The following external web links provide valuable information on both teaching and learning. They were provided from other institutions. Although we monitor these sites, if you experience a problem with any site, please contact Libby Vagnoni at 704 330 4273.

Accommodating Disabilities

• Guidelines for Instructors with Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the Classroom 
• Working to Accommodate Student Needs - University of North Carolina, Chapel - Hill
• EASI - Equal Access to Software and Information

Discussions in the Classrooms

• Class Discussion - Illinois State University

Diversity 

• Teaching to Student Diversity - University of California, Santa Barbara
• Diversity - Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
• Gender Equity in the Classroom - Princeton University
• Broad Themes: Race - Princeton University
• Diversity in the College Classroom - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Effective Lecturing

• Suggestions for Effective Lecture - University of Minnesota

First Day of Class

• First Day - Illinois State University
• First Day - Michigan Tech University
• The Most Important Day: Starting Well - University of Nebraska-Lincoln  

First Few Weeks of Class

• 101 Things You Can do in the First Three Weeks of Class - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Grading and Assessment

• Teaching, Grading and Assessment - Illinois State University 
• Evaluation Issues - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  
• Using Tests in the Classroom- Penn State

• Writing Objectives - Major Categories in the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

Large Classes  

• Clicking with Large Classes - University of Oregon
• Teaching Large Classes Well - Penn State
• Teaching to Large Classes - University of Oregon
• Suggestions for Establishing Rapport With the Students When Teaching Large Classes - University of Ottawa

Learning Styles

• Learning Styles - Illinois State University  
• Richard Felder's Learning Styles page

Lesson Planning 

• Questions for Lesson Planning - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Planning a Class Session - Penn State University

Motivating Students

• Encouraging Participation - University of California, Santa Barbara
• Motivating Students - Illinois State University  
• Getting Students Involved - University of Minnesota
• Motivating Students - University of Oregon

Note taking

• Teaching Students to Take Better Notes - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Portfolios

• Teaching Portfolios - Illinois State University
• Teaching Portfolio - University of Minnesota
• Designing a Teaching Portfolio - Penn State  
• The Teaching Portfolio - Washington State University

Students' Names

• Learning Students Names - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Teaching Strategies

• Teaching Problem Solving - University of California, Santa Barbara
• Active Learning - Illinois State University
• Active Learning - University of Minnesota

Understanding the Adult Learner

• Understanding the Adult Learner - Word Document