Mark's Reading List
in alphabetical order
Action Analytics: Measuring and Improving Performance that Matters in Higher Education
by Donald Norris, Linda Baer, Joan Leonard, Louis Pugliese, and Paul Lefrere
View it here: Educause Review
The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning
by James E. Zull
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Brain-Based Learning: The New Science of Teaching and Training
by Eric Jensen
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Catalytic Conversations Blog
by Mark David Milliron and Friends
View it here: Catalytic Conversations Blog
The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual
by Christopher Locke, Rick Levine, Doc Searls, David Weinberger
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning
by Thomas Davenport and Jeanne Harris
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Connect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen Your Soul
by Edward M. Hallowell
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
The Courage to Learn
by Mark David Milliron
View it here: Courage to Learn
The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
by Parker J. Palmer
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Crazy Busy: Overstretched, Overworked, and About to Snap
by Edward M Hallowell
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Customer Experience Management: A Revolutionary Approach to Connecting with Your Customers
by Bernd H. Schmitt
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Decision Making: Better, Faster, Smarter
Special Edition, Harvard Business Review
(top articles: (1) Competing on Analytics by Tom Davenport and (2) Evidenced-Based Management by Jeffery Pfeffer
Order entire journal online here. (I'm pretty sure you can order the articles about individually as well)
Educating the Net Generation
by Diana Oblinger and James Oblinger
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
by Jeffrey Sachs
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The Flight of the Creative Class: The New Global Competitor for Talent
by Richard Florida
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
The Future of Higher Education : Rhetoric, Reality, and the Risks of the Market
by Frank Newman, Lara Couturier, and Jamie Scurry
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
by Jim Collins
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Good to Great And the Social Sectors: Why Business Thinking is Not the Answer
by Jim Collins
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Got Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping Business Forever
by John C. Beck and Mitchell Wade
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Growing Giving: A Guide to Securing Private Support for Your Community College
by Brenda Babbitz
Learn more about this book at CASE
Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation
by Don Tapscott
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Human Moments: How to Find Meaning and Love in Your Everyday Life
by Edward M. Hallowell
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Information Revolution : Using the Information Evolution Model to Grow Your Business
by Jim Davis, Gloria J. Miller, Allan Russell
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Keeping America's Promise: A Report on the Future of the Community College
A joint project of the Education Commission of the States and the League for Innovation in the Community College
Click here to download the report.
Note: The report is provided in Adobe’s portable document format (PDF). To view the report, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have it, click here to download a copy, or visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
The Leadership Gap: Building Leadership Capacity for Competitive Advantage
by David S. Weiss and Vince Molinaro
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Learning is About Making Connections: The Cross Papers, Number 3
by K. Patricia Cross
This publication is available for online purchase from The League for Innovation in the Community College. Learn more.
The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization
by Thomas L. Friedman
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain
by Renate Nummela Caine and Geoffrey Caine
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
The Middle of Everywhere: The World's Refugees Come to Our Town
by Mary Pipher
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Millenials Rising: The Next Great Generation
by Neil Howe and William Strauss
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Mind Sculpture: Unlocking Your Brain's Untapped Potential
by Ian H. Robertson
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No One to Waste: A Report to Public Decision-Makers and Community College Leaders
This book is available for online purchase through the American Association of Community Colleges. Learn more about this book.
No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society
by Robert O'Harrow
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Performance Management: Finding the Missing Pieces (to Close the Intelligence Gap)
by Gary Cokins
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Practical Magic: On the Front Lines of Teaching Excellence
by John E. Roueche, Mark D. Milliron, and Suanne D. Roueche
This book is available for online purchase through the American Association of Community Colleges. Learn more about this book.
Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
by Daniel Goleman
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
The Power to Know You're Making a Difference
by Mark David Milliron
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The Rise of the Creative Class … and How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life
by Richard Florida
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
The Road to DotCalm in Education
by Mark David Milliron
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks
Technology and Education: Ten Emerging Insights
by Mark David Milliron
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The Wireless Age
by Judy Breck
Learn more about this book at Amazon.com.
Work Like Your Dog
by Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber
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Yes We Can! A Community College Guide for Developing America’s Underprepared
by Robert McCabe
Jointly published by the League for Innovation in the Community College and the American Association of Community Colleges, this book is available for online purchase from the League’s Web site. Learn more about this book.