The National
Teaching & Learning Forum contains articles from current and back
issues of a faculty newsletter on teaching and learning.
A Berkeley Compendium of
Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence based on interviews with
faculty at the University of California at Berkeley.
Best
Practices in College Teaching was compiled by Tom
Drummond, North Seattle Community College. "I have collected here,
without examples or detailed explanations, a collection of practices that
constitute excellence in college teaching. These elements represent the broad
range of effective actions teachers take, and requisite conditions teachers
establish, to facilitate learning."
Teaching
Tips Index This is a Honolulu Community College faculty
development page.
Michigan Virtual
University
DeLiberations is a British
magazine designed to act as a resource and forum for educational developers,
librarians, and academic staff.
Inventio "The journal’s name— inventio—is
taken from the first of the five arts of classical rhetoric: thinking out the
subject, identifying the issue at question, exploring the means of persuasion.
We hope that the journal will be a source of just this kind of creative
thinking about learning and teaching."
The Collaboration for the
Advancement of College Teaching and Learning "
... is an alliance of public, private and tribal colleges
that supports and promotes outstanding college teaching. Among the programs
and services The Collaboration offers are twice-yearly conferences, traveling
workshops, Department chairs workshops, faculty development program
evaluations, and various publications.
"
Faculty
Cyber-Handbook on Teaching - Tufts University
Learning and Teaching Support
Network "The UK higher education funding bodies have established a
new Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) to promote high quality
learning and teaching in all subject disciplines in higher education (HE). The
network will support the sharing of innovation and good practices in learning
and teaching including the use, where appropriate, of communications and
information technology (C&IT)."
Teaching Goals
Inventory "The Center for Teaching at
The University of Iowa is pleased to bring the Teaching Goals Inventory to you
online. Here you can fill out the inventory with a few (well, about 53
actually) clicks and automatically see your scores. Your score report will
also contain comparative scores from large samples."
University of
Maryland Physics Education Research Group
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning (SOTL) "Scholarship of teaching and learning is systematic
research and research-based activity aimed at deepening and broadening the
foundation of teaching practice. Scholarship of teaching and learning can give
rise to new forms of knowledge through new forms of research; forms that often
focus on our own pedagogical practices or on the behaviors of our students as
the objects of investigation. These investigations of teaching and learning at
Indiana University must, of course, meet similar standards to those applied to
traditional forms of scholarship in the academic disciplines."
Resources
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching "is a national
and international center for research and policy studies about
teaching."
The Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning (JoSoTL)
Web Center -The AAHE CASTL
Campus Program WebCenter
"This site offers you
connections to other people doing the scholarship of teaching and learning and
to helpful resources for your own work. Because the Campus Program involves
faculty members at over 185 colleges and universities, your network of
colleagues grows quickly as you use and contribute to the resources on the
WebCenter. Please come to the site often to learn from others and to share
your emerging knowledge."
HOW TO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT COLLEGE TEACHING AND ITS SCHOLARSHIP -A Not Too Brief, Very Selective Hyperlinked List
by Craig E. Nelson
HOW COULD I DO
SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING & LEARNING - Selected Examples
of Several of the Different Genres of SO by Craig E.
Nelson
Books
Anker
Publishing Company, Inc
Jossey-Bass
Technical & Educational Services
Limited
Teaching and Learning Centers
Center for the
Enhancement of Teaching (CET) at San Francisco State University provides an example of how one
campus provides professional development support to faculty and staff in order
to improve the effectiveness of teaching.
Maricopa Center for Learning
and Instruction (MCLI) located at the Maricopa
Community Colleges is "considered a national model for motivating, infusing,
and promoting innovation and change in the community college environment
".
The Office of Instructional Development
and Teaching at Dalhousie University "The
Office of Instructional Development and Technology (OIDT) was established in
1989 with a mandate to initiate, coordinate, and support activities to improve
teaching and learning at Dalhousie."
California
State University Center for Distributed Learning "The mission of the CSU Center for Distributed Learning (CSU CDL) is to support those engaged in teaching and learning through the
development and dissemination of tools, best practices, and strategies which
effectively employ the World Wide Web and related technologies in concert with
the CSU's Integrated Technology
Strategy. "
Center for
Academic Excellence -
Tufts University "The
Center’s primary goal is to provide those who teach at Tufts with the support
and resources necessary to enhance the quality and enjoyment of their
teaching. Because people learn in different ways, the Center facilitates
exploration by instructors of a broad range of teaching
approaches."
Center for Teaching Effectiveness - University
of Delaware "Since the late 1950's the University of Delaware has
offered a variety of instructional consultation and other support services to
faculty and teaching assistants. The Center for Teaching Effectiveness was
established by the Faculty Senate in 1975 to continue this role."
Center for Teaching Effectiveness -
University of Texas "The primary purpose of the Center for Teaching Effectiveness is to
assist the teaching staff of the University of Texas at Austin in providing
instruction that is consistent with the best information on quality teaching
and learning at the post-secondary level."
Schreyer Institute for Innovation in Learning -
The Pennsylvania State University "Mission: To promote a partnership between students
and faculty to design, conduct and engage in problem-focused, problem-framing
learning experiences that foster inquiry, initiative and team
work."
Center for New Designs in Learning and
Scholarship - Georgetown University
Center for
Scholarship in Teaching and Learning - Southeast Missouri State University
Center for Learning and Teaching
Excellence - Arizona State University
Center for Teaching and Learning - University of Maryland
Center for Teaching and
Learning - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ITS Office of Instructional Technology -
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Academy for the Art of Teaching -
Florida International University
Education
Office - City University of Hong Kong
Critical
Thinking
Mission:
Critical "The goal of Mission: Critical is to create a
"virtual lab," capable of familiarizing users with the basic concepts
of critical thinking in a self-paced, interactive environment."
Critical Thinking
Consortium site contains links to articles, Web sites,
and e-mail discussion groups on critical thinking topics.
Critical Thinking
Across the Curriculum Project at Longview Community College
Maryland
Community College Consortium for Teaching Reasoning (MCCCTR) This consortium promotes the teaching of reasoning,
critical thinking, problem solving across the curriculum,
and communication and cooperation among member
colleges.
Critical Thinking on the Web
Critical
Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts
Problem Based Learning
Distributed
Course Delivery for Problem Based Learning was a faculty development workshop offered during the
summer of 1996 at San Diego State University. "Here you'll find information
about using a variety of emerging media to deliver and manage university
courses using a powerful learning strategy".
Problem Based
Learning as practiced at the Department of Medical
Education, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
UD PBL: Problem-Based
Learning at the University of Delaware provides
articles on PBL, examples of PBL in several disiplines, and links to other PBL
sites.
Problem-Based Learning
Directory - University
of Brighton
"This web site will provide access to a growing list of academic
departments around the world, who use Problem-Based Learning (PBL)."
Center for Problem Based Learning -
Samford University
PROBLEM-BASED
LEARNING: A PARADIGM SHIFT OR A PASSING FAD?
This is an article by Gwendie Camp. "Abstract:
The use of problem-based learning in medical education and other
educational settings has escalated. What once was considered a "fringe"
innovation has become much more mainstream. The author raises issues
surrounding whether PBL will become such a successful innovation that it
becomes the "norm", or whether its popularity and widespread adoption will
fade and be replaced by another, newer innovation."
Problem
Based Learning - An Introduction by James Rhem, NTLF,
December, 1998. "So why now? If problem solving, "engagement,"
applying, active questioning have been recognized as the keys to motivation
and effective education for generations, why has the approach been "newly
recovered"? For at least two main reasons. David Chapman, associate dean of
Arts and Science at Samford University, points to the "information explosion."
That, he says, has made "the coverage model in traditional survey courses more
and more difficult to defend." Barbara Duch puts it plainly: "Faculty have to
make hard decisions and get to the essentials."
"The Lone Ranger is gone," says John Cavanaugh. That's
the second reason PBL's time has come. "The way the world works now, it's
about working together." What students learn about collaboration, different
approaches to a problem, cooperation and responsibility, makes their learning
in PBL courses multisided, richer, and, in that way, deeper. "
Using Technology
to Promote Success in PBL Courses by George Watson, Technology
Source, May/June 2002
Constructivism
Constructivism
This site contains links to definitions, readings, and Web
sites on constructivism.
Constructivism
Web Pages This list of resources was compiled
by Dr. John Kachurick.
Constructive
Internet Based Learning "As the end of the century
approaches, two major developments, in the form of constructivist theory and
Internet technology, are converging on Higher Education. They appear to be
highly compatible, since the Internet is an exploratory learning environment
that offers a wide range of views on many subject areas. However, these
materials are not directly suitable for integration into a taught course, so
there is a need for a model that combines the theory and the technology in a
format that make this possible.
A model is proposed that describes
teaching as a combination of information and support, and represents the
former as an object oriented structure. This is developed to incorporate
multiple views and authentic assessment. The resulting model is found to
satisfy the basic principles of constructivist theory and to be compatible
with Internet delivery."
Center for Interdisplinary Research
on Constructive Learning Environments (CIRCLE) "CIRCLE's mission is to determine why highly effective forms of
instruction, such as human one-on-one tutoring, work so well, and to develop
computer-based constructive learning environments that foster equally
impressive learning."
Atlas
"The overall goal of the Atlas project is to develop supplementary
software that is added to second generation Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS)
in order to obtain third generation Intelligent Tutoring System that will
carry on a natural language, knowledge-constructing dialogs with
students."
Active Learning
Richard
Felder on Active and Cooperative Learning
VARK -
A Guide to Learning Styles
Active
Learning Archives "Active Learning was originally
published twice a year by CTI and became the leading refereed journal for the
UK Higher Education community dealing with learning technologies. Each issue
centred on a specific theme and included academic papers, case studies and
opinions, as well as reviews, conference reports, activity updates and an
events diary. All substantive articles were refereed."
ACTIVE
REVIEWING - Roger Greenway's guide to active reviewing
Active
Learning For The College Classroom
' "Active Learning" is,
in short, anything that students do in a classroom other than merely
passively listening to an instructor's lecture. This includes everything
from listening practices which help the students to absorb what they hear,
to short writing exercises in which students react to lecture material, to
complex group exercises in which students apply course material to "real
life" situations and/or to new problems. The term "cooperative learning"
covers the subset of active learning activities which students do as groups
of three or more, rather than alone or in pairs; generally, cooperative
learning techniques employ more formally structured groups of students
assigned complex tasks, such as multiple-step exercises, research projects,
or presentations. Cooperative learning is to be distinguished from another
now well-defined term of art, "collaborative learning", which refers to
those classroom strategies which have the instructor and the students placed
on an equal footing working together in, for example, designing assignments,
choosing texts, and presenting material to the class. Clearly, collaborative
learning is a more radical departure from tradition than merely utilizing
techniques aimed at enhancing student retention of material presented by the
instructor; we will limit our examples to the "less radical" active and
cooperative learning techniques. "Techniques of active learning", then, are
those activities which an instructor incorporates into the classroom to
foster active learning.'
Skills
Development
Hertfordshire
Integrated Learning Project -"is concerned with the integration of skills
development with academic content in higher education."
Learning and
Skills Development Agency " is a strategic national
resource for the development of policy and practice in post-16 education and
training. (UK)
Cooperative
Learning
Assessment in and of Collaborative
Learning , Developed and edited by the
Washington Center's Evaluation Committee, The Washington Center for Improving
the Quality of Undergraduate Education, a public service center of The Evergreen State College.
Cooperative Learning Center at the University
of Minnesota
National Institute for Science
Education -College Level 1 "The NISE College Level One Team, based
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a nationwide community of
post-secondary science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET)
faculty, education researchers, faculty developers, and students."
Case
Studies
The
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science "ALTHOUGH the case
method has been used for years to teach law, business, and medicine, it is not
common in science. Yet the use of case studies holds great promise as a
pedagogical technique for teaching science, particularly to undergraduates,
because it humanizes science and well illustrates scientific methodology and
values. It develops students' skills in group learning, speaking, and critical
thinking, and since many of the best cases are based on contemporary--and
often contentious--science problems that students encounter in the news (such
as human cloning), the use of cases in the classroom makes science
relevant."
The Clearinghouse for Decision Case
Education "This Web service was developed to help educators,
students and other interested individuals learn more about decision case
education. Here you will be able to share ideas on this new and exciting field
of study, order case study materials, as well as locate teaching aids and
other relevent resources from around the world."
Instructional Innovation
Network "The mission of the Instructional Innovation Network is
to improve teaching and learning in higher education through the dissemination
of practical information about successful classroom strategies. The
Instructional Innovation Network is designed to serve the higher education
community, particularly: faculty; faculty developers; administrators; and,
graduate students, the faculty of tomorrow."
Experiential
Learning
Association for Experiential Education -
"Now,
with approximately 2,000 members in over 35 countries, AEE's diverse
membership consists of individuals and organizations with affiliations in
education, recreation, outdoor adventure programming, mental health, youth
service, physical education, management development training, corrections,
programming for people with disabilities, and environmental education."
ABSEL - association for business simulation and experiential
learning
"..is a professional association whose purpose is
to develop and promote the use of experiential techniques and simulations in
the field of business education and development."
ELSC -
Experiential Learning Service Center
ACTIVE
REVIEWING - Roger Greenway's guide to active reviewing
infed - the home of informal education
National Society for Experiential Education
(NSEE) "Education (NSEE) is a membership association committed to all
forms of experiential learning — whether they happen in the classroom,
workplace, or community. NSEE is a strong advocate of partnerships that
contribute to more dynamic classrooms, a stronger workforce, and thriving
communities."
Instructional Design
Michigan Virtual
University
Instructional
Design Bibliography contains citations to influential
books and recent articles on instructional design prepared by Carolyn Kotlas,
Institute for Academic Technology, University of North Carolina. (1997)
Bookmark
References: Instructional Design Models by Martin
Ryder, School of Education,University of Colorado at Denver gives several Web
links to instructional design sites.
Exploring
Professional Practice Through an Instructional Design Team Case Competition
by
Mable B. Kinzie, M. Elizabeth Hrabe, & Valerie A. Larsen, University
of Virginia is a paper reporting on the design
and use of a Web-based instructional design case in a team case competition
involving six universities.(See also Instructional Design
Case Event )
Using
Instructional Design Principles To Amplify Learning On the World Wide Web
by Donn C. Ritchie and Bob Hoffman, San Diego State
University is an award winning paper on improving Web instruction using
instructional design principles.
The Web:
Design for Active Learning by Katy Campbell, an
instructional designer for Academic Technologies for Learning at the
University of Alberta. " This handbook will present the idea of interactivity
as it applies to a cohesive design including high quality interface, content,
and instructional design." This site contain links to examples of
six different conceptual models of learning as well as a large number of links
to sites that illustrate Active Learning design.
Encyclopedia of Educational
Technology This encyclopedia contains articles
on cognition and learning, performance analysis, design, development,
implementation, and evaluation.
IMS Global Learning Consortium
"IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. (IMS) is
developing and promoting open specifications
for facilitating online distributed learning activities such as locating and
using educational content, tracking learner progress, reporting learner
performance, and exchanging student records between administrative systems."
Funderstanding "Funderstanding was founded five years ago to create better
learning environments in both the corporate and public education arenas. We
built this web site so you can explore and discuss ideas about learning, and
so you can see how to successfully apply these ideas to interactive learning
systems. And, of course, we promise to tell you all about what we do and how
we can help improve your business or educational facility."
The
Technology Source
- Effective
Course Content by Design (January/February 2002) "Creating
successful course content within a CMS requires that the course learning
outcomes drive the design and performance of the technology. For this
reason, the course's designer must distinguish between Web pedagogy and Web
delivery."
- Web-based Learning:
Extending the Paridigm by Dirk
Rodenburg, The Technology Source (Nov/Dec 1999) "The problem for the designers of a technology-based learning strategy is defining an instructional
paradigm that is contextually appropriate and instructionally sound from this
myriad of conceptual frameworks. In my experience, many Web-based learning
environments do not reflect a coherent and carefully considered instructional
approach."
Training Journal (UK)
"Training Journal gives training the focus it needs. Our philosophy: to
deliver informative, timely and practical content of the highest quality to
assist anyone involved in workplace learning, training and development."
Engagement Theory:
- A framework for technology-based teaching
and learning, by Greg Kearsley & Ben Shneiderman ( Version: 4/5/99
) "Engagement theory has emerged from the authors' experiences teaching
in electronic and distance education environments (see Shneiderman, 1994,1998;
Shneiderman et al, 1995; Kearsley, 1997). The fundamental idea underlying
engagement theory is that students must be meaningfully engaged in learning
activities through interaction with others and worthwhile tasks. While in
principle, such engagement could occur without the use of technology, we
believe that technology can facilitate engagement in ways which are difficult
to achieve otherwise. So engagement theory is intended to be a conceptual
framework for technology-based learning and teaching."
Instructional-Design Theories
Site "This site offers a variety of information about instructional
theory and models."
Turning Traditional
Courses Into Distance Education - "Instructional designers translate professors' teaching styles into
electronic content" (The Chronicle, 8/4/00) "Mr. Kuhne, the
assistant professor of adult education, was accustomed to working by himself.
Now, having worked with Ms. Luck on several course conversions, he reflects on
the experience while sitting in her office. "It was tough to get used to," he
says. "Before, things that I wanted were simply done." Ms. Luck sits nearby,
sipping from a can of Diet Coke with her initials "ATL" written in black
marker on the top. "Now," he jokes, "I have to work with her."
'
A Web Site
Helps Faculty Members Assess Their Instructional Goals (The Chronicle
10/6/00) "The beginning of a new semester is a time to take inventory --
of course books, class enrollment, and more important, teaching goals. A
professor at the University of Iowa has placed a self-assessment survey for
instructors online that asks the question: How do you see your primary role as
a teacher?
The question is part of the Teaching Goals
Inventory, a list of 52 goals that users are asked to rate on a scale from
"not applicable" to "essential." The survey asks instructors to rate the goals
in reference to a specific course, not necessarily their overall teaching
ideology. Visitors to the site are guaranteed anonymity, and identifying a
course for the evaluation is not a requirement."
WIDS Learning Design System
"In 1993, the Wisconsin Technical College System
Foundation and the 16 Wisconsin Technical Colleges formed a partnership to
create a high technology performance-based instructional design system. A
statewide advisory team, made of frontline educators and trainers from the 16
technical colleges, along with representatives from K-12 systems and industry,
collaborated to incorporate best practices with proven teaching and learning
theories in the development of the software. The advisory team still meets
throughout the year to give feedback on the system and offer guidance in
future development."
The Instructional Use of Learning
Objects by David Wiley, (August,2001) This is the online edition of
the book. A printed version can be ordered from the AIT
online catalog
Lessons
from the Physics Education Reform Effort by Hake, R. 2002. Lessons
from the physics education reform effort. Conservation Ecology 5(2):
28. [online] URL: http://www.consecol.org/vol5/iss2/art28
Note: Instructional design related links can
also be found at the CALT locations: Learning
Standards and Learning
Objects .
Books
Handbook of Intelligence, edited by Robert J.
Sternberg, Cambridge University Press (2000).
See Chapter 23, Intelligence and
Education by Richard E. Mayer.
Computer Aided Instruction
The Wake Forest International Center for
Computer Enhanced Learning (ICCEL)
Interactive Multimedia
Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning
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