Background

In this section, briefly describe the discipline, type of course, learning objectives, and types of learners for which the resource was designed.

Writing tip: be sure this section reflects your experience and your voice. While snapshots are scholarship, we also want the reader to know who you are, and what you've experienced! This is your story told in first person.

Motivation

What pedagogical, teaching or learning problem(s) that were you trying to solve by developing this learning resource? For example, you may want to discuss a particular learning problem that you rstudents faced, or difficulty in teaching a particular concept that is hard for students to visualize.

Writing tip: research has shown that faculty adopt innovations such as yours when they see that their teaching/learning goals are similar to yours. Your description of the problems you were trying to resolve by creating these materials will help them learn if these materials will help meet their needs.

Learning Activities

Describe how you use the resource with your students. If it is a part of a larger assignment, describe the assignment and other resources that are necessary (if applicable).

Writing tip: to ensure others' ability to learn from your experience, details are important. While in general, snapshots should be short (and pithy) don't skimp on details that others' might learn from. This is often a good place to link to other documents or sites.

Impact of Use on Teaching and Learning

Did use of the resource solve the problem that motivated you to develop the resource? How has use of the resource affected student learning or your teaching? Describe your assessment of the resource and the results. Include or link to assessment tools, example student work or resources that demonstrate the change.

Writing tip: assessment need not be formal, you might want to report on comments from your students or how responses to certain assignments improved (or stayed the same, or....). Links to assessment tools, no matter how formal or informal are great ways to give users new ideas.

Tips for Teaching

What advice do you have for others who might want to use this learning resource? What did you learn about using it? How might you revise the resource and adapt it? 

Writing tip: this section is particularly important to those who might want to try using this item - what do they need to know to be successful?

Reflections

Looking back on this project, what did you learn about your own teaching when using this resource? What's next on your list in terms of using this resource or in working with others to use it?

Writing tip: what you learned by creating these learning resources is invaluable information to others and may help motivate them to try something new. This is a good place to add links to new projects you are working on, or other information you think would benefit a new or novice user of these materails.