• Where can I find (mostly) free instructional materials & learning aids: simulations, games, etc.?

• Where can my students go to learn how to find and evaluate information on the Web?

• Where can I find tools to help me create Web-based instructional tools for my students? This site is maintained by UNC professor & features some great tools for helping students learn to write better, especially using peer-based review.

• Where can I find tools to help me detect PLAGIARISM in student papers?

• Where can I learn more about dealing with incivilities in my classroom?

• Mary Ellen Weimer's Teaching Professor Blog
• The dreaded "dead grandmother" syndrome. Find out what can happen just before you give an exam.
• HorizonThe mission of the Horizon Web site is to provide a forum that (1) explores the implications of a rapidly changing world on educational organizations and processes, and (2) examines ways in which we can make educational organizations and programs more effective.
• The National Teaching & Learning Forum An excellent all-purpose site, with a wealth of resources and links.
• The Journal on Excellence in College Teaching is a peer-reviewed electronic journal published at Miami University by and for faculty at universities and two- and four-year colleges to increase student learning through effective teaching, interest in and enthusiasm for the profession of teaching, and communication among faculty about their classroom experiences. It answers Ernest Boyer's (1990) call for a forum to present the scholarship of teaching and learning. The Journal provides a scholarly, written forum for discussion by faculty about all areas affecting teaching and learning, and gives faculty the opportunity to share proven, innovative pedagogies and thoughtful, inspirational insights about teaching.
• International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning is an open, peer-reviewed, international electronic journal published twice a year by the Center for Excellence in Teaching at Georgia Southern University to be an international vehicle for articles, essays, and discussions about the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and its applications in higher/tertiary education today. All submissions undergo a double-blind peer-review process.
• Starting a Teaching Portfolio Created by James P. Deavor, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Charleston
• Web Page Design & Publishing Center Features advice on page design, examples of excellent pages, and information on graphic designs.
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education Truly a treasure-trove of stuff on higher education.

• University Teaching & Learning Centers:
  1. New Tools for Faculty, University of Pennsylvania
  2. University of Minnesota Center for Teaching and Learning Services This site also has a link to the NTLForum.
  3. NCSU Professor Richard Felder's excellent site: Resources in Science & Engineering Education. This site is more general than its title implies. Prof. Felder has developed a web-based questionnaire to tap students' preferred learning styles. Take it yourself and see what insights you gain!
  4. Brown University Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning
  5. George Mason University, Instructional Development Office
  6. Northwestern University, Searle Center for Teaching Excellence
  7. Hong Kong Polytechnic Electronic Educational Development Centre
  8. Instructional Development & Technology Sites Worldwide
  9. Unversity of Michigan Center for Research on Learning & Teaching
  10. Center for Teaching Excellence, Iowa State University
  11. Cornell Educational Technology Center - Educational Resources on the Web
  12. Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence
  13. University of Washington Center for Instructional Development & Research
  14. Kansas State University Center for Faculty Evaluation & Development
  15. Charles Wallace's site on faculty vitality and well-being. Take his Inventory on Teaching Climate and Faculty Vitality.

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