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Teaching Centers

The teaching centers below offer some of the best collections teaching tips and resources for college/university faculty. 

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Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Maine

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

New Mexico

New Hampshire

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Washington D.C.

Wisconsin

Wyoming

International

  • The Australian National University – Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods
  • Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada – Office of Instructional Development and Technology

    Links to Online Academic Resources

    Academe
    The bimonthly publication of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
    Of particular interest: Free on-line access to past issues
    http://www.aaup.org/acahome.htm

    AcademicInfo
    Online Education Resources, Degree Information & Subject Guides
    http://www.academicinfo.net

    American Association for Higher Education
    An individual membership organization promoting changes higher education.
    Of particular interest: In-depth material on such subjects as faculty roles and rewards, programs for the promotion of institutional change, and teaching learning and technology.
    http://www.aahe.org/

    American Association of University Professors
    Defends academic freedom and tenure, advocates collegial governance, and develops policies ensuring due process
    Of particular interest: Academe, post-tenure review, part-time faculty
    http://www.aaup.org/

    American Council on Education
    A forum for the discussion of major issues related to higher education
    Of special interest: Minorities and women in higher education
    http://www.acenet.edu/

    Change Magazine
    The AAHE magazine of higher learning
    Of particular interest: Thoughtful, in-depth articles
    http://www.aahe.org/change.htm

    Colleges and Universities – Yahoo Listings
    Complete world-wide listing by country and type
    Of particular interest: Over 10,000 listings, virtually every institution of higher education in the world.
    http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities/

    Lingua Franca
    Magazine of ideas and academic life
    Of particular interest: Terrific, if slightly irreverent articles on academic life, excellent archive collection on-line.
    http://www.linguafranca.com/

    The Chronicle of Higher Education
    THE weekly magazine on higher education
    Of particular interest: Full access on-line to subscribers, most articles designed for easy printing and e-mail distribution
    http://chronicle.merit.edu/

    The National Teaching & Learning Forum
    Stimulating insight from colleagues eager to share new ways of helping students reach the highest levels of learning.
    Of particular interest: partnership with Tomorrow’s Professor Mailing List, institutional site license available.
    http://www.ntlf.com/

    Association for Support of Graduate Students
    A service organization of graduate students, graduate-student organizations (GSOs), and graduate-degree-granting institutions.
    Of particular interest: Thesis News, Doc-Talk.
    http://www.asgs.org/

    Doctoral Student Development and Retention
    Factors determining the success or failure of doctoral students
    Of particular interest: The Jump-Start Program for Entering Doctoral Students
    http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Den/5501/

    Graduate Student Resources
    Getting in, getting through, and getting out of graduate school
    Of particular interest: Advice Section, Funding Sources
    http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7Edanhorn/graduate.html

    Graduate Student Survival Kit
    Much of what you want and need to know about being a graduate student
    Of particular interest: How to Be A Good Graduate Student
    http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/6007/Survival.htm

    Gradview
    More good information on succeeding as a graduate student
    Of particular interest: GradView Coffee Shop Discussion Forum
    http://www.gradview.com/index.html

    The IE program
    The IE program is committed to developing innovative, collaborative, and sustainable ways for universities to work with their communities to solve complex problems.
    http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/development.html

    Jobs in Higher Education - Academic360.com
    Internet resources for the academic job hunter
    Of particular interest: Faculty Positions by Institution and Discipline
    http://www.academic360.com/

    Preparing Future Faculty
    National network on programs for the preparation for the full range of faculty roles subsumed by the terms teaching, research, and service.
    Of particular interest: Links to Campus Based programs, Resources for Faculty and Graduates Students
    http://www.preparing-faculty.org/

    Survival in the Academy
    Excellent, if slightly dated, advice on survival skills for graduate students
    Of particular interest: Choosing a Graduate Advisor
    http://dcslab.snu.ac.kr/~ilhwan/grad/survival/part1.9.html

    The Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network
    Advice columns, news, and job listings in higher education
    Of particular interest: Job Announcements, Job Market News, Beyond the Ivory Tower, Moving Up, Catalyst, Career Talk, Ms. Mentor
    http://chronicle.merit.edu/jobs/

    Academic Careers Online
    Global academic job site to advertise job openings, find jobs or
    post resumes in higher education and academia. Includes full and
    part-time teaching, post doc and administrative jobs at colleges
    and universities around the world. Applicants can for free search
    current job openings, submit their resume and receive e-mails
    informing them when matching job opportunities are listed.
    http://www.AcademicCareers.com

    My Last Semester as a Professor
    blog posts by Naomi Rockler-Gladen
    http://collegeuniversity.suite101.com/article.cfm/my_last_semester_as_a_professor


    Tomorrow's Academic Careers


    The International Professors Project (IPP)
    is a global network of Professors who have begun working as academic "citizens of the world on university campuses in the developing world.
    http://www.internationalprofs.org/

    National Science Foundation – Education – Faculty Development

    Of particular interest: Over 100 on-line documents related to faculty development
    http://www.nsf.gov

    Other Faculty Development Sites
    University of Florida faculty development index
    Of particular interest: Links to dozens of faculty development sites in the U.S. and Canada
    http://www.ce.ufl.edu/~cglag/fac_dev/OtherSites/othersites.htm

    Survival in the Academy
    Excellent, if slightly dated, advice on survival skills for graduate students
    Of particular interest: The Assistant Professors Guide to The Galaxy
    http://dcslab.snu.ac.kr/~ilhwan/grad/survival/part1.9.html

     Tomorrow's Teaching and Learning

    A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence
    Describes more than 200 teaching techniques that faculty members have found to be effective in their courses at the University of California, Berkeley.
    Of particular interest: Explaining clearly, encouraging class discussion, giving interesting assignments, and much more
    http://uga.berkeley.edu/sled/compendium/

    On-Line University Teaching Centers in the United States
    Listing of all such centers by state
    Of particular interest: Lots of practical ideas shared across disciplines
    http://catsic.ucsc.edu/CTE/links.html

    Selected Web Educational Resources for Teaching and Learning
    Of particular interest: Perspectives on teaching, teaching strategies, instructional technologies, Integrating the web in your classroom, copyright issues.
    http://www.nv.cc.va.us/loudoun/teachexl/links.htm

    The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
    International research center for research and policy studies about teaching
    Of particular interest: The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
    http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/

    The Stanford University Learning Laboratory
    Projects and programs on the improvement of learning
    Of particular interest: CREATE (Creating Research Examples Across the Teaching Enterprise)
    http://sll.stanford.edu/index.shtml

    Faculty Development Associates
    Online Resources
    http://www.developfaculty.com/online/index.html


    Tomorrow's Research

    American Educational Research Association
    Seeks to improve educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.
    Of particular interest: Resources for Researchers
    http://www.aera.net/

    Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) - national information system designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature.
    Of particular interest: ERIC database, world's largest source of education information.
    http://www.accesseric.org/

    Scholarly Societies Project
    Links to hundreds of professional scholarly societies world-wide
    Of particular interest: Advanced search engines, international listings by subject
    http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/webpages.html

    TedJob.com
    TedJob.com is a leading internet higher education job marketplace. It was designed to meet the unique recruitment requirement for universities, colleges, and other academic organizations. The post of job is free at promotion stage. After the promotion stage, only a very low fee will be charged. The post of PostDoc job is always free at this site. In addition, tedjob.com provides tools to fulfill the unique recruitment need for faculty or small research groups.
    Of particular interest: Jobs in Academic Organizations
    http://www.tedjob.com/

Pedagogy in Action (includes a library with Teaching Method Modules, Learning Activites and Research on Learning Bibliography)

Tomorrow's Professor (archive of articles about the academy, graduate students and postdocs, academic careers, teaching and learning, and research)