Online+Resources

Online Resources
[|Active Learning in Higher Education (journal - Sage publications - access through PRIMO)]
 * Active Learning**

[|Assignment Design: Checklist] [|Assignment Design: Sequencing Assignments]
 * Assignment Design Resources**

[|The Hybrid Online Model: Good Practice](Martyn, 2003) [|Blended Learning Guide] (Van Noord et al., 2007) [may need to cut and paste URL into browser - []] [|Blended Learning Toolkit] (University of Central Florida) [|Hybrid Courses]University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee (design topics/considerations/pros and cons) [[|Ten Hybrid Question to Consider (2005)]] [|Seven Things You Should Know About the Flipped Classroom]
 * Blended/Hybrid Learning**

[|Enhancing Student Learning Through Effective Formative Feedback] [|Classroom Assessment Techniques] (What are CATs | Examples of CATs) [|Student Assessment of Their Learning Gains] **free evaluation tool** to gather **learning-focused** feedback from students IF-AT Cards [] (Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique scratch cards)
 * Collecting Student Feedback**

[|Teaching with Collaborative/Group Activities: FAQs] (includes examples of grading group work, group selection, etc.) [|Group Work] (from teaching tips section, select manage students then group work from dropdown menu)
 * Collaborative Learning / Group Work**

[|List of Short Documents on Concept Mapping] [|The Theory Underlying concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them] (Novak & Canas, 2008) (what is, how to, and pedagogical applications) [|Theory Behind Mind Maps] [|Mind Maps: A Powerful Approach for Note-taking] [|The Mind Mapping Site]
 * Concept Mapping | Mind Mapping**

[|Integrated Course Design (Idea Paper #42)] [|Selecting Course Content] [|A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning](Dee Fink) [|Design and Teach a Course] [|Instructional Design and Learning Theories](Mergel, 1998) [|Bloom's Revised Taxonomy - A Model for Learning Objectives](Iowa State University) [|Designing Learning as well as Teaching] (McAlpine, 2004) [recall designing a unit of instruction slide] [|A Course Metaphor], The Teaching Professor Newsletter
 * Course/Instructional Design Resources**

[|Learning Technology Resources] (from wikis to survey tools to video chats - learn more and try different tools out) [|Free Online Video Lecture Sites] (Emerging Ed Tech Blog post) [|MERLOT]- Multimedia Education Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (peer-reviewed online teaching/learning materials) [|MIT Open Courseware](open source course design resources) Open source materials [|World Lecture Hall] (publishes links to pages created by educators worldwide)
 * Digital Resourcses**

[|Ten Guiding Principles for the Use of Technology in Learning] (Contact North / elearnnetwork.ca) [|EDUCAUSE] (non-profit organization; mission - to advance higher education by promoting intelligent use of IT; offers comprehensive range of resources, programs, activities to higher education member institutions) [|Emerging EdTech Blog]- learning about emerging education and instructional technologies [|7 Things You Should Know About Series] (Educause Tech Briefs - What is it? | Pedagogical Applications) [|The Effect of Performance Feedback on Student Help-Seeking and Learning Strategy Use: Do Clickers Make a Difference?](Dawson, Meadows, & Haffie, 2010) [|Sixteen Suggestions for Teaching with Classroom Response Systems]
 * Educational Technology Resources**

[|Tools for Teaching] (second edition of text available online through PRIMO for Laurier users) [|Teaching at Its Best] (third edition available online through PRIMO for Laurier users) [|Teaching Tips] (tip sheets from the University of Waterloo)
 * General Teaching and Learning Resources**

This is a handout with many different icebreakers that can be adapted to your environments.
 * Icebreakers**

[|Principles of Teaching and Learning] [|Philosophies of Adult Education]
 * Learning and Teaching Principles/Philosophies**

[|Planning a Class](University of Waterloo)
 * Lesson Planning**

[|A Vision of Students (Millenials) Today - YOUTube Video] (about 5 minutes; almost 4.83 million hits to date) [|Beloit College Mindset List](enter entering year of students to generate a list of contemporary issues/events students of this era can associate with - good for building examples that are relevant to students. Caution: U.S. focus) [|Podcast - Brain Research and Multitasking - What the research says] (about 5 minutes) [|ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology 2011] [|Educating the Net Generation]
 * 21st Century Learners**

[|The Theory and Practice of Online Learning](published by Athabasca University Press - free download; chapters on online learning theory, course design, etc.) [|Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Learning](book series - available for purchase) - provides concise, practical resources/information on designing and teaching online [|Centre for Online Learning], Teaching Support Services [|Academic Earth] a website of online courses from multiple universities.
 * Online Learning (Teaching/Design Resources)**

[|Wordle] - create word clouds to add a visual element to presentations, websites, documents - see the home page for the workshop word cloud) [|Spell with Flickr] - a neat dodad that you can use to spell words with pictures of letters. Mapping Software: [|VUE] | [|Cmap] | [|Mindmeister] (free and proprietary) [|Pinterest Possibilities], The Teaching Professor Newsletter [|James Madison University multimedia tools tutorials] including [|Dipity] (interactive timeline software)
 * Open Source Software** (neat and practical)

[|Motivating Students] [|Johari Window Activity] (or google Johari Window for our resources) [|Cognitive Load Theory] (volume 38, issue 1 of Educational Psychologist (2003) devoted an entire issue to exploring/discussing cognitive load. The journal is available online to Laurier users through TRELLIS/PRIMO). For an overview, read the first article Netiquette Guidelines for Online Learning Students at Laurier (an evolving document that we are incorporating into our Online Learning Courses) (5 questions to help student interrogate the readings)
 * Other**

[|The Journal on Excllence in College Teaching](available through WLU library) [|The National Teaching and Learning FORUM newsletter] (access through WLU Library) [|The Teaching Professor](access through WLU library) [|The Online Classroom](access via WLU library) [|Faculty Focus](Magna publications - free newsletter and reports) [|Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching - CELT](published by Society for Teaching & Learning in Higher Education) [|IDEA Papers and More] (free online teaching and learning papers and reports) [|Tools for Teaching](available through WLU library - ebook on teaching/learning from A to Z)
 * Teaching and Learning Journals | Newsletters | Short Papaers**

[|Syllabus Template and Electronic Device Statements] Syllabus Wiki Site [|Online Collection of Course Syllabi] [|Sample Statements for Mobile Devices (policy 9.3)] [|Two Sides of the Same Coin: Student-Faculty Perspectives of the Course Syllabus] (article 19) (McDonald et al., 2010) [|Profhacker Blog Posting: From the Archives on Syllabi and Course Design]
 * Syllabi Resources**