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Te Whare Pukapuka Wāhanga Whakapakari Ako

Ebooks for teaching staff and learning designers

When reading Ebook

Below is a selection of some of the ebooks in our collection to support your teaching and learning design. We have many more.
Get in touch to discuss your needs. We also welcome your suggestions.

Teaching practice

Developing expert learners : a roadmap for growing confident and competent students / Michael McDowell, 2019

Niho Taniwha : improving teaching and learning for Ākonga Māori / Melanie Riwai-Couch, 2021

The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand / edited by Mary F. Hill, Martin Thrupp

Small teaching : everyday lessons from the science of learning / James M. Lang, 2021

10 mindframes for visible learning : teaching for success / John Hattie and Klaus Zierer, 2018


Teaching online

The art of teaching online : how to start and how to succeed as an online instructor / Larry Cooperman, 2018

The encyclopedia of female pioneers in online learning / Susan Bainbridge and Norine Wark, 2022

Online education : foundations, planning, and pedagogy / Anthony G. Picciano, 2019


Learning design / teaching practice

Assessment strategies for online learning : engagement and authenticity / Dianne Conrad and Jason Openo, 2018

Best practices in designing courses with open educational resources / Olena Zhadko and Susan Ko, 2020

Best practices in engaging online learners through active and experiential learning strategies / Stephanie Smith Budhai and Ke'Anna Brown Skipwith, 2022

Best practices in planning strategically for online educational programs / Elliot King, Neil Alperstein, 2018

Online teaching at its best : merging instructional design with teaching and learning research / Linda B. Nilson, Ludwika A. Goodson, 2021

Rethinking pedagogy for a digital age : principles and practices of design / edited by Helen Beetham and Rhona Sharpe, 2020

Easter closure

Kia ora, due to the Easter public holidays, staff will be unavailable from Friday 29.03.24, and return on Wednesday 3.04.24. Ebooks and databases will remain available throughout the break. Have a good break!