Gumbel ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 46 min

Once just another unglamorous urban university, Georgia State University has become a place of miracles and wonders in the heart of Atlanta, the city that spawned the civil rights movement. GSU is a living experiment in the education of lower income students and a crucible in which the promise of social advancement through talent and hard work, the essence of the American Dream, is being rekindled ... Read more

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Once just another unglamorous urban university, Georgia State University has become a place of miracles and wonders in the heart of Atlanta, the city that spawned the civil rights movement. GSU is a living experiment in the education of lower income students and a crucible in which the promise of social advancement through talent and hard work, the essence of the American Dream, is being rekindled
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Complaint!

by Sara Ahmed ...

Narrated by Pearl Hewitt ...

Unabridged

14 hours 32 min

In Complaint! Sara Ahmed examines what we can learn about power from those who complain about abuses of power. Drawing on oral and written testimonies from academics and students who have made complaints about harassment, bullying, and unequal working conditions at universities, Ahmed explores the gap between what is supposed to happen when complaints are made and what actually happens. To make ... Read more

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In Complaint! Sara Ahmed examines what we can learn about power from those who complain about abuses of power. Drawing on oral and written testimonies from academics and students who have made complaints about harassment, bullying, and unequal working conditions at universities, Ahmed explores the gap between what is supposed to happen when complaints are made and what actually happens. To make
... Read more
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Geeky Pedagogy

A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to Be Effective Teachers

by Jessamyn Neuhaus ...

Narrated by Randye Kaye ...

Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

Geeky Pedagogy is a funny, evidence-based, multidisciplinary, pragmatic, highly accessible guide to the process of learning and relearning how to be an effective college teacher. It is the first college teaching guide that encourages faculty to embrace their inner nerd, inviting listeners to view themselves and their teaching work in light of contemporary discourse that celebrates increasingly ... Read more

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Geeky Pedagogy is a funny, evidence-based, multidisciplinary, pragmatic, highly accessible guide to the process of learning and relearning how to be an effective college teacher. It is the first college teaching guide that encourages faculty to embrace their inner nerd, inviting listeners to view themselves and their teaching work in light of contemporary discourse that celebrates increasingly
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Academia Next

The Futures of Higher Education

by Bryan Alexander ...

Narrated by William Sarris ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

The outlook for the future of colleges and universities is uncertain. Financial stresses, changing student populations, and rapidly developing technologies all pose significant challenges to the nation's colleges and universities. In Academia Next, futurist and higher education expert Bryan Alexander addresses these evolving trends to better understand higher education's next generation.Alexander ... Read more

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The outlook for the future of colleges and universities is uncertain. Financial stresses, changing student populations, and rapidly developing technologies all pose significant challenges to the nation's colleges and universities. In Academia Next, futurist and higher education expert Bryan Alexander addresses these evolving trends to better understand higher education's next generation.Alexander
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U Thrive

How to Succeed in College (and Life)

by Dan Lerner, Alan Schlechter ...

Narrated by Dan Lerner, Alan Schlechter ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

From the professors who teach NYU's most popular elective class, "Science of Happiness," a fun, comprehensive guide to surviving and thriving in college and beyond.Every year, almost 4,000,000 students begin their freshman year at colleges and universities nationwide. Most of them will sleep less and stress out a whole lot more. By the end of the year, 30% of those freshmen will have dropped out. ... Read more

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From the professors who teach NYU's most popular elective class, "Science of Happiness," a fun, comprehensive guide to surviving and thriving in college and beyond.Every year, almost 4,000,000 students begin their freshman year at colleges and universities nationwide. Most of them will sleep less and stress out a whole lot more. By the end of the year, 30% of those freshmen will have dropped out.
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La universidad pública argentina

Un modelo que funciona

by Emiliano Yacobitti ...

Narrated by Juan Balvin ...

Unabridged

4 hours 49 min

Un ensayo basado en evidencia que demuestra por qué la universidad pública argentina -autónoma, gratuita y de acceso irrestricto- es una inversión estratégica con retorno social y económico.¿La universidad pública es un gasto o una inversión? Este libro se organiza en torno a esa pregunta central para ofrecer una respuesta fundada en evidencia empírica, análisis conceptual y debate público: la ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

Un ensayo basado en evidencia que demuestra por qué la universidad pública argentina -autónoma, gratuita y de acceso irrestricto- es una inversión estratégica con retorno social y económico.¿La universidad pública es un gasto o una inversión? Este libro se organiza en torno a esa pregunta central para ofrecer una respuesta fundada en evidencia empírica, análisis conceptual y debate público: la
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Starting Your PhD: What you need to know (PhD Guides Book 1)

by Dr Helen Kara ...

Narrated by Leigh Forbes ...

Series Audiobook 1 - PhD Guides
Unabridged

1 hour 1 min

This concise e-book answers all the key questions people ask when they're considering, or beginning, doctoral study. Presented in an accessible question-and-answer format, and packed with facts, it is easy to read and to find your way around. Whether you've recently started your doctoral study, you're still wondering whether doctoral study is for you, or you are supporting someone else through the ... Read more

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This concise e-book answers all the key questions people ask when they're considering, or beginning, doctoral study. Presented in an accessible question-and-answer format, and packed with facts, it is easy to read and to find your way around. Whether you've recently started your doctoral study, you're still wondering whether doctoral study is for you, or you are supporting someone else through the
... Read more
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College Essay Essentials

A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Successful College Admissions Essay

by Ethan Sawyer ...

Narrated by Brian Arens ...

Unabridged

6 hours 50 min

Let the College Essay Guy take the stress out of writing your college admission essay. Packed with brainstorming activities, college personal statement samples, and more, this audiobook provides a clear, stress-free road map to writing your best admission essay.Writing a college admission essay doesn't have to be stressful. College counselor Ethan Sawyer (a.k.a. The College Essay Guy) will show ... Read more

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Let the College Essay Guy take the stress out of writing your college admission essay. Packed with brainstorming activities, college personal statement samples, and more, this audiobook provides a clear, stress-free road map to writing your best admission essay.Writing a college admission essay doesn't have to be stressful. College counselor Ethan Sawyer (a.k.a. The College Essay Guy) will show
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Black, Brown, Bruised

How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation

by Ebony Omotola McGee ...

Narrated by Diana Blue ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

Drawing on narratives from hundreds of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous individuals, Ebony Omotola McGee examines the experiences of underrepresented racially minoritized students and faculty members who have succeeded in STEM.Black, Brown, Bruised reveals the challenges that underrepresented racially minoritized students confront in order to succeed in these exclusive, usually all-White, academic ... Read more

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Drawing on narratives from hundreds of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous individuals, Ebony Omotola McGee examines the experiences of underrepresented racially minoritized students and faculty members who have succeeded in STEM.Black, Brown, Bruised reveals the challenges that underrepresented racially minoritized students confront in order to succeed in these exclusive, usually all-White, academic
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Ensino Superior e Desenvolvimento

by José Ferreira Gomes ...

Narrated by José Mariño ...

Unabridged

5 hours 48 min

Como tem evoluído o sistema português de ensino superior? Com que política e investimento estatais, rede institucional, procura estudantil e retrato de docentes? Como se incentiva, financia e produz ciência nas universidades e com que ligação à administração pública e ao setor produtivo privado? Neste livro faz-se uma análise do sistema de ensino superior e da investigação científica numa ... Read more

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Como tem evoluído o sistema português de ensino superior? Com que política e investimento estatais, rede institucional, procura estudantil e retrato de docentes? Como se incentiva, financia e produz ciência nas universidades e com que ligação à administração pública e ao setor produtivo privado? Neste livro faz-se uma análise do sistema de ensino superior e da investigação científica numa
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Developing Scholars

Race, Politics, and the Pursuit of Higher Education

by Domingo Morel ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 35 min

Over the past fifty years, debates concerning race and college admissions have focused primarily on the policy of affirmative action at elite institutions of higher education. But a less well-known approach to affirmative action also emerged in the 1960s in response to urban unrest and Black and Latino political mobilization. The programs that emerged in response to community demands offered a ... Read more

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Over the past fifty years, debates concerning race and college admissions have focused primarily on the policy of affirmative action at elite institutions of higher education. But a less well-known approach to affirmative action also emerged in the 1960s in response to urban unrest and Black and Latino political mobilization. The programs that emerged in response to community demands offered a
... Read more
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American Hookup

The New Culture of Sex on Campus

by Lisa Wade ...

Narrated by Callie Beaulieu ...

Unabridged

8 hours 29 min

The hookup is now part of college life. Yet the drunken encounter we always hear about tells only a fraction of the story. Rising above misinformation and moralizing, Lisa Wade offers the definitive account of this new sexual culture and demonstrates that the truth is both more heartening and more harrowing than we thought.Offering invaluable insights for parents, educators, and students, Wade ... Read more

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The hookup is now part of college life. Yet the drunken encounter we always hear about tells only a fraction of the story. Rising above misinformation and moralizing, Lisa Wade offers the definitive account of this new sexual culture and demonstrates that the truth is both more heartening and more harrowing than we thought.Offering invaluable insights for parents, educators, and students, Wade
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The Marketplace of Ideas

Reform and Reaction in the American University

by Louis Menand ...

Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

Unabridged

4 hours 4 min

Has American higher education become a dinosaur? Why do professors all tend to think alike? What makes it so hard for colleges to decide which subjects should be required? Why do teachers and scholars find it so difficult to transcend the limits of their disciplines? Why, in short, are problems that should be easy for universities to solve so intractable? The answer, Louis Menand argues, is that ... Read more

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Has American higher education become a dinosaur? Why do professors all tend to think alike? What makes it so hard for colleges to decide which subjects should be required? Why do teachers and scholars find it so difficult to transcend the limits of their disciplines? Why, in short, are problems that should be easy for universities to solve so intractable? The answer, Louis Menand argues, is that
... Read more
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The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions

A Conversation about Education, Parenting, and Race

by Timothy L. Fields, Shereem Herndon-Brown ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

5 hours 8 min

The ultimate guide to help Black families navigate the college admissions process.Finding the right college is a challenge for all students. But Black families face additional challenges and questions while navigating the admissions process. In The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions, veteran admissions experts Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown share provocative insights and ... Read more

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The ultimate guide to help Black families navigate the college admissions process.Finding the right college is a challenge for all students. But Black families face additional challenges and questions while navigating the admissions process. In The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions, veteran admissions experts Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown share provocative insights and
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Investigação sem mistérios

o caminho para a tese exitosa

by Ana Cabanas ...

Narrated by Voz Artificial ...

Abridged

4 hours 50 min

Obra didática dirigida a estudantes desde a graduação até o doutorado. Na contemporaneidade, a escola, a família e a sociedade contemplam que o aluno seja capaz de prosseguir, mesmo quando surgem situações adversas, e resolver problemas sem perder o equilíbrio. O conhecimento e a formação sistêmica facilitam a concretização dos ideais projetados para a vida, pois transformam e transcendem todas as ... Read more

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Obra didática dirigida a estudantes desde a graduação até o doutorado. Na contemporaneidade, a escola, a família e a sociedade contemplam que o aluno seja capaz de prosseguir, mesmo quando surgem situações adversas, e resolver problemas sem perder o equilíbrio. O conhecimento e a formação sistêmica facilitam a concretização dos ideais projetados para a vida, pois transformam e transcendem todas as
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The Master Student: Book 3

RESULTS: How to Create a Parallel Curriculum to Ensure Success, Live a Purposeful Life, and have a Positive Impact on the World

by Noah Volz ...

Narrated by Noah Volz ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Master Student Series
Unabridged

3 hours 59 min

The Master Student Book 3 is a must-read for any aspiring chiropractor looking to excel in their education and launch a thriving career. In this groundbreaking volume, Dr. Noah Volz builds upon the foundational principles of mindset and accelerated learning introduced in Books 1 and 2, providing readers with a comprehensive roadmap to success in chiropractic college and beyond.At the core of this ... Read more

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The Master Student Book 3 is a must-read for any aspiring chiropractor looking to excel in their education and launch a thriving career. In this groundbreaking volume, Dr. Noah Volz builds upon the foundational principles of mindset and accelerated learning introduced in Books 1 and 2, providing readers with a comprehensive roadmap to success in chiropractic college and beyond.At the core of this
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next generation of African-American doctors finds success and support at this university, The

Rethinking College

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Series series Rethinking College
Unabridged

6 min

Xavier University, a small, historically black college in New Orleans, manages to graduate more African Americans who go on to become medical doctors than any other undergraduate institution in the country -- a fact that's even more striking given a drop in black males applying to medical schools. In our series Rethinking College, Hari Sreenivasan reports on what sets the school apart. ... Read more

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Xavier University, a small, historically black college in New Orleans, manages to graduate more African Americans who go on to become medical doctors than any other undergraduate institution in the country -- a fact that's even more striking given a drop in black males applying to medical schools. In our series Rethinking College, Hari Sreenivasan reports on what sets the school apart.
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Hacking Your Education

Ditch the Lectures, Save Tens of Thousands, and Learn More Than Your Peers Ever Will

by Dale J. Stephens ...

Narrated by Kyle McCarley ...

Unabridged

5 hours 25 min

It's no secret that college doesn't prepare students for the real world. Student loan debt recently eclipsed credit card debt for the first time in history and now tops one trillion dollars. And the throngs of unemployed graduates chasing the same jobs makes us wonder whether there's a better way to "make it" in today's marketplace.There is—and Dale Stephens is proof of that. In Hacking Your ... Read more

$26.10 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

It's no secret that college doesn't prepare students for the real world. Student loan debt recently eclipsed credit card debt for the first time in history and now tops one trillion dollars. And the throngs of unemployed graduates chasing the same jobs makes us wonder whether there's a better way to "make it" in today's marketplace.There is—and Dale Stephens is proof of that. In Hacking Your
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Valedictorians at the Gate

Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College

by Becky Munsterer Sabky ...

Narrated by Eliza Foss ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

An inspiring battle cry for sanity in the college application process that looks beyond the rankings to successfully determine what’s truly the best school for you or your childAfter spending years as an admissions director at Dartmouth, Becky Sabky had seen it all. The perfect grades, the perfect scores, and the perfect extracurriculars. Valedictorians were knocking at the gate, but Becky ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

An inspiring battle cry for sanity in the college application process that looks beyond the rankings to successfully determine what’s truly the best school for you or your childAfter spending years as an admissions director at Dartmouth, Becky Sabky had seen it all. The perfect grades, the perfect scores, and the perfect extracurriculars. Valedictorians were knocking at the gate, but Becky
... Read more
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The State Must Provide

Why America's Colleges Have Always Been Unequal—and How to Set Them Right

by Adam Harris ...

Narrated by Cary Hite ...

Unabridged

7 hours 15 min

“A book that both taught me so much and also kept me on the edge of my seat. It is an invaluable text from a supremely talented writer.” —Clint Smith, author of How the Word is PassedThe definitive history of the pervasiveness of racial inequality in American higher educationAmerica’s colleges and universities have a shameful secret: they have never given Black people a fair chance to succeed. ... Read more

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“A book that both taught me so much and also kept me on the edge of my seat. It is an invaluable text from a supremely talented writer.” —Clint Smith, author of How the Word is PassedThe definitive history of the pervasiveness of racial inequality in American higher educationAmerica’s colleges and universities have a shameful secret: they have never given Black people a fair chance to succeed.
... Read more
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Alpha Docs

The Making of a Cardiologist

by James M. Dale, Daniel Muñoz, M. D. ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

It takes drive, persistence, and plenty of stamina to practice cardiology at the highest level. The competition for training fellowship spots is intense. Hundreds of applicants from all over the world compete to be accepted into the Cardiovascular Disease Training Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. Only nine are chosen each year. This is the story of one of those fellows.In Alpha Docs, Daniel Muñoz, MD, ... Read more

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It takes drive, persistence, and plenty of stamina to practice cardiology at the highest level. The competition for training fellowship spots is intense. Hundreds of applicants from all over the world compete to be accepted into the Cardiovascular Disease Training Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. Only nine are chosen each year. This is the story of one of those fellows.In Alpha Docs, Daniel Muñoz, MD,
... Read more
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A Pedagogy of Kindness

by Catherine J. Denial ...

Narrated by Emma Faye ...

Series series Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed
Unabridged

4 hours 54 min

Academia is not, by and large, a kind place. Individualism and competition are what count. But without kindness at its core, Catherine Denial suggests, higher education fails students and instructors—and its mission—in critical ways.Part manifesto, part teaching memoir, part how-to guide, A Pedagogy of Kindness urges higher education to get aggressive about instituting kindness, which Denial ... Read more

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Academia is not, by and large, a kind place. Individualism and competition are what count. But without kindness at its core, Catherine Denial suggests, higher education fails students and instructors—and its mission—in critical ways.Part manifesto, part teaching memoir, part how-to guide, A Pedagogy of Kindness urges higher education to get aggressive about instituting kindness, which Denial
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