CPCC Library Faculty Resources – Check out this variety of tools and resources available through the CPCC Library.

Focusing on Student Learning – A PowerPoint presentation by Forsyth Tech Community College on Developing Assessment Systems for Student and Program Development

NC-ACCESS - providing relevant practical training and enhancing the unique skills of the professional staff who help facilitate the success of students in North Carolina's community college.

NC-NET - offers community college faculty in North Carolina a collaborative, statewide professional development system that is committed to sharing best practices, leveraging resources, and avoiding duplication.

North Carolina Community College System - high-quality, accessible educational opportunities that minimize barriers to post-secondary education, maximize student success, develop a globally and multi-culturally competent workforce, and improve the lives and well-being of individuals.

Second Life - a 3-D virtual world created by its Residents. Here you'll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity.

Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning - This PDF instruction manual by L. Dee Fink, PhD, Director, Instructional Development Program at University of Oklahoma is intended to introduce a useful and systematic process for designing courses.

TED Talks - the best talks and performances from TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) available to the public, for free.

Tools for Teaching – Barbara Gross Davis at University of California, Berkeley provides a compendium of classroom-tested strategies and suggestions designed to improve the teaching practices of all college instructors, including beginning, mid-career, and senior faculty members.

CPCC Teaching Commons - A place in which communities of educators, regardless of discipline, can come together to exchange ideas, share content, and stimulate instructional technology innovation. The Teaching Commons is equipped with high-end PC and Mac computers, group worktables, a standard Smart Podium and projector, multi-function printer, digital media service stations, and much more. The Teaching Commons is located on Central campus in LRC 405 from Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 6:00 pm.