Web Resources for Teaching and Learning

Help with Teaching

• Teaching Strategies
  Synthesis of outstanding sites collected by the University of Michigan with links by topic and discipline.
• University of Washington Catalyst
  Great instant resources for the classroom.
• BYU Center for Teaching
  Another wonderful center with practical help for teaching.
• CIDR
  University of Washington Center for Instructional Development and Research is a national leader in faculty support and resources. This site is an excellent source, rich with information about teaching effectiveness.
• McGraw-Hill Teaching Resources
  A very rich and deep resources for all aspects of teaching. This site can be a little intimidating because of the number of resources, but tough it out, the payoff is good.
• Washington State Critical Thinking Project
  These folks from WSU have developed wonderful resources and information regarding critical thinking.
• Windows on Learning: Resources for Basic Skills Education.
  The Carnegie Foundation helped create this wonderful site on helping our underprepared students succeed.
• Teaching Meta Cognition:Helping students build from existing cognitive structures to new structures created by learning is an important new area of discussion. John Bransford, in his book How People Learn talks about this and other issues of learning.

Active Learning Resources

• Active/Cooperative Learning Resources
  What is cooperative or active learning? This site gives an accurate and useful definition.
• Cooperative Learning Classroom Techniques
  This University of Minnesota site gives information, techniques and many other resources for those interested in Cooperative learning.
• CIDR Active Learning Resources
  More active learning resources from Center for Instructional Development and Research, University of Washington.

Learning Communities

• Washington Center
  Great national resources for all things learning community. Steve Grupp sgrupp@everettcc.edu is the campus coordinator for Learning Communities at Evcc.

Diversity and Multi-Cultural

• Inclusive Teaching
  Many of our students feel disenfranchised from the classroom. Information at this site can help you understand what this issue is all about and what you can do to have a positive impact in your classes.
• Intercultural Communications
  This Portland, Or. center for the study of intercultural communications is internationally know for their work and resources.
• Access and Equity
  Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education is a center for study and support for issues of access and equity in higher education.
• Women Faculty
  Bernice Sandler's thoughts on this site cause me to think deeply. Let me know what you think.
  Writing Across Boarders
  A very useful writing center webpage out of Oregon. Look at the film they have produced regarding writing
  across boarders. It is excellent and we have it in our library

Other TLCs

• North Seattle CC Teaching and Learning Center
  One of the oldest and best community college teaching and learning centers in the state. Check out their work with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Funds for Faculty

• Washington Commission for the Humanities
  Competitive grants for public humanities programs. Easy to apply. E-mail cshafer@everettcc.edu for information and support with Everett Community College grant writing.

Plagiarism

• Cyberplagiarism 
  Many good ideas, regarding plagiarism, from Penn State.
• Plagiarism in Colleges in USA
  Attorney Standler provides legal references and an international student overtone.
• Turn it in.com
  "World's leading plagiarism prevention system".

Other Interesting Links

• Teaching Labs/Faculty Learning Communities
  This is the mother church of faculty learning communities. If you like Evcc's Teaching Labs, you will find much of interest here.
• Fullbright Faculty Exchange Programs
  So you want to travel and teach abroad? Here is a great resource.
• Math Forum
  An interesting site, let me know what you think. Should I keep it here?
• Spirituality in Higher Education
  A wonderful and thought provoking web site.
• Teaching Perspectives Inventory
  Do you want to reflect on your perspectives on teaching? I wonder what would happen if you and your colleagues all took this inventory and discussed the diversity/similarity of views you hold?
• Teaching Goals Inventory
  Another chance to reflect and clarify for yourself.
• IDEA Student feedback forms
  This is the home site for our student feedback system. If you have questions about any aspect of the IDEA form please check this out. Especially interesting are the IDEA notes.
• Parker Palmer/Courage to Teach
  Washington Courage and Renewal is a national resource in our own back yard. Great programs and services.