Resources

This 34 page study by The Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (Harvard University) explores how Generation X (born 1964-1980) faculty are approaching their jobs, long-term careers, and work-life balance, and examines if and how the generational “clashes” reportedly arising in the workforce are being manifested in the academic environment.

A quarterly bulletin published online (subscription restrictions) by Wiley-Blackwell, for chairs, deans, academic vice presidents, and other administrators, Practical information, written by practitioners from their own experience.

Web site providing the full text of the American Association of University Professors’ bimonthly publication, with the mission to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good.

The AAUP's website provides a wealth of materials to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good.

The Association of American colleges and Universities (AAC&U)supports liberal education nationally through publications, meetings, public advocacy and programs. Its web site provides a wealth of resources, position papers, and descriptions of its initiatives. The organization also supports a robust program of publications (periodicals, pamphlets, books), available for a small fee.

This website is a rich repository of resources to support the design model advocated in the book "Understanding by Design" (Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, 1998), particularly around backwards design for effective "outputs."

Resources for redesigning large course, to achieve improved efficiency, cost effectiveness and increased student learning.

A short, punchy advice list by Quentin Vicens, and Philip E. Bourne - pharmacists, but relevant for the humanities as well. With some references for further reading and reflection.

The EPAC Community of Practice provides a huge store of resources on electronic teaching portfolios, as well as a viritual community of webcasts, blogs, queries, and conferences.

Presentation of basic concepts of experiential learning theory informing the Kolb Learning Style Inventory, a tool designed to help individuals identify the way the learn from experience.