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Produced by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, Edutopia is a website devoted to advancing education by sharing research and best practices on a wide range of instructional topics. Although focused on K-12 education, many of the topics also apply to higher education. The specific link cited above goes to the section of Edutopia focused on instructional technology in the classroom. In addition to providing an overview of how technology may be incorporated into education, this website provides a history of advances in the field, video commentary from educational experts, and research/best practices.

This is a website for a class but it has great recommendations for technology and how to use technology in the classroom

Lengthy, more in-depth, albeit still interesting read on the application of Knowles' andragogical principles to interfacing with technology

Provides an overview of the TPACK model, an analytical framework for integrating technology in the classroom. In addition to a summary of the model, a bibliography and library of resources is also provided.

Ruben Puentedura provides an introduction to the fundamental aspects of integrating technology in education, including an overview of his SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) Model. If you want to skip ahead to his discussion of the SAMR Model, start at the 2:30 mark.

When technology meets storytelling 

If you can get past the title, this website provides a wealth of information on the flipped classroom model, including how to create flipped videos, tips for classroom flipping, video hosting... there's even a "pay for play" function where you can get paid for your videos if they get picked up and used by other instructors. The website was created by Renato Cataldo, a pharmacy educator who now focuses on researching and developing instructional technology.

An article from The Atlantic featuring the incorporation of the "flipped classroom" concept at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy. A study of the model's incorporation into the Pharmaceutics course demonstrated improvements in academic performance and engagement compared to traditional didactic lectures.

This book was actually given to me last year and I have found it extremely helpful for many topics. I was able to find the chapter on teaching in large classes online - the link provided. This chapter is nice in that it explains how to implement different active learning strategies into a classroom. This book breaks down strategies into low-, medium-, and high-threshold activities. Additionally, it provides techniques for non technology-enhanced classrooms as well as those with more technical capabilities. From the Book: Pharmacy Education: What Matters in Learning and Teaching is an essential resource for any pharmacy faculty member. More than a narration of the philosophical aspects of teaching and personal perspectives on life as a faculty member, it explores 'what matters", "why it matters", and "how to apply" the matter to teaching, learning, and assessment in pharmacy education.

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.

Roger Hiemstra is a professor of Adult Education at Elmira College. Many of his contributions to the field of education have been focused on the adult learner and the use of technology/web pages to facilitate adult learning. He maintains a website that has a variety of articles on adult education and self-directed learning.

Provides an overview of the flipped classroom model, including research supporting its use, important concepts for successful implementation, and links to more information. A variety of other topics are also featured on the website, including collaborative teaching, team-based learning, problem-based learning, etc.

Not primary literature, but a collection of other presentations given for another course, Education Technologies. They discuss how to give presentations in teaching. Many of them follow Edgar Dale's approach.