Instructional Information Web Sites
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Bibliographies on Teaching
Conferences
Duties, Faculty
Classrooms, Physical/Equipment Arrangement
Critical Thinking
Discussions, Classroom
Distance Education (aka Interactive Classrooms)
Evaluating Students
Evaluating Teaching:
Includes Self-Evaluation of Teaching; Student Evaluation of Instruction
Group Dynamics of Classes
Group Projects
Journals
Learning
Lecturing
Motivating Students
Multicultural Issues
New Course Preparation
Overhead Projector
Portfolio, Teaching
Publishing Issues
Questioning
Stress & Time Management, Faculty
Stress & Anxieties, Student
Student Rights/Responsibilities
Summer Sessions
Syllabi
Teaching Philosophies
Technology and Teaching
Writing, Teaching Across Disciplines
Bibliographies on Teaching
Resources on professional issues in teaching: http://www.fsu.edu/~pie/bibliography.html
Partial Bibliography of UNH Resources for Teaching Excellence: http://www.unh.edu/Campus/acad/special/excellence/Bibliography.html
Mystery Novels and Academia: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/mystery.htm
Classroom assessment and teaching and grading bibliography: gopher://vaxc.hofstra.edu:70/11gopher_root%3A%5B000000.vaxc.cte%5D
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Conferences
A list of upcoming teaching conferences (Select "Off Campus Conferences"): http://www.ilstu.edu/depts/CAT/events.htm
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Duties, Faculty
Who Should Teach in College?: http://cte.uncwil.edu/NEWSLET//colteach.htm
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Classrooms, Physical/Equipment Arrangement
College Classroom Design: http://classrooms.com
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Critical Thinking
Teaching Critical Thinking: http://www.sonoma.edu/cthink/
Tips on Critical Thinking: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips2.htm
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Discussions, Classroom
Eliminating the Elevator Effect: http://www.iftech.com/oltc/eot/eot5.stm
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Distance Education (aka Interactive Classrooms)
Tips on Distance Education: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips19.htm
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Evaluating Students
Tips on Systems for Evaluating Students: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips16.htm
Assessment of students: http://www.lgu.ac.uk/deliberations/assessment/index.cgi
Assessment of students: http://www.lgu.ac.uk/deliberations/assessment/rbl.html#top
Classroom assessment and teaching and grading bibliography: gopher://vaxc.hofstra.edu:70/11gopher_root%3A%5B000000.vaxc.cte%5D
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Evaluating Teaching
Guidelines for Evaluating Teaching: http://www.umich.edu/~crltmich/guidelines.html
Includes a bibliography.
Self-Evaluation of Teaching
Self-evaluation of teaching and collection of teaching tips: http://uga.berkeley.edu/sled/compendium/
Student Evaluation of Instruction
Questions Frequently Asked about Student Ratings Forms: Summary of the Research Findings: http://www.umich.edu/~crltmich/crlt.faq.html
Includes a bibliography.
Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID): http://www.csbsju.edu/les/sgid.html
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Group Dynamics of Classes
Tips on Group Dynamics of Classes: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips18.htm
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Group Projects
Tips on Group Projects: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips8.htm
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Journals
The Carolina Colloquy's Electronic Journal of University Teaching and Learning: http://cte.uncwil.edu/ET/
The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://hostserver.merit.edu/index.html
Journal of College Science: http://www.nsta.org/jcst/index.htm
Journal of Excellence in College Teaching: http://www.lib.muohio.edu/ject
National Teaching and Learning Forum: http://www.ntlf.com/
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Learning
Effective learning: http://www.lgu.ac.uk/deliberations/eff.learning/index.cgi
Flexible learning: http://www.lgu.ac.uk/deliberations/flex.learning/index.cgi
Resource-based learning: http://www.lgu.ac.uk/deliberations/rbl/index.cgi
Create "Knowledge Holes" for Your Students to Fill: http://www.iftech.com/oltc/eot/eot6.stm
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Lecturing
Improving Your Lecturing: http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/did/booklets/lecture/lecture.htm
5 Techniques to Make Your Material More Understandable: http://www.iftech.com/oltc/eot/eot7.stm
Tips on Presentation Skills: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips3.htm
Tips on the Teacher as Performer: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips4.htm
Lecturing: http://www.lgu.ac.uk/deliberations/lecturing/index.cgi
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Motivating Students
Motivating Students: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/motiv.htm
Tips on Teaching for Student Involvement: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips5.htm
Tips on Student Motivation: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips17.htm
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Multicultural Issues
Annotated Bibliography on Multicultural Teaching and Learning: http://www.umich.edu/~crltmich/bibliography.html
Tips on Cultural Sensitivity in the Classroom: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips9.htm
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New Course Preparation
Tips on Ideas for Preparing to Teach a New Class: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips11.htm
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Overhead Projector
Tips on Using Overheads: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips1.htm
Tips on Preparing Overheads for the Classroom: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips14.htm
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Portfolio, Teaching
Planning Your Teaching Portfolio: A Brief Guide: http://www.unh.edu/Campus/acad/special/excellence/guide.htm
Includes a bibliography
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Publishing Issues
Copyright in the Classroom: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/Ctrteach/cact962.htm
Electronic Theses & Dissertations in the Humanities: http://osi.lib.virginia.edu/ediss/edis.html
Includes a bibliography on scholarly publishing.
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Questioning
Effective Classroom Questioning: http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/did/booklets/question/question.htm
The Importance of Questions: http://www.iftech.com/oltc/eot/eot2.stm
Answering Questions: http://www.iftech.com/oltc/eot/eot3.stm
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Stress & Time Management, Faculty
Coping with Stress: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/stress.htm
Make Your Office Hours More Productive: http://www.iftech.com/oltc/eot/eot8.stm
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Stress & Anxieties, Student
Tips on Helping Students Manage Test Anxiety: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips6.htm
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Student Rights/Responsibilities
The Rights of Students: http://www.iftech.com/oltc/eot/eot10.stm
Students Are People: http://www.iftech.com/oltc/eot/eot9.stm
Honor Code Debate: http://www.csbsju.edu/les/rt1.html
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Summer Sessions
Tips on Adapting a Semester Course for a Summer Session: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips10.htm
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Syllabi
Tips on Syllabus Preparation: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips13.htm
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Teaching Philosophies
What is Good Teaching?: http://www.iftech.com/oltc/eot/eot1.stm
Teaching Someone to Drive: http://www.iftech.com/oltc/eot/eot4.stm
Poem by Jim Wayne Miller: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/mill.htm
What are graduates?: http://www.lgu.ac.uk/deliberations/graduates/index.cgi
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Technology and Teaching
Specific examples of application will be found under disciplines. See also Distance Education for Interactive Classrooms.
From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal: http://www.pacificrim.net/~mckensie/
Education by Engagement and Construction: http://www.inform.umd.edu:8080/TT/GeneralInfo/TLConcepts.html
This is a slide show of a philosophical reflection on education. Heavy graphics!
Hypermedia Teaching and Technology: http://www.stg.brown.edu/edu/HTT96/
Tools for Teaching: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/teachdemo
This is an overview of using the web for teaching.
Using Information Technology to Enhance Academic Productivity: http://educom.edu/program/nlii/keydocs/massy.html
Information Technology in Teaching: http://www.lgu.ac.uk/deliberations/inf_tech/index.cgi
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Writing, Teaching Across Disciplines
Tips on Presentation Skills: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/tips/tips20.htm
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College Teaching Encyclopedia Overview