Books in Print at the BC Library
The books listed below are available in print at the Bakersfield College Library. You may find them in the library's collection by using the call number listed for each title. If you click on the link in the title, you'll be taken to the catalog record for that tile.
Unless otherwise noted, the library has 6-10 copies of each title. 2 copies per title are kept in the General Collection, while the rest are available behind the Circulation Desk in the library lobby. If both General Collection titles are checked out, you may go to the Circulation Desk in the library lobby and ask to check out a copy being held behind the counter. Faculty at BC may check out 20 books at a time with a check out period of 90 days.
Mind in Society: the development of higher psychological processes by Call Number: BF311 .V93 1978ISBN: 0674576284Publication Date: 1978-01-01The library currently owns 1 copy of this title, meaning there are no extra copies available at the Circulation desk.
Reality Is Broken: Why games make us better and how they can change the world by Call Number: GV1201.38 .M34 2011ISBN: 9781594202858Publication Date: 2011-01-20The library currently owns 2 copies of this book, meaning there are no extra copies available at the Circulation desk
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Call Number: LB880 .F73 P4313 2018ISBN: 9781501314131Publication Date: 1973-01-01
Small Teaching Online: Applying learning science in online classes by Call Number: LB1028.5 .D322 2019ISBN: 9781119619093Publication Date: 2019-06-12
UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in flexible learning landscapes by Call Number: LB1028.5 .N59 2021ISBN: 9781948334310Publication Date: 2021-06-04
The Children's Machine: Rethinking school in the age of the computer by Call Number: LB1028.5 .P325 1993ISBN: 0465010636Publication Date: 1994-04-29The library currently owns 1 copy of this title, meaning there are no extra copies available at the Circulation desk.
Creating Engaging Discussions: Strategies for 'Avoiding Crickets' in Any Size Classroom and Online by Call Number: LB1032 .C69 2018ISBN: 9781620365601Publication Date: 2018-04-10
Best practices in engaging online learners through active and experiential learning strategies by Call Number: LB1044.87 .B83 2022ISBN: 9780367690946Publication Date: 2022
Excellent Online Teaching: Effective strategies for a successful semester online by Call Number: LB1044.87 .J63 2013ISBN: 9780989711609Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Trauma-Informed Pedagogies: A guide for responding to crisis and inequality in higher education by Call Number: LB1051 .T385 2022ISBN: 9783030927042Publication Date: 2022-08-06
Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education by Call Number: LB2322.2 .T63 2018ISBN: 9781946684608Publication Date: 2018-09-30
Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching by Call Number: LB2395.7 .B78 2019ISBN: 9781949199161Publication Date: 2019-11-30
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the practice of freedom by Call Number: LC196 .H66 1994ISBN: 0415908078Publication Date: 1994-09-14The library currently owns 2 copies of this book, meaning there are no extra copies available at the Circulation desk.
Choosing to See: a framework for equity in the math classroom by Call Number: LC213 .S43 2021ISBN: 9781951600808Publication Date: 2021-03-15Copies 1 & 2 are available at the call number above. 14 additional copies are available by request at the Circulation Desk.
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting authentic engagement and rigor among culturally and linguistically diverse students by Call Number: LC1099.3 .H335 2015ISBN: 9781483308012Publication Date: 2014-12-01
Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide by Call Number: P94.65.U6 J46 2006ISBN: 0814742815Publication Date: 2006-08-01The library currently owns 1 copy of this title, meaning there are no extra copies available at the Circulation desk.
E-Books Available Through the BC Library
If you are interested in browsing ebooks on topics related to professional development in higher education, please see the below links.
- Professional development - Higher EducationThis link will take you to a list of 70+ ebooks on topics related to professional development in higher education, all available through the BC Library.
- Higher education - Effects of technological innovations onThis link will take you to 25+ ebooks on topics related to technological innovations in higher education, all available through the BC Library.
- Culturally responsive pedagogyThis link will take you to 20+ ebooks on culturally relevant pedagogy, all available through the BC Library.
The books featured below are all available online as ebooks through the BC Library. To access them, click on the link in the title, then find the PDF Full Text on the left side of the page.
Active Learning Strategies in Higher Education: Teaching for Leadership, Innovation, and Creativity by ISBN: 9781787144880Publication Date: 2018-04-06
Creating Engaging Discussions: Strategies for 'Avoiding Crickets' in Any Size Classroom and Online by ISBN: 9781620365595Publication Date: 2018-04-10
The Fifth Wave: The Evolution of American Higher Education by ISBN: 1421438038Publication Date: 2020-04-14
Game On! Gamification, Gameful Design, and the Rise of the Gamer Educator by ISBN: 9781421423968Publication Date: 2017-12-15
How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching by ISBN: 9781946684660Publication Date: 2018-12-01
Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching by ISBN: 9781949199154Publication Date: 2019-11-30
The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching by ISBN: 9780393893717Publication Date: 2023-02-06Educators may request a free digital copy of this ebook for their personal collections by clicking on the link in the title.
Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education by ISBN: 9781946684592Publication Date: 2018-09-28
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) by ISBN: 9781949199833Publication Date: 2020-12-01
