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Resources for Faculty on Teaching and Learning

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The Teaching Professor
Edited by teaching scholar Dr. Maryellen Weimer, The Teaching Professor discusses the best strategies supported by the latest research for effective teaching in the college classroom. Typical topics include assessment and evaluation, engagement of student interest, faculty time management, and the learner-centered classroom (copyrighted material - access restricted to NC A&T faculty and staff only).

National Teaching & Learning Forum
The National Teaching and Learning Forum offers readers access to current information and discussion about effective teaching practices, learning theory, and related educational issues (copyrighted material - access restricted to NC A&T faculty and staff only).

POD Essays on Teaching and Learning

Written by expert scholar-practitioners, the reading packets linked below each contain a set of thoughtful and succinct essays on the listed teaching/learning topic. The reading packets are produced by the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education, the preeminent faculty development organization in the U.S. focusing on helping faculty become more effective teachers (copyrighted material - access restricted to NC A&T faculty and staff only).

UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative (UNC TLTC)

The University of North Carolina Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative (TLTC) is a
consortial organization that provides vision and shared resources in support of teaching and learning
with technology programs and initiatives on the sixteen UNC campuses. The TLTC seeks to empower
teachers, learners, providers of instructional support, and decision makers by identifying and developing
resources to facilitate the implementation of technology in teaching and learning. Check out the various ongoing initiatives and in particular, the Professional Development Portal for valuable information and resources.

MERLOT

MERLOT's mission is to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning by expanding the quantity and quality of peer-reviewed online learning materials that can be easily incorporated into faculty designed courses.

 

Links to Additional Scholarly Journals and Resources on the Web

Tomorrow's Professor
Twice-weekly postings on topics related to teaching and learning and faculty development. Over 600 archived topical postings available at this site, plus links to additional information on teaching and learning. Sign up for the listserv and receive faculty development in your inbox each week.

Carnegie Perspectives
Carnegie Perspectives is a series of commentaries from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching that explore different ways to think about educational issues. They are meant to stimulate thought and conversation about important teaching/learning ideas.

Liberal Education
Liberal Education expresses the voices of educators, faculty and administrators in colleges and universities nationwide who are working to enrich liberal learning and undergraduate education. AAC&U's award-winning journal is the national forum about liberal education - a forum addressing teaching and learning, leadership, faculty innovation, and institutional change all in the service of improving undergraduate education.

MountainRise
Published by the Coulter Faculty Center at Western Carolina University, MountainRise is a new international journal focusing on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). The scholarship of teaching and learning is growing internationally and becoming a key way to work for the continuous improvement and assessment of teaching and learning, with the goal of providing for more significant, enduring student learning.

International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
The International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education provides a forum for higher education faculty, staff, administrators, researchers, and students who are interested in improving post-secondary instruction. The IJTLHE provides broad coverage of higher education pedagogy across diverse content areas, educational institutions, and levels of instructional expertise.

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
The 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.

Innovate - Journal of Online Education
Innovate is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed online periodical that focuses on the creative use of information technology (IT) to enhance educational processes in academic, commercial, and governmental settings.

Faculty Development Associates
Providing a "Tip of the Week" and an extensive list of online resources focused on teaching and learning.

 

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