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V19N2 EDITOR`S NOTE

2009 BOOK REVIEWS

COMPLIMENTARY ARTICLE:
Triple Play
Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe and Bill Phillips
Eastern Kentucky University
From Tinkers to Evers to Chance makes sense to baseball historians, and formative, on-the-spot assessment will make sense to faculty.

EVALUATION:
A Final Examination on Grading
John Immerwahr, Villanova University
The hard questions about grading never get easier, but they have to be asked again and again.

RESEARCH WATCH:
Teaching as Expert Making
Leah Savion, Indiana University
The path from novice to expert can leave students feeling as lost as Hansel and Gretel. The bread crumbs offered in this overview of the psychological concepts involved can help faculty lead students where they need to go.

TECHPED:
Can Online Education Save Higher Ed From the Recession?
Michael L. Rodgers, Southeast Missouri State University
Panaceas seldom come without side-effects. What are the unasked questions about online learning and can it really save us from the recession?

AD REM . . .: The Power of "I believe,"
Marilla Svinicki, University of Texas-Austin
Changing students’ minds is difficult surgery when you can’t see where the beliefs are hiding.
 

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