Resources

The do's and dont's of civil online communication. Netiquette covers both common courtesy online and the informal "rules of the road" of cyberspace. This site provides links to both summary and detail information.

An online tutorial for using Power Point as a teaching tool.

Extensive page of tools, resources, and support for using new technologies in the classroom, from the University of Washington.

An index of more than 25,000 peace and conflict resolution related Web pages, books, articles, audio-visual materials, organizational profiles, events, and current news articles – including links for syllabi, simulations and case studies for use in higher education settings.

Lesson plans, classroom tips, and teaching resources, on the website of the popular PBS news show.

Online companion to the PBS weekly news show, with lots of resources for teachers (lesson plans, tips, additional links). Explicitly aimed at K-12, but helpful for college age students as well.

Curricular strategies and lesson plans for using PBS’ Newshour programs. The suggestions are useful and transferable for anyone intending to use current events as teaching content

A series of related essays providing an overview of writing pedagogy and methods, along with specific examples of how to teach writing.

An extensive series of essays on related topics describing for students how to write effective academic papers in college.

Thoughts about and strategies for the first day of class.