Resources

Resource Category Topic
Team-based learning: Small-group learning’s next big step (Michaelsen, L.K.; Sweet, M.; and Parmelee, D. X.)
Essential elements of TBL, social foundation: students accountable to students, enhancing professional education with TBL, peer assessment and…
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Collaborative Learning
The essential elements of team-based learning (Michaelsen, L.K. and Sweet, M.)
This chapter describes the building blocks of team‐based learning and the steps necessary to put them into place.
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Collaborative Learning
Designing Better Quizzes (Magna Publications/Faculty Focus).
Ideas for rethinking quiz practices.
Type: Report
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Summative Assessment
Writing Good Multiple Choice Questions (Center for Teaching, Vanderbilt University).
How to write good questions, including considerations for writing multiple choice items that test higher-order thinking.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Summative Assessment
Classroom Assessment Technique: Concept Maps (Western Washington University Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment)
Using concept maps for classroom assessment.
Type: Video
Assessment and Feedback Active Learning, Classroom/Learning Assessment, Cognitively Based Learning Interventions, Formative Assessment
Using Classroom Assessment Techniques (Carnegie Mellon University Eberly Center)
This overview includes examples of appropriate questions you can ask in the CAT format, examples of specific types of CATs, and strategies for…
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Active Learning, Classroom/Learning Assessment, Formative Assessment
Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers (Angelo, T. A. and Cross, K. P.)
A guide to implementing techniques that embed formative assessment with active learning.
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback Active Learning, Classroom/Learning Assessment, Formative Assessment
Learning Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty (Barkley, E. F., & Major, C. H.)
Provides 50 easy-to-implement active learning techniques that gauge student learning across academic disciplines and learning environments and embed…
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback Active Learning, Classroom/Learning Assessment, Formative Assessment
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (Purdue University Repository for Online Teaching and Learning)
An introduction to UDL: What is it? Why is it Important? How to do it?
Type: Website
Learning Environment, Student Success Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
The UDL Guidelines (CAST)
These Guidelines, a tool used in the implementation of UDL, can be applied to any discipline or domain.
Type: Website
Learning Environment, Student Success Accessibility, Inclusive Teaching
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
The international standard for Web accessibility. They are the basis for many national accessibility laws, including Section 508 in the United States…
Type: Reference
Learning Environment, Student Success Accessibility, Website Creation
Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty (2nd Edition) (Barkley, E., Major, C., & Cross, K. )
The authors guide instructors through all aspects of group work, providing a solid grounding in what to do, how to do it, and why it is important for…
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Collaborative Learning
Instructional Scaffolding to Improve Learning (Northern Illinois University Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning)
Explains the benefits of scaffolding, outlines types of scaffolds, and provides guidelines for implementation.
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Cognitively Based Learning Interventions
Applying Instructional Systems Processes to Constructivist Learning Environments (The eLearning Developers’ Journal)
Describes the benefits of and guidelines for creating constructivist learning environments.
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Cognitively Based Learning Interventions
Empower Students for Academic Success: Teaching Students Study Skills Informed by the Science of Learning (November 6, 2020 conference material)
Webinar on cognitive strategies for effective learning, including the UNH Student Cognition Toolbox.
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Cognitively Based Learning Interventions
The ABCs of Case Teaching (Golich, V.)
Anecdotal and empirical evidence of case teaching effectiveness, and practical suggestions to the uninitiated for how to get started.
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education (Chickering and Gamson)
Seven principles for good practice for undergraduate education.
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
“Clicker” Cases: Introducing Case Study Teaching Into Large Classrooms
The application of "clickers" in a large astronomy class.
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Face-to-Face, iClicker, Large Enrollment Classes, Student Response Systems
Case Method Teaching and Learning (Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning)
Outlines different types of cases and the type of learning that they promote and describes some strategies for engaging students in case-based…
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
The Power of Feedback (Hattie, J. and Timperley, H.)
A conceptual analysis of feedback and review of evidence related to its impact on learning and achievement.
Type: Article
Assessment and Feedback Feedback