Blackmore,Paul & Kandiko,Camille ed (2012) Strategic curriculum change Routledge (New York & London) isbn 978‐0‐415‐80934‐4 217 pp £24.99 http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415809344/

This book examines strategic curriculum change through a study of change activities within a group of international research‐based universities. It echoes a range of concepts, processes and tools relevant to curriculum change by way of real world (even if occasionally rarefied) case studies from each of these institutions. The target readers include university leaders at all levels and academic curriculum developers. Sara Hammer     

Miller,Suzanne M & McVee,Mary B ed (2012) Multimodal composing in classrooms Routledge (New York & London) isbn 978‐0‐415‐89747‐1 161 pp £27.99 http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415897471/

Multimodal composing in classrooms aims to encourage school teachers to change their view of literacy, through the analysis of experiences of multimodal literacies in a variety of learning contexts. Literacy entails not only reading and writing, but, working in different modes, effectively expressing oneself and understanding others’ expressions. Developing multimodal literacies is a powerful tool to foster learning and understanding and hence to improve school education. If what this book is about is likely to appeal to you, I recommend that you arrange to borrow a copy for a while. Giuliana Dettori     

Kidd,Terry T & Chen,Irene ed (2011) Ubiquitous learning IAP (Charlotte,NC & Eurospan,London) isbn 978‐1‐61735‐436‐6 337 pp £41.95 (boards £77.95) http://www.infoagepub.com/products/Ubiquitous‐Learning

This book is a stimulating read. It aims to alert educators, particularly in higher education, to the potential of ubiquitous learning and offers a range of practical suggestions and strategies for teaching in this emerging environment If the content of this book is likely to be relevant to you, I recommend that you arrange to borrow a copy for a while. Marie Martin     

Kidd,Terry T & Chen,Irene ed (2011) Ubiquitous learning IAP (Charlotte,NC & Eurospan,London) isbn 978‐1‐61735‐436‐6 337 pp £41.95 (boards £77.95) http://www.infoagepub.com/products/ubiquitous‐learning

This book is a stimulating read. It aims to alert educators, particularly in higher education, to the potential of “ubiquitous learning”, and offers a range of practical suggestions and strategies for teaching in this emerging environment. If the content of this book could be relevant to you, I recommend you arrange to borrow a copy. Marie Martin     

Harvey,Michael (2012) Interactional coaching Routledge (New York & London) isbn 978‐0‐415‐61472‐6 262 pp £17.99 http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415614726/

As the title makes clear, this is a book devoted to coaching—in this context, a one‐to‐one approach to development in which the coach, ideally an applied psychologist, identifies the needs of the coachee and pro‐actively sets out to prompt the coachee to perceive and address his/her needs regarding decision‐making and career choices, and to make these choices expeditiously. If you believe the content of this book is likely to be relevant to you, I advise that you will probably find only parts of it of interest or use. John Cowan     

Hirsch,Brett D (2012) Digital humanities pedagogy http://openbookpublishers.com/ isbn 978‐1‐909254‐25‐1 426 pp £14.95

This interesting book, the target audience of which is teachers of digital humanities at university level, highlights the need to teach methodological approaches and not simply technological skills. Thus we nurture scholars who are culturally literate as well as digitally adept, and foster the development of critical thinking skills. If the content of this book is likely to be relevant to you, I recommend that you buy a copy for your own use. Giuliana Dettori     

Woollard,John (2011) Psychology for the classroom: E‐learning Routledge (New York & London) isbn 978‐0‐415‐59093‐8 135 pp £19.99http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415590938/

With its thorough review of the uses of relevant techniques in education, this provides useful information for educators. It covers research, theory, pedagogy, and strategies for using e‐learning. If the content of this book is likely to be relevant to you, we recommend you borrow a copy for a while. Melissa Hoffmann & William Brescia