Resources

Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson’s useful summary of what decades of educational research indicates are the kinds of teaching/learning activities most likely to improve learning outcomes.

Augsburg College’s award-winning service-learning program. Brief statements on topics such as: what is Service Learning? Why and how do I use it in the classroom? Possible projects, resources, etc.

Self-assessment of instructional goals to help faculty become more aware of what they want to accomplish in individual courses, locate Classroom Assessment Techniques they can adapt and use to assess how well they are achieving these goals, and provide a starting point for discussion of teaching and learning goals among colleagues.

How to use team-based learning strategies in class. Lots of links.

Case study by a professor who transformed his lecture class into a cooperative learning class.

Numerous teaching techniques for collaborative and cooperative learning (apparently aimed at K-12, but useful for higher education as well).

Walks faculty through a comprehensive process to design and implement in-class group learning techniques

Simple orientation to Problem Based Learning with helpful how-to PDF files to download.

Mostly geared toward the sciences - but sample problems and curricula can be mined for information about the process of designing similar resources for religion/theology. Lots of links to additional resources.

A collection of peer-reviewed problems, teaching notes, supplemental materials, and articles to assist educators in using problem-based learning in the classroom. Requires free online registration.