Faculty Development Community Portal
Welcome – From the Editor
Welcome to the MERLOT Faculty Development Portal, featuring educational resources for teaching and learning in higher education, both in face-to-face and online environments. You are invited to join MERLOT—it's free—and participate in this growing community of professionals. Our faculty development collection contains materials covering teaching strategies, teaching challenges, instructional design, learners, and learning and assessment
Learn more about us below! Thanks for dropping by.
Florence Williams
Editor, MERLOT Faculty Development Board
florence.williams@ucf.edu
We are recruiting! If you are interested in serving on the Faculty Development Board as a Peer Reviewer, or as a Board Member? Contact the Faculty Development Editor, Florence Williams, to get connected.
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The MERLOT Faculty Development Portal is designed to help you learn about the variety of instructional strategies and issues that could help you become a better teacher. The resources you’ll find in the Pedagogy Portal should apply to teaching a variety of disciplines. This collection of resources should help you answer questions that teachers ask:
- What are the choices and challenges for AI in education?
- How do I teach large lecture classes effectively?
- How do I engage my students in problem-based learning?
- Do I have to teach adult learners differently than recent high school graduates?
New Materials
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From Static Content to Active Learning
Today's learners expect more than static content. Join us to see how interactive learning experiences can boost...
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The AI Tipping Point: From Monitoring Students to Engaging Them
Tyton Partners, with support from anchor partner the Gates Foundation and research insight partner D2L, has released Time...
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AI, Copyright, and Open Education: What We Know Now
Artificial intelligence is transforming how we create and adapt educational content, but it’s also raising complex...
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Managing Change in the Age of AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping higher education, but managing the human side of that transformation is...
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'Bringing Information Literacy Into Your Clinical Teaching' Instructor Package
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is an important component of undergraduate and postgraduate medical training, and health...
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MyGooru: Competency-based & Evidence-based Personalized Learning
MyGooru empowers learners with AI-driven personalization while delivering measurable outcomes for organizations across...
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Copyright: The Card Game, Canadian Edition, Version 2.0
The purpose of this game is to introduce information professionals to Canadian copyright law through five suits: Works...
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Closed Captioning: Learning Descript Basics
The purpose of this assignment is to get students familiar with the basics of working with Descript, a closed captioning...
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Closed Captioning: Larger Project
Create closed captions for 5-7 minutes of video. The video can be: original video that you create on a topic you confirm...
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Closed Caption: Style & Readability Practice
This assignment requires learners to register for and use the free version of Descript. While limited, and best used for...
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Closed Caption: Reading Summary
This assignment can be used in regular reading/writing/response forums. Record a closed captioned video summary of one...
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Beyond Compliance to Universal Design of OER
This is a 27-slide presentaton that introduces that there is no “typical student”. How do we create OER that meet the...
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AI Literacies in Practice
Higher education stands at a pivotal moment, one defined not simply by technological disruption, but by the choices we...
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Practical AI for Higher Ed: Designing, Assessing and Innovating
AI is transforming higher education—are you ready? Join us for a dynamic, hands-on session exploring real strategies for...
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Shaping Expertise, Bias and Responsibility in the Age of AI
People are becoming more comfortable with artificial intelligence (AI), but that familiarity can lead to complacency. In...
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New Research Data Reveals that Faculty Workload can Drop with Daily AI Use
D2L, a global learning technology company, and Tyton Partners have collaborated to release the annual Time for Class...
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Beyond the Classroom: How Learning Design Adapts Across Industries
One of the most exciting aspects of the learning design profession is how it has expanded far beyond the walls of...
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Practical AI for Higher Ed: Designing, Assessing and Innovating
This is an hour-long recording of a webinar on academic uses of Artificial Intelligence tools. The goals are: Learn how...
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Faculty Development - UDL Principles for Process Improvements
Universal Design for Learning Principles for Process Improvements Attribution This work is a derivative of the research...
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Lecture Breakers
Podcast · Barbi Honeycutt, Ph.D. -- The Lecture Breakers podcast is the place where college professors, instructors, and...
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The Scholarly Teacher | Blog Posts
We believe in fostering the pursuit of Scholarly Teaching. Posts address contemporary issues and offer practical...
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Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to understand AI Adoption in Higher Education
Faculty and staff in higher education face uncertainty about appropriate AI use in academic settings, particularly...
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Faculty-Development-and-GenAI-Playbook
This playbook offers guidance on the scope and direction of Generative AI (GenAI) policies and discussions in today’s...
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Learning Innovation Festival (LIFE) 2025 - AI Video Avatars: Augmenting Blended Learning with HeyGen
Prof Tamas Makany will share how he augmented his digital communication class with AI-generated video avatars. He will...
New Members
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Anthony BolanosSan Jose State University -
Dr. S. MAGARA JOTHI LAKSHMISri Sarada College for Women Autonomous Tirunelveli -
JOANNA BachourAssumption College -
Carlos Lopez MercadoBall State University -
Merla MolinaFayetteville Police Department 911 Communications -
Simone AntakiSimone Antaki -
Giulia ForsytheBrock University -
China JenkinsHouston Baptist University -
Carlise TuckerTalladega College
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Ajay Kumar SrinivasanNaryana -
Cathy LeppoldArkansas State University - Mountain Home (2-year campus) -
Amarender VadiveluUniversity of Puthisastra Phnom Penh
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Richard SheltonState University of New York System -
HEATHER RIEDLEEducation and Early Childhood Development -
Lana PankiwUniversity of Calgary -
majid kyavarRHC.AC IR -
Chelsey Reaneyacademia veritatis -
Caprinia TaylorPaul Quinn College -
Mary EarpChowan College -
ZIsis StogiannisUniversity of Western Macedonia -
Sherri DavisLawson State Community/Technical College -
Alexandra SalasDelMarVa Digital Learning Association -
Jamie NelsonTennessee Board of Regents
Materials by Discipline
- Assessment & Feedback (150)
- Course and Instruction Design (327)
- Creating or Using Digital Media (275)
- Intellectual Property (23)
- Learner Success & Engagement (159)
- Policies (54)
- Professional Learning & Support (193)
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (195)
- Selecting and Using Tools (1233)
- Teaching Challenges (69)
- Teaching Strategies (415)
Faculty Dev on the Web
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ORSP announces available grants - UT Martin News -
Jul 13, 2026 03:19 PM PDT
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Start the year strong with Faculty Development & Success (FDS) Week
Jul 13, 2026 03:06 PM PDT
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COPH names new academic and research leaders - University of South Florida
Jul 13, 2026 12:16 PM PDT
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Bermuda College Signs MOU With ASU - Bernews
Jul 13, 2026 10:16 AM PDT
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Local student-led nonprofit honored with national award in Washington, D.C. - Priority Marketing
Jul 13, 2026 09:26 AM PDT
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AI Didn't Break Assessment: It Exposed What Was Already Broken - Faculty Focus
Jul 13, 2026 09:06 AM PDT
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How Active Learning Forces Retention - YouTube
Jul 13, 2026 08:11 AM PDT
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Nathan Sammons named provost, vice chancellor for academic affairs at LSUA
Jul 13, 2026 03:02 AM PDT
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USLT participates in CICM PSN Governance Assembly 2026 - University of Saint Louis
Jul 13, 2026 12:13 AM PDT
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Seoul Design Foundation, Samsonite Korea Partner for Universal Design Education
Jul 12, 2026 11:30 PM PDT
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SMVDU organizes faculty development programme on Universal Human Values
Jul 12, 2026 10:28 PM PDT
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“Spreading the Values of Inclusion and Consideration to Future Generations”... Samsonite ...
Jul 12, 2026 10:23 PM PDT
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HKBU and Hong Chi Association continue collaboration deepening service learning to ...
Jul 12, 2026 08:50 PM PDT
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Exploring Faculty Development Initiatives at Avalon University School of Medicine: A Case Study
Jul 12, 2026 08:01 PM PDT