Resources

In this series (click through to parts one and two), Williams provides annotated links to resources for building Web and other digital resources that are appropriately accessible to learners with physical or cognitive disabilities.

Click Here for Book Review Abstract: To improve our teaching methods, we must understand what our current teaching methods are. And this is impossible to do this based only on our own perceptions or even feedback from observers. A classroom is a dynamic environment and there is always a lot going on that can be missed in the moment. The solution, according to renowned professional development expert Jim Knight, is video. In Focus on Teaching, Knight turns to the vast and disruptive potential of video recording to reach new levels of excellence in schools. This book builds on Knight’s prior bestsellers to show how every classroom can easily benefit from setting up a camera and hitting “record”.  The book includes • Strategies that teachers, instructional coaches, teams, and administrators can use to get the most out of using video • Tips for ensuring that video recordings are used in accordance with ethical standards and teacher/student comfort levels • Protocols, data gathering forms, and many other tools to get the most out of watching video With Jim Knight’s expertise and the latest in video technology, positive change in your classroom will be immediate and long-lasting.

For this piece, at least half of the action is in the comments section. The author, a long advocate of online student collaborative writing, finds himself "sick of student blogging." He carefully describes the several kinds of student blogging he has assigned in the past, and turns the question over to his commenters: What might he do to "reignite [his] sense of discovery and excitement about student blogging"?

A site to build interactive video teaching lessons. Ideal for online teaching. Build and share interactive video lessons. Time-link student activities as lecture progresses.

"Best and Worst Practices in Mentoring 'Minority' Faculty" Diversity Workshop Presentation Slides

An extensive faculty mentoring guide produced by the University of Michigan. Includes: definitions, discussion of goals, and tips (for mentors and mentees).

Using the tool on this site, students can create group projects that interface music, blogs, documents, photos, video and more.

Contends that in order to attract “traditional” and “non-traditional” students, higher education institutions will need to invest in the use of technology. Stresses the importance of technology in creating community and in fostering collaboration.

Counters the persistent claim that there are distinguishable sensory learning styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic). Argues that instructors should acknowledge and attempt to address differences in student ability, interest, background knowledge, and learning disability.

Describes an online writing course for adult learners. Argues that adult learners have different needs than “traditional 18-22-year olds” in online spaces. Discusses the importance of creating online community for adult learners. Stresses the differences in faculty workload in teaching online courses rather than providing face-to-face instruction.