Resources

Resource Category Topic
Multimedia learning (Mayer, R.E.)
Mayer’s 12 principles of multimedia instructional design organized into three sections - reducing extraneous processing, managing essential…
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning Strategies Cognitively Based Learning Interventions, Presentation Tools
Student attitudes toward group work among undergraduates in business administration, education, and mathematics (Gottschall, H. and Garcia-Bayonas, M.)
This study measured students' attitude towards group work. "Free riding" and the difficulty in coordinating schedules were identified…
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Collaborative Learning
Inducing Self-Explanation: a Meta-Analysis (Bisra, K.; Liu,Q.; Nesbit, J.C.; Salimi, F.; and Winne, P.H.)
A meta-analysis on research that investigated learning outcomes for participants who received self-explanation prompts while studying or solving…
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Cognitively Based Learning Interventions
Project-Based Learning: Teaching Guide (Boston University Center for Teaching & Learning)
Guidelines for implementing project-based learning.
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
Case-Based Learning (Yale University Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning)
Benefits of case-based learning; examples from science, medicine, public health, law, business, and humanities; and recommendations for finding,…
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
A collection of more than 830 peer-reviewed cases. (case studies)
Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
Case Method Teaching and Learning (Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning)
Includes faculty spotlights, descriptions of types of cases (directed, dilemma or decision, interrupted, and analysis or issue cases) and the…
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
Using Case Studies to Teach (Boston University Center for Teaching & Learning)
Discusses common case elements, advantages to use of case studies, guidelines for use, accompanying readings, leading the case discussion, and…
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
Alternatives to Traditional Exams and Papers (Indiana University Bloomington Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning)
An introduction to classroom assessment techniques (CATs) and a list of examples, including descriptions, suggestions for what to do with the data,…
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
What? So What? Now What? Journals (K. Patricia Cross Academy)
Short video with guidelines for using and assessing journal writing as a learning strategy.
Type: Video
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Reflective Journals
Jigsaw Instructor's Guide (K. Patricia Cross Academy)
Instructor’s Guide to using the jigsaw strategy.
Type: Tutorial
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Collaborative Learning
Jigsaw (K. Patricia Cross Academy)
A short video on implementing the jigsaw strategy.
Type: Video
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Collaborative Learning
Migrating Successful Student Engagement Strategies Online: Opportunities and Challenges Using Jigsaw Groups and Problem-Based Learning (Amador, J.A. and Mederer, H.)
Describes the transitioning of two common strategies to engage students in the classroom – jigsaw groups and problem based learning – from face-to-…
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Collaborative Learning
Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Improves Biology Lab Courses (Colosi, J.C. and Rappe Zales, C.)
To encourage students to think about and solve problems that arise during lab exercises, a cooperative learning structure called jigsaw is adapted to…
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Collaborative Learning
Jigsaw Strategy (Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Penn State)
Description of the jigsaw strategy, implementation guidelines, and references.
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Collaborative Learning
The Jigsaw Classroom (Social Psychology Network)
Overview of the jigsaw strategy, ten steps for implementation, and tips.
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Collaborative Learning
Active Learning-Jigsaw (Kent State University Center for Teaching and Learning)
Guidelines for implementing the jigsaw technique with FAQs and extensive references.
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Collaborative Learning
Think-Pair-Share Instructor's Guide (K. Patricia Cross Academy)
Instructor’s Guide to using the think-pair-share technique.
Type: Tutorial
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Collaborative Learning
Think-Pair-Share (K. Patricia Cross Academy)
Two short videos providing guidance on implementing the think-pair-share technique and adapting it for online courses.
Type: Video
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Collaborative Learning
Think, Pair, Share (Kent State University Center for Teaching and Learning)
An introduction (with implementation instructions and FAQs) to the Think-Pair-Share (TPS), cooperative learning activity.
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Collaborative Learning