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      • Apel, Kenn
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      • Lockhart, Julie A.
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      • Mana, Mike
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      • Neem, Johann
      • Nelson, George "Pinky"
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      • Oslapas, Arunas P.
      • Perry, Tara
      • Pilgrim, Tim
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      • Roelofs, Matthew
      • Sapin, Julia
      • Saunders, Kathleen
      • Shull, David
      • Smeins, Linda
      • Stelling, Pete
      • Symons, Larry
      • Tag, Stan
      • Vajda, Edward
      • Wang, Grace A.
      • Young, Kathleen

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Best Practices

• 150 Teaching Methods, Center for Teaching and Learning, UNC Charlotte
• "A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence" by Barbara Gross Davis, Lynn Wood, and Robert C. Wilson.
• Best Practices in Teaching and Learning, Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, Western Washington University
• A Brief Summary of the Best Practices in College Teaching, UNC Charlotte
• E-library, A collection of articles and reports available for online reading or download, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
• Instructional Design Formerly the "Theory Into Practice (TIP) Database, this site contains brief summaries of major theories of learning and instruction.
• Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education, UNC Charlotte
• Survival Handbook for Teaching Large Classes, UNC Charlotte
• Tools for Teaching, Barbara Gross Davis (Jossey-Bass; San Francisco, 1993)