VGCC Library Services: Professional Development for VGCC Faculty and Staff: Databases & More

Ebooks

Effective Online Teaching by Tina Stavredes
ISBN: 9780470578384
Publication Date: 2011-07-20

These full-text ebooks are available through the library's online databases. If you are not on campus, you may need to sign in with your myVGCC (WebAdvisor) login and password.

More ebooks are available by searching the ebook resources at the bottom of the page.

Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration by Fenwick W. English
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2006
Presents the most recent theories, research, terms, concepts, ideas, and histories on educational leadership and school administration as taught in preparation programs and practiced in schools and colleges today.
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention in e-Learning Environments by Charles Wankel (Volume Editor, Conducted by); Patrick Blessinger (Volume Editor)
ISBN: 9781781905166
Publication Date: 2013-03-26
Examines new research on how online and blended learning technologies are being used in higher education to increase learner engagement in an era of increasing technological convergence and dependence.
Where Great Teaching Begins by Anne R. Reeves
ISBN: 9781416613329
Publication Date: 2011-11-01
Reeves presents a streamlined approach to instructional design that empowers every teacher to plan engaging, objective-based lessons that will help students master essential content, develop valuable thinking skills, and learn deeply and meaningfully.

Online Databases

To find full text articles, complete ebooks, or streaming videos on professional development in a variety of subjects, try searching one of the databases below. To search all ProQuest Databases, try searching ProQuest Central.

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Business research from journals, trade publications, market research reports, dissertations, and working papers.
Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
General database covering all major academic subjects and offering full text access for over 11,000 publications, with indexing and abstracts for more than 16,000. To learn more about using Academic Search Ultimate, visit the tutorials on the EBSCOhost support page.
JSTOR access via State Library of North Carolina Library Card This link opens in a new window
REQUIRES REGISTERING AND USING A STATE LIBRARY OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY ACCOUNT NUMBER. REGISTER HERE.
JSTOR is a digital library for scholars, researchers, and students, providing access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
ProQuest Career & Technical Education Database This link opens in a new window
Vocational information on technical topics, such as computing science, healthcare, building trades, auto mechanics, sales and retail, accounting, graphic design, and photography.
ProQuest Computing Database This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, trade publications, and consumer titles covering topics such as artificial intelligence, automation, gaming, graphics, networking, security, database management, systems administration, information science and hardware.
ProQuest Education Database This link opens in a new window
Research on primary, secondary, and higher education, as well as special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics.
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Database This link opens in a new window
Journals and dissertations covering nursing, allied health, and alternative and complementary medicine.
ProQuest Psychology Database This link opens in a new window
Clinical and social psychology articles on topics such as genetics, psychology of business and economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare, and more.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
General reference database from business and political science to literature and psychology scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and daily news content, accessible to readers and researchers at every level.
ProQuest Social Science Database This link opens in a new window
Research covering topics in sociology, social work, anthropology, and politics.

Online Videos and eBooks

eBooks on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Over 26,000 fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional books online. For tutorials and other help on using EBSCO ebooks on different computers and devices, visit the eBooks on EBSCOhost support page.
Ebook Central Academic and Public Library Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly ebook titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Thousands of high quality videos on business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics, as well as travel and fitness programming, home and how-to videos, indie films, and popular music performances. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels.
O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
O’Reilly for Higher Education includes more than 38,000 book titles and more than 30,000 hours of video on topics ranging from programming to IT networking to project management to graphic design to business strategy. Available content includes code snippets, certification preparation materials, practice exercises, training videos, and much more.