Pedagogy Community Portal
Welcome
The MERLOT Pedagogy 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:
- 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?
The resources highlighted in this portal were developed by the MERLOT Faculty Development community after several years of exploring other categorization schemes. They correspond to the steps in the teaching process; each major area has specific topics for you to explore. You can also browse the full collection of over 2,500 related materials in the “Faculty Development” Collection.
Teaching Strategies
- Active Learning
- Clicker Use in Class
- Collaborative and Cooperative Learning
- Critical Thinking
- Discussion Strategies
- Experiential Learning
- Games/Experiments/Simulations
- Humor in the Classroom
- Inquiry-Guided Learning
- Interdisciplinary Teaching
- Learner-Centered Teaching
- Learning Communities
- Lecture Strategies
- Mobile Learning
- Online/Hybrid Course
- Problem-Based Learning
- Service Learning
- Social Networking Tools
- Teaching Diverse Students
- Teaching with Cases
- Team-Based Learning
- Team Teaching
- Writing Standards and Assignments
Course Instructional Design
New Pedagogy Materials
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Introduction to Intellectual Property
Introduction to Intellectual Property provides a clear, effective introduction to patents, copyright, trademarks, and...
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Quick Activities to Prepare and Maintain a Classroom of Care
As students, faculty, and staff figure out the “newish-normalish” of college learning during the age of COVID-19,...
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When Learning Shifts Online
Explore our Learning Resources and tools as schools prepare to deliver content via remote learning. his is not our...
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Tips for Online Teaching by HANDS in Autism®
While pandemic may be over, the need for virtual support of our students does not disappear. We have collected tips,...
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Authentic Learning
A brief introduction to authentic learning using anthropological ethnography. This resource utilizes ethnographic case...
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How to Make Your Lecture More Engaging and Interactive for Your Students
Lectures can be boring, without a doubt, but they don’t have to be. There are a variety of creative approaches for making...
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UBC Curriculum MAP
This resource enables faculty to support curriculum mapping, analysis, and planning. This customizable online tool is a...
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Curriculum MAP: Demo for Instructors and Professionals in Higher Ed
UBC Okanagan recently launched a website to support curriculum mapping, analysis, and planning at the course and program...
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The First Day of Class: A Once-a-Semester Opportunit
There’s only one first day of class. Here are some ideas for taking advantage of opportunities that are not available on...
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Enhancing Student Engagement with Course Materials through Digital Social Reading
Over a decade of research about social annotation in higher education demonstrates that students who share digital...
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Toward a Critical Instructional Design
These chapters challenge current common practices and assumptions in online education, while also challenging our...
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Designing for Care
Imagining better pedagogies is the first step in creating powerful learning environments. Better, for the authors of this...
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The Role of Higher Education in Times of Crisis: Healing Strategies for Educators
Colleges and universities have a long-standing role in advancing civil discourse. How can we lead our communities in a...
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“Help! I’m Moving My Course Online!”- Practical Advice for New Online Instructors
Do you need to rapidly transition to online instruction? Can’t afford the trial and error approach? This free Magna...
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Engaging College Students Using Active Learning Techniques
Discover strategies for engaging college students at a deeper, more cognitive level with active learning. Get more info...
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The Value of Play in HigherEd
This is for you, if you are someone wanting to find out more about the use and value of play in higher education (HE)....
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Ethical Use of Technology in Digital Learning Environments: Graduate Student Perspectives
Leading and Learning in a Digital Age (also referred to as the digital age program) is a four-course graduate certificate...
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How Do You Grade a Creative Assignment?
Start small when thinking about ways to help students unlearn a more transactional approach to learning. Give them ample...
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Teaching as Online Adjunct Faculty: Practical Resources for Instruction - Every Learner Everywhere
Faculty development and instructional support are important aspects for ensuring that online adjunct faculty have the...
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7 Things You Should Know About Learning Engineering
Sitting at the confluence of learning science, learning technology, and instructional design, learning engineering can be...
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7 Things You Should Know About Digital Badges
Digital badges are validated indicators of skills or competencies, often representing the completion of a...
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7 Things You Should Know About Virtual Labs
Virtual labs are interactive, digital simulations of activities that typically take place in physical laboratory...
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7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting
In its most basic sense, a podcast is an audio file. Some contend that the term should be reserved for serialized content...
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7 Things You Should Know About Teaching and Learning with Video
When the pandemic suspended most in-person learning, colleges and universities turned to video technologies as one of...
New Pedagogy Members
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Shayne TrainUniversity of Toronto
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Autumn RichardsonHeritage Christian University
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Jason McGensyCalifornia State University, Fresno
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Sasha WhiteUniversity College of the North
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Jonathan EastmanColumbia College of Missouri
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Shanna HollichGuthrie Memorial Library
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Cathleen CuppettCoker College
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Deborah PfeiferNorth Central Kansas Technical College
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Gustavo CamposCalifornia State University, Fullerton
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April HudsonBethune-Cookman University
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Bryce BattistiOlympic College
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Joseph PetersUniversity of Hawaii System - Manoa
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Lisa LarsonMitchell Technical Institute
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Elizabeth DeVitaPittsburgh Technical Institute
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Priya MauryaADMEC
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Yammie DaudBukidnon State University
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Irene StewartSt. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology
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Darko PantelicJönköping University
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Valary OleinikValary Oleinik
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Bruce HarrisUtah Tech University
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Kristilyn MosesECPI College of Technology
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Denise JaffeLandmark College
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JULIA NARDUJM
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Emma Duke-WilliamsUniversity of Dundee
Professional Organizations
- American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- American Anthropological Association
- American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education
- American Association for Gifted Children
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Association of Physics Teachers
- American Association of School Administrators
- American Association of School Librarians
- American Association of University Women
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- American Chemical Society
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- American Educational Research Association
- American Educational Studies Association (AESA)
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- American Historical Association
- American Library Association
- American Mathematical Society
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- American School Counselor Association
- American School Health Association
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association
- American Statistical Association
- Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
- Association for Education Communications and Technology (AECT)
- Association for Experiential Education (AEE) [www.princeton.edu/~rcurtis/aee.html]
- Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
- Association for Psychological Science (Formerly American Psychological Society)
- Association for Retarded Citizens
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
- Association of American Educators
- Association of American Geographers
- Association of Teacher Educators (ATE)
- Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Common Core Standards - Pearson Education, Inc.
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Council for Social Foundations of Education (Provides links to 20 member societies)
- Education in the Professions (AERA Division I)
- ENC Online Resources for Math and Science Education [www.goenc.org]
- International Dyslexia Association
- International Literacy Association
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- International Technology Education Association (ITEA)
- Modern Language Association
- Music Teachers National Association
- National Art Education Association
- National Association for Bilingual and Multicultural Education
- National Association for Gifted Children
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Association of Biology Teachers
- National Association of Elementary School Principals
- National Association of School Psychologists
- National Association of Secondary School Principals
- National Association of Special Education Teachers
- National Association of State Directors of Special Education
- National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC)
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
- National Council for History Education
- National Council for Teachers of English
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
- National Education Association
- National Even Start Association
- National Middle School Association
- National Parent Teacher Association
- National Reading Conference
- National Science Teachers Association
- National Staff Development Council
- National Summer Learning Association
- Organization of American Historians (OAH) [www.oah.org]
- Philosophy of Education Society
- Public Library Association
- Society for Cross Cultural Research
- Society for Research in Child Development
- Society for the Social Studies of Science (4-S)
- Society for the Study of Human Development (lifespan and contextual human development emphasis)
- Society of Professors of Education
- Teachers Applying Whole Language
Journals & Publications
- American Educational Research Journal
- Educational Researcher
- Review of Educational Research
- Journal of Teacher Education
- Child Development
- Scientific data
- Review of Research in Education
- Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
- Journal of Research in Science Teaching
- Sociology of Education
- Internet and Higher Education
- Learning and Instruction
- Journal of Human Evolution
- Journal of Educational Measurement
- Computers and Education
- Developmental Review
- Studies in Science Education
- Scientific Studies of Reading
- Journal of Educational Psychology
- Educational Administration Quarterly
Pedagogy on Twitter
- RT @emmajchiappetta: Put my coaching hat on for this @edutopia piece. But ya'll...seriously...critical friends group is the most effective…3 hours ago | edutopia
- Teachers are increasingly using TikTok to meet students where they are. And while it has its pros and cons, some ar… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…7 hours ago | edutopia
- Discover a new way to make #calculus fascinating for your students with this interdisciplinary approach that brings… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…9 hours ago | edutopia
- Study Shows Declining State Aid in Massachusetts #HigherEd bit.ly/3Yo12Yq https://t.co/eMGKm9LrXg, photo: pic.twitter.com/eMGKm9LrXg10 hours ago | insidehighered
- U of Houston Ends Policy Requiring Actors to Wear Vests: The policy was put in place last year after a campus polic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…10 hours ago | insidehighered
- .@UMNews Students Can Walk at Graduation After All #HigherEd bit.ly/3JEzkm2 https://t.co/GUuXvzT0UC, photo: pic.twitter.com/GUuXvzT0UC11 hours ago | insidehighered
- https://t.co/dDClqQfrwx, photo: pic.twitter.com/dDClqQfrwx11 hours ago | edutopia
- State Support for Higher Ed Is Up #HigherEd bit.ly/3DBiK2k https://t.co/8FpTrOA7N8, photo: pic.twitter.com/8FpTrOA7N811 hours ago | insidehighered
- 1️⃣ Opinion | How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? Please help interpret these IPEDS data.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…12 hours ago | insidehighered
- 2️⃣ @UHouston pushes its dean of social work back down to the faculty. He says some professors objected to his view… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…12 hours ago | insidehighered
Pedagogy on the Web
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OUMA: Dark part of internet education among varsity students - The Star
Feb 03, 2023 10:25 AM PST
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Service CU Impact Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications - Yahoo Finance
Feb 03, 2023 09:27 AM PST
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ACS Doha promotes STEAM-led learning - Gulf Times
Feb 03, 2023 07:51 AM PST
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The West Sees Iran in a New Way | NewsClick
Feb 03, 2023 06:22 AM PST
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Fairness can prevail with the help of Miami University and Attorney General Yost
Feb 03, 2023 06:13 AM PST
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Folsom Public Library uses state funding to offer career services for adults, K-12 students
Feb 03, 2023 05:28 AM PST
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Biggio Center offering EASL academy workshops - Auburn University
Feb 03, 2023 01:53 AM PST
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UPDATE: Online classes continue for Parkinson Memorial students | Loop Barbados
Feb 02, 2023 11:40 PM PST
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Information, data and media literacies | Library | University of Leeds
Feb 02, 2023 09:36 PM PST
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[Infographic] A look at the media ecosystem in the Bolivian Gran Chaco region
Feb 02, 2023 09:14 PM PST
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Jones & Bartlett Learning Partners with LiveCarta to Deliver Intelligent Digital ... - Business Wire
Feb 02, 2023 04:59 PM PST
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Parkinson Memorial Secondary School closed for one more day; online classes will continue
Feb 02, 2023 03:58 PM PST
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Teaching and motivating adult learners online (and offline) - Macmillan English
Feb 02, 2023 09:01 AM PST