Knowledge is the currency of our industry. Knowledge is what empowers us and what moves your program forward. Shared knowledge brings us together, giving us a starting place for dialogue, discourse, and growth. As such, I asked some of my #SAPro friends and colleagues what they’re reading and what they’d recommend to others in the field. Their recommendations are curated below.
If you have a recommendation, we’d love to add it to the list! Additionally, we’re throwing out the idea of an eRezlife book club. Read a book every three months and meet for an hour to discuss. Low expectations for involvement but very beneficial for sharing knowledge and experience. If you’re interested in the idea and you’d like to join, please email me, and I’ll send you the details.
Thank you for all of our contributors that made this list possible. We hope you enjoy and please let us know what you think!
Curricular Approach:
- Angelo, Thomas A. & Cross, K. Patricia (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers
- Blimling, Gregory S. (2015). Student Learning in College Residence Halls: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why
Leadership, Supervision, Management:
- Godin, Seth (2011). Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
- Lawrence, Kevin N. (2017). Your Oxygen Mask First: 17 Habits to Help High Achievers Survive and Thrive in Leadership and Life
- Lencioni, Patrick M. (2015). The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery
- Parker, Priya (2018). The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
- Scott, Kim (2017). Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
- Slade, Samantha (2018).Going Horizontal: Creating a Non-Hierarchical Organization, One Practice at a Time
- Voss, Chris & Raz, Tahl (2016). Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
- Watkins, Michael D. (2013). The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter
Organizational Systems and Behavior:
- Allen, David (2015). Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
- Denning, Stephen. The Age of Agile: How Smart Companies Are Transforming the Way Work Gets Done
- Elrod, Hal & Kiyosaki, Robert (2012). The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)
- Manning, Harley; Bodine, Kerry & Bernoff, Josh (1997). Outside In: The Power of Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business
- McKeown, Greg (2014). Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
- Sutherland, Jeff & Sutherland, J.J.(2014) Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
Understanding yourself or your students:
- Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne (2018). Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain
- Carr, Nicholas (2011). The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
- Seemiller, Corey & Grace, Meghan (2016). Generation Z Goes to College
- Selingo, Jeffrey J. (2015). College (Un)Bound: The Future of Higher Education and What It Means for Students
- Westover, Tara (2018). Educated
