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This site provides information about classroom discussions and includes the following topics: Basic Principles, Specific... see more
This site provides answers to questions that are asked about discussions in the classroom. These include: How can I get a... see more
This is the book "Tools for Teaching" by Barbara Gross Davis. She includes general strategies to get students to... see more
This is a chapter from "Understanding Adult Education and Training. The authors that experience may come from earlier... see more
An effort to improve student learning outcomes in a critical analysis course entitled, "African American Images in the... see more
This is a simple demonstration of the Fourier transform (diffraction pattern) of a point set. This program produces... see more
'In previous research self-questioning strategies have been found to significantly improve reading comprehension,... see more
This article defines interdisciplinary learning, presents a rationale for its use, and describes curricular approaches... see more
Within the rapidly expanding field of educational technology, learners and educators must confront a seemingly... see more
The Teaching Effectiveness Program sponsors workshops throughout the year on a wide-range of topics related to teaching... see more
This is a case study on how the University of Michigan created and produced an interdisciplinary course on Global Change.... see more
This article about Bob Rotheram's first experience of using audio to give feedback on student assignments. It led... see more
LoLa is an exchange for facilitating the sharing of high-quality learning objects. It contains materials for use across... see more
This is a free textbook from BookBoon This book 'for teachers is the outcome of lectures delivered by the author to the... see more
The purpose of this study was to measure the differences in student engagement when a teacher implements purposeful... see more
This is a You Tube video that is a brief overview of science and research education in Second Life, highlighting Science... see more
A companion piece to the Getting Students involved is the Classroom Structures matrix with a number of suggestions of how... see more
This article is by Rhoda L. Flaxman, Director, College writing Programs, at Brown University. She spends time trying to... see more
This is a short video that explores how Virtual Worlds can be used in Education. The author demonstrates examples of face... see more
This wiki was created by Vivien Rolfe and Catherine Cronin for their workshop at the UK Association of Learning... see more
This is a short video that provides a very simple description of Second Life and some of the characteristics of it. This... see more
This case study of a university-level course delivered by computer conferencing examined student participation and... see more
This site provides a description of team teaching as well as things to think about when considering a person with whom to... see more
This site defines learning communities and then identifies four core ideas are central to the learning community process.... see more