IDC Book Discussion
Fall 2025
Book title coming soon!
Previous Books
Fall 2024
Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning
"How AI is revolutionizing the future of learning and how educators can adapt to this new era of human thinking.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we learn, work, and think. Its integration into classrooms and workplaces is already underway, impacting and challenging ideas about creativity, authorship, and education. In this groundbreaking and practical guide, teachers will discover how to harness and manage AI as a powerful teaching tool. José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson present emerging and powerful research on the seismic changes AI is already creating in schools and the workplace, providing invaluable insights into what AI can accomplish in the classroom and beyond."
(Taken from John Hopkins University Press)
NDSU Libraries has purchased an unlimited user license to the eBook version. Access to the multiple versions of the book can be found by visiting Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning
The IDC also provides copies for check out.
Spring 2024
UDL University: Designing for Variability Across the Postsecondary Curriculum
UDL University, published by CAST, is a collection of essays by sixteen educators from Goodwin University, who “share their experiences of applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to their instructional practice. From the sciences to the humanities to vocational technologies, these professors share practical tips and insights, and offer glimpses into their own journeys as learners, too” (CAST catalog description).
The book is organized into four sections with 3-6 chapters per section, written by different educators. They write about personalizing communication, practicing social justice, and motivating others through passion.
Fall 2023
Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes
By: Flower Darby with James M. Lang
Flower Darby is an Associate Director of the Teaching for Learning Center at the University of Missouri. Prior to that, she held roles such as Assistant Dean of Online and Innovative Pedagogies, Director of Teaching for Student Success, and Senior Instructional Designer.She met James Lang, author of the Small Teaching book while working at Northern Arizona University. Darby attended a presentation by James Lang on his book. Darby shared “I believe online classes can be better, and I'm convinced the small teaching approach is a powerful way to help make that happen. So, I introduced myself to Jim that very day”. Following that meeting, the collaboration in writing Small Teaching Online began.
Fall 2022
What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching
By: Tracie Marcella Addy, Derek Dube, Khadijah A. Mitchell, and Mallory SoRelle 
This book is a journey traveling through stories shared by the authors introducing us to a framework that creates and supports inclusive classroom environments (in person & online). Authors of the book created a trailer, to help get us excited about reading their book - https://youtu.be/i1EJrNBKgtE