40 Techniques for Teaching and Learning

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