Pedagogy Community Portal
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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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Formative Assessments for Online Learning
There are three types of assessments. A diagnostic assessment comes before learning, is ungraded, and measures prior...
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9 Tips for Success as an Instructional Designer
While the explosive growth during 2020 should come as no surprise, the truth is that demand for online education has been...
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Engaging Students Through Experiential Learning Inside the Classroom
Experiential learning in its many forms is widely recognized as a high-impact educational practice, one that has been...
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Microlectures 101: What, Why, & How?
Traditional instructional videos are often long, address a variety of content, or lack meaningful opportunities for...
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Advocating for Adjuncts
Advocacy for Adjuncts is essential for the well-being of the whole institution. Listen in as Teresa Focarile of Boise...
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Using Case Studies to Develop Questioning Skills
Case studies have long been heralded as an impactful and critical pedagogical approach in college classrooms. Depending...
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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...
New Pedagogy Members
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Shayne TrainUniversity of Toronto -
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
- Middle school teacher @MrsG_ENSNBCT shares a simple four-step plan for teaching students crucial #SEL skills:
1. I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…12 minutes ago | edutopia
- RT @HigherEd_Geek: I am moderating a few panels at #THEdigitalUS, at @illinoistech from May 1 – 3. The event is focused on the effect of di…17 minutes ago | insidehighered
- Early Bird Ends TOMORROW | We hope you'll join us for Digital Universities US on May 1-3, in Chicago, IL, as we exp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…59 minutes ago | insidehighered
- RT @THEworldsummits: We are thrilled to announce @illinoistech alumnus, Rohit Prasad, senior vice-president and head scientist for Amazon A…1 hour ago | insidehighered
- "It's important for students in the U.S. history classroom to learn how Black resistance was executed in the past a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 hour ago | edutopia
- Spotlight your conference or event to active and engaged professionals in the #highered community. Talk with our te… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 hour ago | insidehighered
- Grades are a staple of American education, but they’re a fairly modern invention. A brief history of the 100-point… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 hours ago | edutopia
- #StudentSuccess | What Students Want (and Don’t) From Their Professors
#DYK More than half of respondents to the r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 hours ago | insidehighered
- Inside the brain, cutting-edge neuroimaging technology reveals how combining words and actions generates a more dur… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4 hours ago | edutopia
- Acting out a word while saying it has an effect size of 1.23, making it a "reliable and effective mnemonic tool" to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4 hours ago | edutopia