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This website connects Flavell's and Brown's theories of metacognition, differentiates cognition from metacognition, and explores some interpersonal variables that may impact one's metacognitive abilities. It also touches upon metacognitive strategies in the classroom setting.

This is a quick reference for a general overview of metacognition.  It discusses 2 of the metacognitive phenomena as well as a brief introduction into cognitive strategy instruction.   

This is a great blog about education, in general but I stumbled on it while looking for teaching styles information.

"Every aspect of life in ancient Egypt was informed by the stories which related the creation of the world and the sustaining of that world by the gods. "

This is a great site to do preliminary research, gain a general understanding of various topics (including teaching style), and find resources for further learning. EduTechWiki is based out of the University of Geneva, and is a sort of encyclopedia of resources about instructional technology and related fields. Much like the unrelated Wikipedia, the database is open to the public to participate and contribute to site content.

Every Thursday evening, 8:30 ET, 5:30 PT, there's a great fun live gathering on Twitter called #lrnchat. It's a fast free-for-all organized around a theme, like instructional design, virtual worlds, social learning, or e-learning myths, structured around 3 general questions. Topics will range from instructional design, training, education, etc. Begin by typing #lrnchat into the Twitter search box. If you'd like to get a look at who's likely to be there, and how the conversation will go, you can check out the transcripts. This a great way to be part of a discussion on an educational topic and great opportunity to build your network with other eLearning experts in the field...during the chat the live stream of tweets fly fast and furious!

This portion of the ASHP website offers a wealth of information related to the standards and accreditation of all pharmacy residency programs. General information is offered as well as specific information related to the different PGY-1 programs (pharmacy practice, community pharmacy, and managed care) and the wide variety of PGY-2 residency programs. This site is the end all be all for anyone needing information related to the regulations within pharmacy residency programs.

Great guidance and exercises to read through on preceptorship

While this instructor guide was written specifically for teachers at Furman University, it provides a lot of good information for teaching in general including instructions on how to get prepared to teach. It includes information on determining objectives, choosing course materials, outlining course procedures, and choosing methods of instruction-all things that are taken into consideration when creating a lesson plan.

Provides a brief document with major components of the syllabus with general tips for each section.

A brief description of developing a general lesson plan.

This PDF excerpt provides a general overview of the various models of the experiential learning process that Kolb used to create his modern-day model. It also describes the characteristics of experiential learning derived from these models.