Teacher Hub Resources

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Brains for the 21st century by Karen Boyes

http://www.dreamland.co.nz/educationtoday/editors2.html

Grant writing

http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html

General Teaching an Learning Resources

The Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/

Goals and Objectives

Fashioning Course Goals/Objectives

http://www.cast.uark.edu/local/tatew/5CourseGoals.html

How to Develop a Clear Goal Statement for a Course

http://www.acu.edu/academics/adamscenter/resources/coursedev/syllabus/coursegoal.html

Setting Goals and Objectives: ABCD Method for Building objectives

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/EDTEC540/objectives/Building.html

Graphic Organizers and Concept Maps

Venn Diagram generator

http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/

Graphic Organizers: Chain of Events, Clustering, Compare/Contrast, Continuum,Cycle, Family Tree, Fishbone, Interaction Outline, Problem/Solution, Spider, Storyboard, Venn Diagram

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm

An Introduction to Concept Mapping for Planning and Evaluation A detailed and well illustrated site

http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/research/epp1/epp1.htm

Graphic Organizers

http://www.cedarnet.org

Group Work

How to Jigsaw

http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/nise/CL1/CL/doingcl/jigsaw.htm

Using Study Groups To Increase Learning

http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/studygr.html

Physics: Cooperative Group Problem Solving

http://www.spa.umn.edu/groups/physed/Research/CGPS/CGPSintro.htm

Improving Lecture/Discussion

Applying Principles of Active Learning to Lecture/Discussion

http://www.hi.is/~joner/eaps/wh_lecte.htm

TMI vs. Lecture

http://www.concentric.net/~wa1wpr/thesis/2_litrev.html

Summaries of research articles that can inform classroom practice re lecture and retention of info

http://www.active-learning-site.com/sum1.htm

Addressing Diverse Learning Needs: Lecture

http://www.cudenver.edu/home.htm

Instructional Design

An Overview of How to Design Instruction

http://www.criticalthinking.org/University/univclass/designinstruct.html

Insult Generators

Shakespearean Insulter

http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/index.html

Curse Central

http://www.tower.org/insult/

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes.php3?author=Francois%20de%20La%20Rochefoucauld

http://www.cyber-nation.com/victory/quotations/authors/quotes_larochefoucauld_francoisde.html

Intelligence

New and Emerging Theories of Intelligence

http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eintell/emerging.shtml

Adult Multiple Intelligences (AMI) Project

http://pzweb.harvard.edu/Research/AMI.htm

Interactivity

Enhancing Interactivity

http://learnwebct.vetonline.vic.edu.au/IACTIVE/project/allabout.html

Internet

net.Tutor: Your personal guide to understanding using the Net

http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/

A Brief Citation Guide For Internet Sources In History And The Humanities

http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~africa/citation.html

Citing Electronic Sources

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html

Evaluation of information sources (Large annotated collection of links)

http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm

Comprehensive collection of over 700 study skills tutorials

ADMIN: [Edit] [Delete][De-activate]

http://www.cf.ac.uk/engin/news/feedback/vpamphlets.html

Features of the Best Search Engines

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/SearchEngines.html

Five-Step Search Strategy

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Strategies.html#Recommend

How to be a better Web searcher

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm

Interview

How to Plan and Conduct an Interview

http://saulcarliner.home.att.net/id/interview.htm

Journal Writing assignments

http://fly.hiwaay.net/~etherida/journaltopics.html

Large Classes

Physics: Model for Large Introductory Courses

http://www.spa.umn.edu/groups/physed/Research/MNModel/MMt.html

Learning Centered Pedagogy

Learning Centered Education

http://www.sfsu.edu/strategicplan/center.htm

Assess the level of your interest in a Learning Centered approach to education

http://www.studenthub.org/faculty/resources/learning_centered.php

Learning Objects: MERLOT Sciences

Math Learning Objects

http://math.allconet.org/synergy/objects.html

http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/learningconnection/otl/index.htm

Science Learning Objects : Biology

Project Synergy Science Identified and Rated Learning Objects

Learning Object: Diagrams and Animations of Human Anatomy and Physiology

URL: http://www.innerbody.com

Primary Subject: Anatomy

Rating: 3 star

Comments: Has diagrams and animations but pretty simple and too much advertising

Learning Object: Pictures and Explanations of Cells, Tissue and Organs

URL: http://www.bioanim.com/cellTissueHumanBody6/index.html

Primary Subject: Anatomy and Physiology

Rating: 4 star

Comments: Fun and clear way of looking at this information. A bit glitchy at times. Reviewed on MERLOT.

Learning Object: Self Assessment tool for anatomy and physiology

URL: http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/jensen/1135/webanatomy/

Primary Subject: Anatomy and Physiology

Rating: 4 star

Comments: This site is a self assessment site, offering quizzes on a number of aspects of anatomy and physiology.

Learning Object: Real and Animated Labeled Pictures of Anatomical Parts

URL: http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/3Dvisiblehuman

Primary Subject: Anatomy

Rating: 4 star

Comments: The pictures offered by this web-based learning object are very good.

Learning Object: Cholesterol--Text, Quizzes, and Interactive Diet Planner

URL: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/chd1/chdexp.htm

Primary Subject: Cholesterol and its Influence on CVD

Rating: 4 star

Comments: Could be very good for a nutrition class--a bit narrow in focus.

Learning Object: Blood Types

URL: http://anthro.palomar.edu/blood/blood_components.htm

Primary Subject: Blood

Rating: 4 star

Comments: This looks like it might be a good site for someone teaching in this area. It received a good peer review on MERLOT.

Learning Object: Diabetes Diagnosis, Classification and Treatment

URL: http://www.calpoly.edu/~fsn/programs/index.html

Primary Subject: Diabetes

Rating:

Comments: Site gives info then has a case study with questions that can be graded online.

Learning Object: Molecular Models for Biochemistry

URL: http://info.bio.cmu.edu/Courses/BiochemMols/

Primary Subject: Biochemistry, General Biology

Rating: 4 star

Comments: Needs Chemchime, a specialized plug-in.

Learning Object: Chemistry Tutorial/Skill Builders

URL: http://web.umr.edu/~gbert/links.html

Primary Subject: Chemistry

Rating: 4 star

Comments: Skill building that many students need to work on

Learning Object: Chemistry Tutorial

URL: http://www.visionlearning.com/library/cat_view.php?cid=1&c3=&let1=Che

Primary Subject: Chemistry

Rating: 5 star

Comments:

Learning Object: Interactive Periodic Table

URL: http://www.webelements.com/

Primary Subject: Chemistry Elements

Rating: 5 star

Comments: Lots of info, not just an introductory tool.

Learning Styles

Felder’s Index of Learning Styles

http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html

Barsch Learning Style Explanations: Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic

http://www.studenthub.org/resource_pages/Barsch_Learning_Styles_Explanat.htm

Using Learning Styles to Help Students become academically successful

http://home.att.net/~tmjordan/academic_support/sitemap.htm

Learning Styles & Multiple Intelligence

http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm

Multiple Intelligence Inventory

http://www.ldrc.ca/projects/miinventory/miinventory.php

Learning Styles Considerations

http://www.gyrus.nu/Pedagogical_Resources/Learn_Styles_Instruction.html

Kolb Learning Style Prompts and Pedagogical Suggestions

http://www.gyrus.nu/Pedagogical_Resources/Learning_Styles_Prompts.html

Learning Style Models

http://www.gyrus.nu/Pedagogical_Resources/LearningStyles.html

Sequential and Global Approaches to Learning

http://www.gyrus.nu/Pedagogical_Resources/Approaches_to_Learning.html

Using Learning Styles to Adapt Technology for Higher Education

http://www.indstate.edu/ctl/styles/learning.html

The implications of the research literature on learning styles for the design of instructional material

http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet15/mcloughlin.html

Learning Theory

University of Wisconsin, Seymour‘s SALG for Self Assessment of Learning Gain

http://web.uccs.edu/tlc/assessment/cat_salg.htm

How People Learn

http://www.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/

Computer skills that fundamentally change how instruction is delivered

http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/Rubadv.HTM

Conversations about Learning: Insights From Neuroscience and Anthropology, Cognitive Science and Work-Place Studies

http://www.aahe.org/pubs/TM-essay.htm

Comprehensive list and discussion of Major Learning Theories

http://tip.psychology.org/theories.html

Information Processing Diagram and Discussion

http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/infoproc.html

Cracking the Code: the Human Genome Project

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome/program.html

Learning to learn

http://BrainDance.com/frambdi1.htm

Essay on learning

http://www.aahe.org/pubs/TM-essay.htm

Inquiry Learning

http://www.ncsu.edu/fctl/Initiatives/Designing_An_IGL_Course/

Why Don't Students Learn?

http://www.gyrus.nu/Pedagogical_Resources/Ask_Gyrus/Do_Not_Learn.html

Basic Principles of Adult Learning

http://www.gyrus.nu/Pedagogical_Resources/Ask_Gyrus/Pedagogy_or_Andragogy.html

A Learning College For The 21st Century

http://www.league.org/publication/keynotes/oblingers5.htm

All The Styles All The Time

http://www.gyrus.nu/Pedagogical_Resources/Learn_Styles_Instruction.html

Teaching Problem Solving for all Four Learning Styles

http://www.gyrus.nu/Pedagogical_Resources/LearningStyle_Prob_Solving.html

How Students Learn: The Information Processing Approach

http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/infoproc.html

How Memory works

http://www.brainchannels.com/Memory/encoding/encoding.html

Four steps to learning.

http://www.studygs.net/metacognition.htm

Improve Student Learning

http://www.udel.edu/present/

Learning How To Learn

http://braindance.com/bdi.htm

Active Learning

http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/active.htm

Discovery Learning:

http://www.csd.uwa.edu.au/altmodes/to_delivery/discovery_learning.html (Definition of Discovery Learning)

http://www.paradigmlearning.com/AboutUs/DiscoveryLearning.asp (good hub for discovery)

http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~bump/discovery.html (Advantages of Discovery Learning)

http://www.rand.org/education/mcarthur/Papers/IS.html#define (Discovery Learning in Math)

Inquiry Learning

http://www.ncsu.edu/fctl/Initiatives/Designing_An_IGL_Course/

Essay on learning—

“Conversations About Learning”

http://www.aahe.org/pubs/TM-essay.htm

Project-Based Learning

http://4teachers.org/projectbased/more.shtml

Lecture

Brief History of the Lecture Method

http://www.studenthub.org/syllabus/history.htm

Advantages and Disadvantages of Lecture

http://www.studenthub.org/syllabus/lecture.htm

Maximizing Student Learning from Lectures

http://www.studenthub.org/syllabus/Maximising.htm

Alternative methods of instruction: a Study of the Learning Effectiveness of Computer Aided Instruction vs. Classroom Lecture

http://www.concentric.net/%7Ewa1wpr/thesis/2_litrev.html

Improving Lecture

http://www.gyrus.nu/Pedagogical_Resources/Evaluating_Your_Lectures.html

Improving the standard Lecture-Discussion Method

http://www.ils.unc.edu/daniel/210user/Lecturing.html

TMI vs. Lecture

http://www.concentric.net/~wa1wpr/thesis/2_litrev.html

Applying Principles of Active Learning to Lecture/Discussion

http://www.hi.is/~joner/eaps/wh_lecte.htm

Rethinking Lecture

http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Educational-Development/Centre/

Lesson Planning

http://www.teachervision.com/tv/curriculum/lessonplans/index.html

Gyrus Lesson Planning Tools

http://www.gyrus.nu/Pedagogical_Resources/Planning/

Weekly planner

http://www.gyrus.nu/Pedagogical_Resources/Planning/Six_Week_Form.html

Semester Planner

http://www.gyrus.nu/Pedagogical_Resources/Planning/Fifteen_Week_Form.html

Course planning:

http://www.unl.edu/gradstud/GSAP/planguide.html

Math and Science

Reduce Math Anxiety

http://www.mathpower.com/

Medieval History Resources

Wharram Percy (Primary Site):

http://loki.stockton.edu/~ken/wharram/wharram.htm

Netserf:

http://www.netserf.org

The Labyrinth:

http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu

Catholic Encyclopedia:

http://www.newadvent.org

Memory

Improving Memory

http://www.brainchannels.com/Memory/encoding/encoding.html

Metacognition

Learning from Your Mistakes: Understanding Metacognition

http://www.ldrc.ca/projects/projects.php?id=23

Freewriting and Metacognition

http://web.calstatela.edu/centers/write_cn/writlear.htm

Metacognition

http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/metacogn.html

Metacognition

http://www.psyc.memphis.edu/trg/meta.htm

What is Metacognition?

http://www.gyrus.nu/Learning_Skills/Reading/Metacognition/Metacognitive.html

The Role of Metacognition in Second Language Teaching and Learning

http://www.studenthub.org/admin

Motivation

Bandura's guide for self-efficacy

http://www.emory.edu/EDUCATION/mfp/effpage.html

General Principles Of Motivation

http://ss.uno.edu/SS/TeachDevel/Motivat/Motivate.html

Motivating Adult Learners

http://archon.educ.kent.edu/~nebraska/curric/ttim1/artsum2.html

Building Motivation

http://4teachers.org/projectbased/more.shtml

Enhancing Student Motivation

http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CEDTA/ISG501/motivation.html

Motivating students who fail

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed419625.html

Synthesis of Research on Motivation:

http://130.111.64.3:86/search/o?SEARCH=EJ362226

http://130.111.64.3:86/search/smotivation/smotivation/-5,-1,0,B/browse

Learning Process Motivation

http://130.111.64.3:86/search/slearning+motivation/slearning+motivation/-5,-1,0,B/browse

Teacher and Student Motivation

http://www.cte.umd.edu/library/podresourcepackets/

Definition and analysis of Motivation

http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/general/experiential/practitioner/effective/motv.html

Presentations

PowerPoint in the classroom (Tutorials and Teaching Tips)

http://www.actden.com/pp/index.htm

How to give a successful Presentation

http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/informed/student_union/presentation_suggestions.htm

How to make a Math Presentation

http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~reyzin/pptips.html

How to Make a Science/Engineering Presentation

http://www.matscieng.sunysb.edu/presentations1/

Great American Speeches Archives

http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/popup/index.html

Problem Solving

Heppner's problem solving inventory

http://www.nncc.org/Evaluation/topic3.html#anchor42151378

Social Scientific Communication Research:

http://www.uark.edu/~aca/studies/socialscience.htm

Teacher Hub Resources

Accessibility

University of Wisconsin, Seymour‘s SALG for Self Assessment of Learning Gain

An Introduction to Classroom Assessment Techniques

Classroom Assessment

http://nhclibrary.nhmccd.edu/library/instruction/keys.html

Effective Writing Assignments

Brain-based Learning

Collaborative Learning

Communication Tools: Handling the Load

Concept Mapping

Constructivism

A Constructivist Approach to Online Training for Online Teachers

Discussion

Games

http://www.dreamland.co.nz/educationtoday/editors2.html

Grant writing

Goals and Objectives

Setting Goals and Objectives: ABCD Method for Building objectives

Graphic Organizers and Concept Maps

Group Work

Individual accountability and personal responsibility

Teamwork and social skills

Why groups fail

Summaries of research articles that can inform classroom practice re lecture and retention of info

http://www.active-learning-site.com/sum1.htm

Insult Generators

Intelligence

Interactivity

Lecture

Lesson Planning

Math and Science

Medieval History Resources

Metacognition

Motivation

Enhancing Student Motivation

Presentations

Problem Solving