Web Resources for Designing and Teaching College Courses

Based on the work of Dr. John Dew, the University of Alabama.

Last updated: March 3, 2002

Sites dealing with peer learning, collaborative learning, and cooperative learning:
at Michigan Virtual University	http://ts.mivu.org
at Harvard University:	http://galileo.harvard.edu/home.html
at The University of Chicago:	http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/nise/cl1/cl/story/duncando/tsdda.htm
at The University of Wisconsin- Madison	http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/projects/group.asp?catID=18
at Stanford University:	http://sll.stanford.edu/about_us/teams/design
at Ulster University:	http://www.ulst.ac.uk/faculty/humanities/mpa/html/plm.html
at California State University:	http://www.cecs.csulb.edu/~jewett/social/cql96.html
at University of North Carolina – Wilmington:	http://cte.uncwil.edu/deskpress/classdiscuss/index.htm
20 articles on improving classroom learning at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill	http://www.unc.edu/depts/ctl/fyc.html
Sites dealing with improving student learning in science courses:
On Eric Mazur’s work on science classes at Harvard:	http://mazur-www.harvard.edu/Education/EducationMenu.html http://www.chem.wisc.edu/~concept/
Marjan Zadnik’s work in Australia:	http://science.uniserve.edu.au/newsletter/vol10/zadnik.html
Sites dealing with improving student learning in arts and humanities:
Collaborative learning in writing courses at the University of Texas:	http://uwc-server.fac.utexas.edu/fac/aboutswc/man/collaborate.html
Collaborative learning in humanities at Ulster University:	http://www.ulst.ac.uk/faculty/humanities/mpa/html/plm.casestudindex.htm
Peer Learning in a Music Program:	http://www.ulst.ac.uk/faculty/humanities/mpa/html/plm.html
Sites dealing with Problem Based Learning Methods:
Information on Stamford University’s program, supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts:	http://www.samford.edu/pbl/how.html
Sites dealing with Learning Theory:
	http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/bib/95-7dig.htm
Information from the University of New South Wales on experimental learning:	http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/Learning/instructionaldesign/
Information on differences between teaching children and adults, with important implications for college and graduate courses:	http://nlu.nl.edu/ace/Resources/Knowles.html http://www.learnativity.com/andragogy.html
Sites dealing with instructional tools to enhance classroom presentations:
Use of Mind Maps:	http://www.mindtools.com/mindmaps.html
Use of Cause and Effect Diagrams and Cause & Effect Diagrams:	http://deming.eng.clemson.edu This is Clemson University’s CQI site. Click on CQI tutorials and then Click on Seven QC Tools and click on Tutorials.
Use of Force Field Analysis:	http://www.mindtools.com/forcefld.html

Site dealing with Inclusiveness in the classroom:	http://www.unc.edu/depts/ctl/tfitoc.html
Ideas for Teaching Large Lecture Classes:	http://www.unc.edu/depts/ctl/fyc5.html
Ideas for increasing effectiveness of Teaching Assistants:	http://www.unc.edu/depts/ctl/tat.html

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This page last updated 18 Nov 2008.