Merlot Collection made up of 40,000 materials in 19 different material type categories. Materials are submitted by members of MERLOT community. Membership is free. I just signed up as adjunct faculty member and this appears to be an excellent resource for online teaching and learning. I recall being exposed to it in Julie Gahimer's course on Instructional Design & Delivery, but have neglected to use it.
Survey tool specifically for scheduling. Could be used between faculty and students to schedule small or large group online meetings or calls. Could be used between students to schedule sessions for group work.
Getting Students to Do the Readings
Few things are more frustrating to a college teacher than to begin a
discussion of the readings assigned during a previous class and discover that a
significant number of students haven’t done the readings. This issue’s Thriving
in Academe offers encouraging news: There are classroom strategies for ensuring
that students keep up with class readings—and students actually welcome
them
Getting Students to Do the Readings
Helping Students Embrace Deep Learning
The concept that one size fits all doesn’t have much of a place
in education since we’ve begun to understand better how brains work and people
learn.
Teaching Context--A Map for Course Design
The classes we teach don’t exist in a vacuum, argues the author of
this issue’s Thriving in Academe, so it makes sense to pay attention to the
world around you as you plan your semester’s work. You can create a better
Mentoring: Functions, Roles, and
Interactions The world of academe can be a
bewildering place for new faculty members. When it is, they often look to their
senior colleagues for help. This time-honored practice—mentoring—has both formal
and informal aspects, and, when done right, benefits both mentors and their
protégés. This issue’s Thriving in Academe looks at the rewards and requirements
for both parties.
Rethinking Expectations About Assignments
It's frustrating for professors when students haven't done
their out-of-class assignment. Too often, the students just don't take their
homework seriously. But there's hope for frustrated professors, this issue's
Thriving in Academe authors claim. Make sure your students know why the
assignment is important and try to connect it to their lives.
Clickers in the classroom?
We're used to engaging students in the real world, now it's time to engage them
in social online spaces like Facebook and Twitter
environment for learning when you consider institutional and departmental
characteristics in making plans.
Even more important is to share control of the course with your students.
There are over a dozen articles to access on the home web page which pertain to teaching in higher education. Check out the topics and then read one of the articles.
The article titled, Helping students embrace deeper learning" is interesting.
How is the Video Library different from Courses on DVD? The ICE Video Library was created to offer faculty greater flexibility for utilizing short video clips in or outside of the classroom. The clips are streaming video on the internet (no DVDs).