by Rebecca Weaver | May 31, 2023 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews Issue 3
Welcome to Our Third Issue of Recursive Reviews! I’m really thrilled that these reviewers reviewed these books–each has something to say to us now, in this moment, as we’re all doing our best in and out of our classrooms. In this third issue, you’ll find: ...
by Meredith Little | May 11, 2023 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews Issue 3
The science of learning is a growing area of research in cognitive neuroscience. Understanding how the brain processes and stores information is critical in developing effective pedagogies for students at all levels. Scientists are particularly interested in...
by Lorraine Dubuisson | May 11, 2023 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews Issue 3
Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) is a 2020 collection of essays edited by Susan D. Blum that offers perspectives on ungrading from instructors teaching in multiple disciplines, in K-12 and higher education settings, and in...
by Rebecca Weaver | Jun 7, 2022 | Book Reviews, Current Issues in Teaching, Features, Reflective Teaching, Scholarly Teaching, Teaching
Do you like reading about teaching? Do you like talking with others about what you’re reading? Write a review for us! Recursive started publishing book reviews because more and more faculty are searching for better ideas about teaching college students, and we...
by Danielle Hinrichs | Feb 17, 2022 | Book Reviews
Nicole Lynn Lewis’s book Pregnant Girl (Beacon Press, 2021) is a genre-bending exploration, part personal narrative, part documented analysis of institutionalized racism, and part public plea for change in higher education. Lewis recounts the despair, determination,...
by Rebecca Weaver | Feb 17, 2022 | Book Reviews, Book Reviews Issue 2
A Note from The Reviews Editor Welcome to our Second Issue of Recursive Reviews! I’m really thrilled that this group of reviewers reviewed these books–each has something to say to us now, in this moment, as we’re all doing our best in and out of our...