Teaching Strategies & Materials

• Course and Syllabus Design 
  (University at Albany, Institute for Teaching, Learning & Academic Leadership)
• The World Lecture Hall: Examples of Faculty Websites 
  (a collection of course websites and other online materials)
• Course Design Tip Sheet 
  (Harvard University, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning)
• Curriculum Design 
  (University of Michigan, Center for Research on Teaching and Learning)
• Effective Course Design
  (Vanderbilt University, Center for Teaching)

General Methods

• Teaching Strategies for the First Day of Class 
  (University of Michigan, Center for Research on Teaching and Learning)
• Making Lecture More Participatory 
  (Harvard University, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning)
• Coping with Large Classes 
  (University at Albany, Institute for Teaching, Learning & Academic Leadership)
• Teaching Labs, Foreign Languages, and Other Classroom Formats  
  (University of Kansas, Center for Teaching Excellence)
• Teaching Activities
  (Vanderbilt University, Center for Teaching)
• Case-Based Teaching and Problem-Based Learning 
  (University of Michigan, Center for Research on Teaching and Learning)

Student Backgrounds

• Kolb and Fry on Learning Styles 
  (Encyclopedia of Informal Education)
• Learning Student Names 
  (University of Nebraska, Office of Graduate Studies)
• Teaching in a Racially Diverse Classroom 
  (Minnesota State Colleges and Universities)
• Teaching in Racially Diverse Classrooms 
  (Harvard University, Derek Bok Center)
• Active Learning in Diverse Classrooms 
  (Minnesota State Colleges and Universities)
• Motivating Students 
  (University at Albany, Institute for Teaching, Learning & Academic Leadership)

Approaches to Learning

• Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom
  (The National Teaching & Learning Forum)
• On Cultivating Critical Thinking Skills 
  (The Critical Thinking Community)
• Service Learning 
  (University at Albany, Institute for Teaching, Learning & Academic Leadership)

• Testing and Grading 
  (University at Albany, Institute for Teaching, Learning & Academic Leadership)
• Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs)
  (Vanderbilt University, Center for Teaching)
• Resources for Assessing Student Learning
  (National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment)
• Creating & Grading Writing Assignments 
  (University at Albany, Institute for Teaching, Learning & Academic Leadership)

• Methods of Evaluating Teaching 
  (University of Michigan, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching)
• Student Feedback Midterm 
  (University of Michigan, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching)
• The Teaching Portfolio (PDF) 
  (Brown University, Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning)

• The 2002 NSF User-Friendly Handbook for Program Evaluation
  (National Science Foundation)
• Evaluation Checklists
  (Western Michigan University, The Evaluation Center)

• Using Clickers in the Northwestern Classroom (PDF)
• Wireless Guidelines for the Northwestern Classroom (PDF)
• Using Technology in the Classroom 
  (University at Albany, Institute for Teaching, Learning & Academic Leadership)
• Using Instructional Technology (PDF) 
  (Brown University, Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning)
• Teaching & Technology
  (Vanderbilt University, Center for Teaching)
• Center for Instructional Technology Blog
  (Duke University)
• ProfHacker Blog
  (The Chronicle of Higher Education)