Resources for Enhancing Teaching
Enhancing Teaching
Ithaca College Links
- Instructional Development Fund, Summer Research Grants, and other internal grants are described on the Provost's Page.
- The Center for Faculty Research and Development, CFRD, the reassigned time program, is on the Provost's Page.
- The Center for Faculty Excellence page continues to grow, so explore the sections and check back periodically.
- Our Counseling Center provides in-person support for faculty and also links at their page.
- Many resources on diversity have been assembled by the Diversity Awareness Committee and posted here.
Online Resources from Other Institutions include these among many others
- Crisis in the Classroom: resources for faculty following a tragedy include
- POD list of research and recommendations
- TLT list
- Item by Todd Zakrajsek
- Booklet from Western Kentucky
- Illinois State University has short items on many topics
- The IDEA Center at Kansas State University. See the IDEA Papers, the POD-IDEA Center Notes, and the POD-IDEA Center Teaching Notes
- The classic Teaching Goals Inventory from the University of Iowa
Lists of conferences, books, and periodicals are forthcoming.
Books helpful to Teachers
Bain, Ken, What the Best College Teachers Do. 2004. Harvard University Press
Grunert, Judith, The Course Syllabus: a Learning-Centered Approach, Jossey-Bass, the Anker Series. New edition may be forthcoming
Boice, Robert, Advice for New Faculty Members, 2000, Allyn & Bacon
Weimer, Maryellen, Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice,
Stevens, Dannelle, Introduction To Rubrics: An Assessment Tool To Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning
Chickering and Gamson, Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education (article)
Chickering and Ehrmann, Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever (article)
Resources for improving our teaching include:
- Instructional Development Fund, Summer Research Grants, and CFRD funding for release time. Links to descriptions are on the right.
- The Center for Faculty Excellence Mentoring Program, May Institute, and periodic workshops
- Conferences on teaching, or on teaching in your discipline. Funding can be available for these, through your school or the Provost
- Books and periodicals. Our library and the CFE have many.
- Online resources from other campuses. Some links are on the right.
Brief items from our faculty related to grading, technology, and other topics are on the right.
Crisis in the Classroom: resources for faculty dealing with the death of a student or other tragedy are on the right.
Some books teachers have found useful include:
- "What the Best College Teachers Do" by Ken Bain
- "Classroom Assessment Techniques" by Thomas Angelo and K Patricia Cross
- "Collaborative Learning Techniques" by Barkley, Cross, and Major
- "The Course Syllabus" now in a second edition by Judith Grunert, Barbara Millis and Margaret Cohen
- "Advice for New Faculty Members" by Robert Boice
- "Engaging Large Classes" ed. by Christine Stanley and M. Erin Porter
The classic "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" by Chickering and Gamson is online with a link on the right. It is available from Susanne Morgan as an inventory in pamphlet form. An article based on it, "Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever" is on the webpage of the TLT Group (Teaching, Learning, and Technology) and a link is on the right.
Grading Crunch Advice