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Other
On-Line Resources
Teaching
and Educational Technology (Library
page)
Teaching
Tips Tips
on Teaching,
developed by the Instructional Development Program at the University
of Oklahoma. These include:
Getting
Ready To Teach
Different
Ways of Teaching
Evaluation
Issues
Higher Level
Learning And Active Learning
Teaching
Tips, a collection of on-line documents compiled by the Illinois
State University Center for the Advancement of Teaching. The
documents discuss a variety of pedagogical subjects including:
Active
& Student Centered Learning
Class
Discussion
Learning
Styles
Teaching,
Grading & Assessment
Writing
Assignments
The
CAT web site also contains an extensive list of on-line resources on
Assessment.
The
Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University has
developed several on-line documents relating to teaching
issues. These include:
Encouraging
Students in a Racially Diverse Classroom
Sensitivity
to Women to the Contemporary Classroom
Responding
to Response Papers
Grading
Papers
A
Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence,
teaching tips contributes by faculty at the University of
California,
Berkeley. The extensive list of topics includes:
Discussing
Points of View Other Than Your Own
Encouraging
Class Discussion
Inviting
Students to Share their Knowledge and Experiences
Knowing
if the Class is Understanding You
Excerpts
from Tools
for Teaching, written by Barbara Gross Davis of the
University of California, Berkeley. Dr.
Richard M. Felder of North Carolina State University has written
extensively on effective teaching. His areas of focus are Active
and Cooperative Learning and Learning
Styles. Most of his Education
Publications are available on-line. Teaching
Tips, developed by the Teaching & Learning Center at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. These include:
101
Things You Can Do the First Three Weeks of Class
Chalkboard
Skills
Teaching
Students to Take Better Notes
Teaching
Handbooks, published by the Harriet W. Sheridan Center for
Teaching and Learning at Brown University. The handbooks
include:
Teaching
to Variation in Learning
Teaching
and Persuasive Communication: Class Presentation Skills
Constructing
a Syllabus
The
Teaching Portfolio
10
Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About College Teaching, by Lee
F. Seidel of the University of New Hampshire. Guidelines
for Evaluating Teaching and Questions
Frequently Asked About Student Ratings Forms: Summary of
Research Findings, both developed at the University of Michigan
Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. Brief
Summary of Best Practices in College Teaching, compiled by Tom
Drummond at North Seattle Community College. The list contains
summaries of effective teaching techniques on topics including:
Rewarding
Learner Participation
Active
Learning Strategies
Foster
Learner Self-Responsibility
Quick
Guides developed by the University of Minnesota Center for
Teaching and Learning Services. These are brief descriptions
of pedagogical topics such as:
Active
Learning
Grading
Systems
Teaching
Portfolios
IDEA
Papers, a series of papers developed by Kansas State
University's IDEA Center. The papers are in PDF format. Topics
include: Improving Discussions, Asking and Answering
Questions, Focusing on Active Meaningful Learning, and Appraising
Teaching Effectiveness: Beyond Student Ratings. Classroom
Assessment Techniques, an excerpt from Classroom Assessment
Techniques A Handbook for College Teachers by Thomas A. Angelo
and K. Patricia Cross. The
Active Learning Bibliography, Compiled by the University of
South Florida's Center for Teaching Enhancement. The
bibliography lists thousands of published articles on the use of
active learning strategies in higher education.
Charles
C. Bonwell's Active Learning Site, which includes bibliographies
of resources on active learning and active
learning internet links.
The
Instructional Innovation Network,
which has pages devoted to cooperative
learning and case
teaching. The pages include articles on research, teaching
materials, and links to further resources.
Collaborative
Learning Small Group Learning Page,
maintained by the National Institute for Science Education College
Level One Team at the University of Wisconsin. Designed to
support work of post-secondary SMET faculty.
The
Samford Problem-Based Learning Initiative,
maintained by Samford University's Problem-Based Learning Project.
Problem-Based
Learning at the University of Delaware, maintained by their PBL
project
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Other
On-Line Resources
The
Theory Into Practice Database,
a collection of brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and
instruction.
ERIC
Clearinghouse on Higher Education,
which includes the Higher
Education Library, containing
informational documents for those involved in postsecondary
education, and the Higher
Education Syllabus Project, a
collection of syllabi from higher education courses at programs
around the country.
The
National Teaching & Learning Forum,
a newsletter on teaching. The NTLF
Library contains
a list of Selected
Resources on Teaching and Learning; some
are articles contributed by teaching and learning centers and are
available in full-text on the Internet.
A
list of resources on Intellectual
Property and Copyright Information, compiled
by the Pacific Lutheran University Center for Teaching and Learning.
MIR's
Faculty Online,
a resource for textbook data, including lists of top-selling titles
by course and discipline.
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