Resources

Contains several versions of a rubric designed for peer review (and thus design and development) of online courses. Includes annotations demonstrating the criteria in practice.

An extensive “checklist” of best practices for pedagogical and user-interface design for online teaching. Hyperlinks are provided within the checklist to expedite and facilitate understanding of each indicator on the checklist.

Writing good test questions, all kinds – from multiple-choice to essays. A site designed for a teacher education course. Includes essays on principles to guide assessment, guidelines for constructing good questions, and help for students taking exams.

A site is designed to stimulate theological reflection on the uses of technology in theological education, with links to sites on a host of issues on teaching and technology.

An essay for students on the web page of Dartmouth’s Writing Program.

A 1985 essay by William G. Perry that analyses how to adapt to student expectations of teachers and the classroom. Reprinted from On Teaching and Learning, Volume 1 (1985)

Excellent, simple to use; a long list of teaching strategies and things to consider, from one of the best teacher resource centers, UC Berkeley. A “cliff notes” version that has been expanded into publisher Jossey-Bass’s landmark "Tools for Teaching."

Worksheet for assessing a syllabus

Analysis and guidelines to help you maintain a focus on learning, study the learning process, and plan curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

A course, a resource, and a source of knowledge about learning, how it can be developed, and how it differs among learners.