Learning and teaching are the core of the QEP.  This page is devoted to some of the resources that will build understanding of learning and teaching in higher education.  Do you have resources you would like to recommend?  Please forward the title, author, and URL. Active and Cooperative Learning Dr. Richard Felder, the Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University Comments: This site contains a collection of publications, cooperative learning forms, and active/cooperatve  learning web sites. Getting Results: A Professional Development Course for Community College Educators Module 1: Creating a Community of Learners Module 2: Planning for Outcomes Module 3: Active Teaching and Learning Module 4: Moving Beyond the Classroom Module 5: Teaching with Technology Module 6: Assessing Teaching and Learning Comments: This is a terrific free resource that is available entirely online.  Includes video clips. 101 Things You Can Do the First Three Weeks of Class Joyce T. Povlacs, Teaching and Learning Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln These suggestions have been gathered from University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors and from college teachers elsewhere. The rationale for these methods is based on the following needs: 1) to help students make the transition from high school and summer or holiday activities to learning in college; 2) to direct students' attention to the immediate situation for learning - the hour in the classroom: 3) to spark intellectual curiosity - to challenge students; 4) to support beginners and neophytes in the process of learning in the discipline; 5) to encourage the students' active involvement in learning; and 6) to build a sense of community in the classroom. Comments: This is quick to read and includes some useful ideas. Tips on Teaching: Designing a Course University of Oklahoma, Program for Instructional Innovation This site includes website links and Word documents: - A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning (Word document) - Planning Your Course: A Decision Guide - Instructional Design Process - Significant Learning - Active Learning - Educative Assessment - Tips on Designing Extraordinary Courses Comments: The Self-Directed Guide is a 33-page step-by-step that describes initial, intermediate, and final course design phases. Using Jigsaw in the College Classroom Susan Ledlow, Arizona State University This site describes Jigsaw, a cooperative learning lesson. Each student within a team has a piece of the information to be learned by all students, and each student is responsible for  teaching their section to the other students on the team. When all the pieces are put together, the students should have the whole picture - hence the name, Jigsaw. Comments: This approach can work in various disciplines. A "Teacher'sDozen ": Fourteen General Research-Based Principles for Improving Higher Learning in Our Classrooms Thomas Anthony Angelo Comments:  All fourteen principles include implications/applications. IDEA Papers The IDEA Center, Inc Comments: Papers are available on a wide range of topics, such as improving student writing and getting students to read. Effective Classroom Communication and Presentation Skills Anisha Shankar and Amy Shupard, University of Delaware Comments: Article includes tips on organizing your lecture, transitions, and making visuals. Tips to Improve Interaction Among the Generations: Traditionalists, Boomers, X'ers and Nexters Comments: Includes characteristics of each group and brief guidance on how to manage the generational mix. Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson Comments: Lists and explains each of the seven principles. Applying the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education Dr. Joseph R. Codde, Michigan State University Comments: Provides specific applications of the seven principles. On the Road to Dotcalm in Education Mark David Milliron Comments: This is one of several white papers presented through the League for Innovation in the Community College website.  The paper explores several aspects of technology, including "road hazards" that educators might encounter. Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment An extensive list of resources compiled by the NSCU's University Planning and Analysis Office. Comments: This may be one of the most comprehensive lists of assessment resources. Nine Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning Alexander W. Astin, et. al Comments: The nine principles are briefly explained.  This is a helpful summary for those who are beginning to explore assessment or those who wish to have a quick refresher. Great Books A Learning College for the 21st Century, Terry O'Banion, 1997 ISBN: 1-57356-113-4 Integrating Key Skills in Higher Education: Employability, Transferable Skills and Learning for Life, Stephen Fallows & Christine Steven,  2000 ISBN: 0-7494-3265-9 Learning that Lasts: Integrating Learning, Development, and Performance in College and Beyond, Marcia Mentkowski & Associates, 2000 ISBN: 0-7879-4482-3 Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition, 2nd ed., Vincent Tinto, 1993 ISBN: 0-226-80449-6