Teaching-related Resources

Discussion Lists

Lists at Illinois State

• ATC-L--for instructors using the smart lecture halls. Send e-mail message to listserv@listserv.ilstu.edu with SUBSCRIBE ATC-L (Your Real Name)
• CATTRG--for CAT'S Teaching Resources Group. Send e-mail message to listserv@listserv.ilstu.edu with SUB CATTRG Your Name
• ISUTEACH--for all topics related to teaching. Send e-mail message to listserv@listserv.ilstu.edu with SUBSCRIBE ISUTEACH {Your Real Name}
• RMStat-L--for those teaching research methods, quantitative methods and\or statistics courses. Send e-mail message to listserv@listserv.ilstu.edu with SUB RMSTAT-L Your Name

Off-Campus Discussion Lists

• Ted’s Internet Mailing Lists Dealing with Education Topics
• Teaching Sociology

Graduate Student Links

• Preparing Future Faculty Web site
• Top Teaching Resources for Graduate Students (University of Las Vegas)

Teaching Centers

Arizona State University Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence Bemidji State University Center for Professional Development Brigham Young University BYU Faculty Center Brigham Young University-Hawaii Center for Instructional Technology and Outreach California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Faculty Center for Professional Development California State University, Fresno Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning Colorado State University The Center for Teaching and Learning Cornell University Center for Learning and Teaching George Washington University Center for Instructional Design and Development Indiana University Teaching Resources Center Indiana University, Bloomington Instructional Support Services Iowa State University The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Ithaca College Faculty Development Kean University Center for Professional Development Maricopa Community Colleges Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction Mesa Community College Center for Teaching and Learning Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Center for Teaching and Learning Northwestern University Searle Center for Teaching Excellence Northeastern University Center for Effective University Teaching Ohio State University The Office of Faculty and TA Development Oxford Brookes University The Oxford Center for Staff and Learning Development Pennsylvania State University Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence Purdue University Center for Intructional Excellence Queen's University at Kingston Centre for Teaching and Learning Rockhurst University Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) St. Cloud State University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning St. Louis University Center for Teaching Excellence Stanford University Center for Teaching and Learning Syracuse University Center for Support of Teaching and Learning Tufts University Center for Teaching Excellence United States Air Force Academy Directorate of Education and the Center for Educational Excellence University of Alabama Center for Teaching and Learning University of Arizona University Teaching Center

University of Arkansas Teaching and Faculty Support Center University of California at Irvine Instructional Resources Center University of California, Los Angeles Office of Instructional Development University of California, Santa Barbara Office of Academic Programs University of Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning University of Colorado at Boulder Faculty Teaching Excellence Program University of Delaware Center for Teaching Effectiveness University of Georgia Office of Instructional Support and Development University of Hawaii Center for Teaching Excellence University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Office of Instructional Resources University of Iowa Center for Teaching University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence University of Maine Center for Teaching Excellence University of Massachusetts Center for Teaching University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching University of Minnesota Center for Teaching and Learning Services University of Minnesota - Morris Faculty Center for Learning and Teaching University of Missouri - Columbia The Program for Excellence in Teaching University of Nevada Las Vegas University Teaching and Learning Center University of New Mexico Center for Educational Development University of Northern Iowa Center for the Enhancement of Teaching University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Teaching and Learning University of Notre Dame Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning University of Oregon Teaching Effectiveness Program University of Southern California Center for Excellence in Teaching University of Utah Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence University of Virginia Teaching Resource Center University of Washington Center for Instructional Development and Research Virginia Tech The Center For Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Washington State University Center for Teaching and Learning Home Wayne State University Office for Teaching and Learning Western Carolina University Coulter Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning Western Kentucky University Center for Learning and Teaching Western Michigan University Center for Teaching and Learning

Lists of Teaching Centers

• Arizona State University
• Hofstra University
• Indiana State University
• Indiana University
• Michigan State University
• Northwestern University
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke
• University of Kansas
• University of Wisconsin - College of Engineering
• Salem State

Teaching-Related Organizations

• Classroom Connect. Internet Made Easy in the Classroom
• Consortium for Computing in Undergraduate Education, Inc. (C-CUE)
• EDUCAUSE (association for managing and using information resources in higher education)
• ERIC: Educational Technology
• Horizon (University of North Carolina)
• Individual Development & Educational Assessment Center (Kansas State University)
• Institute for Learning Technologies (Columbia University)
• Instructional Technology Research Online
• Lesson Plans (Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory)
• National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning
• Preparing Future Faculty Web site
• The Anderson Center for Innovation in Undergraduate Education
• The Cisco Educational Archives
• The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning
• The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• U.S. Department of Education Technology Initiatives
• Virtual Reality: Education and Training Applications (University of Washington)

 

Teaching Tips

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