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This site helps you find music that you can freely and legally use on your website, in your classes, or in videos that you might be making. 

From the Chronicle of Higher Education: "College students are taking social media to a new level, using Web sites like Facebook to communicate with other students about their coursework, according to results of a new survey on student technology use."...more

Teaching disturbing content in university courses.

Impact of details on cognitive understanding

In the on-going quest for improved learning in large-class settings, an active-learning approach for an introductory physics course yielded mixed results, according to a new report from the Higher Education Quality Council of ontario. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Modified Peer Instruction in Large Introductory Physics Classes examined the use of collaborative, multiple-choice format question (MCFQ)-writing activities for students as a supplement to standard peer instruction methods.

Course Description This course is designed for teachers and administrators interested in the flipped classroom model.  The course has two main components: WHY flip your classroom and HOW to flip your classroom. Why Flip? Participants will get a glimpse into the what and why of the flipped classroom beginning with an iBook.  This iBook will provide readers with the history, background, research, and examples of  flipped classrooms through interactive texts, keynotes, and videos.  This text is the preface to the second portion of the course addressing how to flip the classroom.

Quora easily allows you or your students to find questions that have already been posed (that is, by individuals who might or might not have any connection to your course). More than likely, responses to those questions will have already been contributed. 

If you only have a few minutes, check out the video, "What is TBL" on the first page, which will give you a decent overview of team-based learning.

This is Daniel Familia's ePortfolio. He's a student at LaGuardia Community College. In his ePortfolio, he describes his Educational and Career Goals, his Achievements, his reflections on his courses, and more.

A list of apps used by Will Howarth, of Princeton University, to complement his research. 

Explain Everything is an easy-to-use design tool that lets you annotate, animate, and narrate explanations and presentations. You can create dynamic interactive lessons, activities, assessments, and tutorials using Explain Everything's flexible and integrated design. Use Explain Everything as an interactive whiteboard using the iPad2 video display.

Realized this could be really helpful when preparing some of our curriculum retreats!