The Active Learning Site ___Internet Links


Home Workshops Bibliographies Summaries
 
The following links are particularly useful for sources on how to create successful learning communities using active learning.
 

 
The Individual Development and Educational Assessment Center (IDEA) has twenty-six, excellent online-papers focused on the improvement of learning and teaching. Sample topics of these research-based, thoroughly-practical papers include such topics as Writing a Syllabus, Improving Lectures, Answering and Asking Questions, Improving Multiple Choice and Essay Tests, and Motivating Students. Don't miss these IDEA Papers!
 
www.idea.ksu.edu/resources/index.html
 

 
The National Teaching and Learning Forum provides thoughtful essays and practical articles on learning and teaching, as well as an online teaching forum.
 
www.NTLF.com


Sites at Faculty Development Centers that have a number of useful articles on learning and teaching are:

The Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Carolina--Chapel Hill.

www.unc.edu/depts/ctl/pub.html

 The Teaching and Learning Center, University of Nebraska-- Lincoln

www.unl.edu/teaching/Teachtips.html

Faculty Development Committee, Honolulu Community College

www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm


The International Alliance of Teacher Scholars provides information of the Lilly Conferences on Teaching. These conferences are a wonderful opportunity to meet others who are trying innovative activities in the classroom.

www.iats.com

Top


 Home Workshops Bibliographies Summaries