Blueprint for Learning: Constructing College Courses to Facilitate, Assess, and Document Learning
May. 14, 2010—Blueprint for Learning: Constructing College Courses to Facilitate, Assess, and Document Learning , by Laurie Richlin, Introduction by Shirley Ronkowski, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2006. From the publisher: This book familiarizes readers with course design elements; enables them to understand themselves as individuals and teachers; know their students; adapt to the learning environment; design courses that...
Call for Proposals – HP EdTech Innovators Award – Due June 30, 2010
May. 14, 2010—From the blog of Jim Vanides, who works with education programs in the Hewlett-Packard Office of Global Social Innovation, info about a new round of grant funding from HP: HP and the New Media Consortium (NMC) have teamed to launch the HP EdTech Innovators Award to showcase and support educators who are using technology in...
Grant Funding Resources for Educational Initiatives
May. 12, 2010—Interested in seeking funding for an educational initiative of some kind? Perhaps a course revision or a department- or school-level project? Or perhaps collaborating with faculty at other universities? The CFT has put together a collection of grant funding resources for educational initiatives. This guide includes links to local grant-related resources, internal funding sources, searchable...
Introduction to Rubrics: an assessment tool to save grading time, convey effective feedback, and promote student learning
May. 10, 2010—Introduction to Rubrics: an assessment tool to save grading time, convey effective feedback, and promote student learning, by Dannelle D. Stevens and Antonia Levi, Stylus Publishing, 2005. From the publisher: Research shows that rubrics save professors’ time while conveying meaningful and timely feedback for students, and promoting self-regulated and independent learning. The reason rubrics are...
Successful Beginnings for College Teaching: Engaging Your Students from the First Day
May. 10, 2010—Successful Beginnings for College Teaching: Engaging Your Students from the First Day, by Angela Provitera McGlynn, Atwood Publishing, 2001. From the publisher: Laying the groundwork for a successful semester starts with the first day of class. Author Angela Provitera McGlynn tells that the first day is not the day to pass out a syllabus and...
Using Twitter to Learn about Teaching
May. 10, 2010—You may have heard of the micro-blogging service Twitter as a way to share what you had for breakfast or to hear the latest news from celebrities like Ashton Kutcher. Those kinds of things happen on Twitter, but Twitter is also a great way to expand your personal learning network—the people and resources you use...
New CFT Guide on Integrating Visual Thinking in Your Teaching
May. 6, 2010—Leveraging resources collected for a March 2010 workshop on visual thinking, the CFT has put together a guide on integrating visual thinking tools in your teaching. The guide describes ways to use images as metaphors and as stories, resources on digital storytelling and visual literacy, uses of schematic diagrams like timelines and concept maps, tools...
Beyond Tests and Quizzes: Creative Assessments in the College Classroom
May. 5, 2010—Beyond Tests and Quizzes: Creative Assessments in the College Classroom, by Richard J. Mezeske and Barbara A. Mezeske, Jossey-Bass, 2007. From the publisher: Because the drive toward external assessment speaks almost exclusively in terms of standardized testing, we need to be reminded of the internal purposes of assessment: measuring learning for both student and teacher...
How to Talk About Hot Topics on Campus: From Polarization to Moral Conversation
May. 5, 2010—How to Talk About Hot Topics on Campus: From Polarization to Moral Conversation, by Robert J. Nash, Jossey-Bass, 2008. From the publisher: How to Talk About Hot Topics on Campus fills a gap in the student services and teaching and learning literature by providing a resource that shows how to construct and carry out difficult...
The Practice of Problem-Based Learning: A Guide to Implementing PBL in the Classroom
May. 5, 2010—The Practice of Problem-Based Learning: A Guide to Implementing PBL in the Classroom, by José A. Amador, Libby Miles, Calvin B. Peters, Jossey-Bass, 2006. From the publisher: This book is a guide for the development and implementation of problem-based learning (PBL) in college-level courses. It provides practical advice from real professors, includes examples of PBL...