College Learning

Any conversation about effective teaching must begin with a consideration of how students learn. However, instructors may find a gap between resources that focus on the technical research on learning and those that provide practical classroom strategies. How Learning Works provides the bridge for such a gap. Distilling the research literature and translating the scientific approach into language relevant to a college or university teacher, this book introduces seven general principles of how students learn. 

As the commercialization of American higher education accelerates, more and more students are coming to college with the narrow aim of obtaining a preprofessional credential. The traditional four-year college experience—an exploratory time for students to discover their passions and test ideas and values with the help of teachers and peers—is in danger of becoming a thing of the past. In College, prominent cultural critic Andrew Delbanco offers a trenchant defense of such an education, and warns that it is becoming a privilege reserved for the relatively rich.

No Calculator? No Problem! Mastering Mental Math , award-winning professor of mathematics and celebrated “mathemagician” Arthur T. Benjamin delivers 10 fun-filled lessons on how to do math in your head with confidence, accuracy, and speed - sometimes faster than a calculator. By the end of Professor Benjamin’s lessons, you’ll be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers faster than ever before. And with your newfound skills, you’ll soon find yourself amazing other people and, perhaps more important, yourself.

The Successful College Student Learning Experience & Financial Essentials Handbook is a practical, student-focused two books in one guide designed to help college and university students succeed academically while avoiding unnecessary financial stress and debt.

Love is the riskiest play of all. Ty Morales transferred schools for a clean slate—and found it on the ice, where his talent speaks louder than whispers about his past. But when he's paired with Nate Adler, a gifted but closeted teammate with everything to lose, sparks fly where they shouldn’t. Nate has one rule. No distractions. No feelings. Hockey is his only plan. But Ty is a complication he didn’t see coming—a soft smile, a sharper wit, and a heart Nate can’t ignore, even when it threatens everything. As chemistry on the ice turns into something harder to deny off it, both ...

The companion book to COURSERA's wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn" Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need...

Instant New York Times Bestseller! Teachers are the heroes we too often forget to thank. And we need heroes more than ever. From across the country, from kindergarten to high school, from public to private, religious, and military schools, teachers tell us: what it takes to teach kids daily what...

This enhanced Medical School audiobook study guide by Davidsons Audiobooks, offers a full-spectrum review of all essential components of the Medical College Admission Test: Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems, Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS), Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems, & Psychological, Social and Biological Foundations of Behavior.

Developed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your MCAT or Medical College Admission Test. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you need to know to succeed on your test. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized chapters. There are key takeaways following each chapter to drive home key points and quizzes to review commonly tested questions.

Your students aren't reading. They aren't engaged in class. Getting them to talk is like pulling teeth. Whatever the situation, your reality is not meeting your expectations. Change is needed. But who's got the time? Or maybe you're just starting out, and you want to get it right the first time. If so, Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students is the blueprint. Find out how to hack the world of higher education instruction and have your course become the standard.

Embark on a journey through the intricate tapestry of science, reason, and human understanding with the Davidsons Audiobooks MCAT Audio Study Guide–Diamond Edition. Whether commuting through bustling city streets, powering through an invigorating workout, or folding the quiet into your daily chores, this guide molds itself to your rhythm, turning every moment into an opportunity for growth.

You are no doubt a busy student with a lot of things going on! It can be challenging to find the time to study and review your chemistry textbook! That is why the author Le Zhang, developed the college level chemistry lessons study guide! This edition is a practice questions and complete review edition. It covers all aspects of chemistry including organic chemistry. It contains hundreds of practice test questions! It comes in text and audio format, so that you can listen to it while at the gym or stuck in traffic! It’s sections include:

Read it. Rhyme it. Remember it. The Brain-Science Method That Makes Organic Chemistry Finally Click. Organic chemistry is one of the most failed college science courses. Textbooks overload you with dense details, long mechanisms, and endless exceptions—without showing you how to make any of it stick. Rereading doesn’t build understanding. It just burns time.

The college soccer recruiting process is often mysterious, mercurial, and frustrating. Perhaps the ultimate U.S. soccer insider, Steve Gans, provides parents with a roadmap and gameplan for navigating the process from youth club soccer to recruitment to a college soccer program. In this book, Steve explains each step in the college recruiting process as well as the ways that players and parents can best prepare for them. Topics include: • Engaging recruiting coaches • Creating highlight videos • Selecting Identification Camps • Evaluating Showcase Tournaments • Considering MLS ...

AudioLearn’s College Level Courses presents Meteorology. Developed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a great way to explore the subject of meteorology. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical undergraduate course in Meteorology. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized sections.There are quizzes and key takeaways following each section to review questions commonly tested and drive home key points.

Joshua R. Eyler identifies five broad themes running through recent scientific inquiry - curiosity, sociality, emotion, authenticity, and failure - devoting a chapter to each and providing practical takeaways for busy teachers. He also interviews and observes college instructors across the country, placing theoretical insight in dialogue with classroom experience. 

This bundle collects all FOUR stories in the Men Learn the Hard Way Series which includes: The Billionaire's Busty Surprise The Jock's Juicy Surprise The Politician's Perky Surprise and The Soccer Star's Sexy Surprise Plus an extra special epilogue exclusive to the bundle! Each story contains a tale of an alpha male swapping genders. Through magical means each man turns into a hot, horny babe. In their sexy new form, they must experience sex, and lots of it, from the this perspective in order to learn a valuable lesson about they way they've been treating the fairer sex! Some of them choose...

In the vibrant yet challenging journey of young adulthood, mastering social-emotional skills can be the key to thriving in college and beyond. This audiobook is an essential guide for those looking to enhance their emotional intelligence, cultivate mindfulness, and foster empathy, equipping them for personal and academic success.

“Our education systems are shortchanging far too many teenagers. This book is brimming with insights on how to change that. It’s an engaging, evidence-based, and practical read about how to develop a generation of lifelong learners.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of...

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 you that there are only four (really, four!) types of college admission essays. And all you have to do to is figure out which type is best for you.