Resources

Professional advice from colleagues on AAR's Stauts of Women in the Frofession Committee: from dealing with faculty dilemmas, to tenure issues, to work/life balance troubles. Questions can be submitted anonymously through an online form.

Professional advice from colleagues on AAR's LGBTIQ Persons in the Profession Committee about graduate school, career development, teaching, etc. Questions can be submitted anonymously through an online form.

Syllabi, Lesson Plans and links to lots of resources for classroom materials on 9-11, gathered by the Clarke Forum at Dickinson College.

A brief article by Craig E. Nelson (Indiana University) describing several different "genres" in the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Information and reviews on digital technologies used for teaching, research, and productivity in a liberal arts context.

Video. Several extended video presentations, from the Merlot Elixer Initiative, examining student-created video projects in several academic disciplines. Such projects engage and challenge students with storyboarding, interviewing, collaborative problem-solving, recording, audio commentary, video-editing and documentary creation.

Video. Several extended video presentations, from the Merlot Elixer Initiative, focus on the development of graduate students and programs for teaching assistants preparation.

Video. Several extended video presentations, from the Merlot Elixer Initiative, analyzing faculty use of technology in several different disciplines (however, NOT in religion or theology), illustrating effective instructional practices culminating in improved engagement.

Video. Several extended video presentations, from the Merlot Elixer Initiative, showcasing a variety of Audience Response Systems uses --  including “clicker” devises for multiple choice test taking, surveys, and reflective learning.

 A repository of more than 70 discipline-specific multimedia case stories providing real-life experiences of exemplary teaching strategies and the process of implementing them. You can access case stories by discipline (not religion or theology, however) and topic (including: first day of class, active learning in large lectures, community service learning, course design, assessment rubrics and many more). Learn about how to use case stories as a faculty development resource, and read about  the lessons learned through the Merlot Elixer project.