Resources

A report from the AAC&U's National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement and a call to action to reclaim higher education’s civic mission by pushing back against a prevailing national dialogue that limits the mission of higher education to workforce preparation and training while marginalizing disciplines basic to democracy.

“Top 10 Tips for Staying Up to Date in Faculty Development" - including: journals, list-servs, Twitter feeds, and more.

A brief list of current book series publishing scholarship on Asian and Asian-American topics.

A one-page list of important publishers of academic books in religion and theology.

Video. Extended video presentations, from the Merlot Elixer Initiative, showing faculty from a variety of disciplines (foreign language, math, teacher education, and educational leadership) analyzing what happens to classroom learning when you utilize a combination of virtual and physical learning environments (hybrid formats and contexts).

Video. Several extended video presentations, from the Merlot Elixer Initiative, analyzying best practices as faculty implement community service learning projects in their courses (however, NOT in religion or theology).

Video. Several extended video presentations, from the Merlot Elixer Initiative, illustrating active learning techniques in large lecture contexts in various disciplines (NOT including religion or theology).

Video. Extended video presentations, from the Merlot Elixer Initiative, illustrating exemplary practices for developing students understanding, attitudes and capabilities for academic integrity.

Video. Four extended video presentations, from the Merlot Elixer Initiative, showing faculty in various disciplines (NOT in religion or theology) addressing the issue of how to foster students’ abilities to integrate learning–over time, across courses, and between academic, personal, and community life.

A paper by Curtis Bonk of Indiana University discussing ways to use videos as 'Anchors and Enders' for learning experiences.