See also the CII's Copyright & Plagiarism resource.

• Advice, Tools, and Resources, Academic Integrity in Teaching and Learning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Center for Academic Integrity, Clemson University, list of articles
• Creating a Culture of Academic Integrity (PDF) , , Bridges, published by The Gwenna Moss Teaching & Learning Centre, University of Saskatchewan, January, 2003, Vol. 1 No. 3.

• Campus Accessibility Map, WWU
• disAbility Resources for Students, WWU
  • When Students Schedule a Proctored Exam
• Diversity and Complexity in the Classroom: Considerations of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender, Barbara Gross Davis, Tools for Teaching (Jossey-Bass; San Francisco, 1993)
• Strategies for Inclusive Teaching, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Teaching Students with Disabilities, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Teaching Students with Disabilities, University of California, Berkeley

   Case-based Teaching

• Guidelines for Case Writing (PDF)
  PennState Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
• National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University of Buffalo, SUNY
• Themed Issue on Case Studies. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, (13)2.

   Collaboration and Cooperative Learning

• Collaborative/Cooperative Learning Environments--Links, Indiana State University
• Collaborative Learning: Group Work and Study Teams, Barbara Gross Davis, Tools for Teaching (Jossey-Bass; San Francisco, 1993)
• Commonly Asked Questions About Forming Groups (PDF)  
  PennState Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
• Encouraging student participation in discussion, Barbara Gross Davis, Tools for Teaching (Jossey-Bass; San Francisco, 1993)
• Group Work - Some Things to Keep in Mind, University of Guelph, Canada
• Managing Hot Moments in the Classroom by Lee Warren, Derek Bok Center at Harvard University
• Promoting Active Learning through Group Work, University of Guelph, Canada
• Using Cases in Teaching, PennState Teaching and Learning with Technology. Includes examples, strategies for writing cases, and teaching tips.
• Working in Groups - Note to Faculty and a Quick Guide for Students, Harvard University

   Motivation

• Capturing and Directing the Motivation to Learn (PDF) 
  Speaking of Teaching, Stanford University newsletter
• Class Participation/Student Motivation--Links, Indiana State University
• Motivating Students, Barbara Gross Davis, Tools for Teaching (Jossey-Bass; San Francisco, 1993)
• Motivating Students' Best Work, A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence
• Twenty Tips on Motivating Students, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

   Problem-Based Learning

• Learning Materials in a Problem Based Course, The Higher Education Academy, UK. This is a guide for using problem-based learning, including formats, roles, assessment, and evaluation.
• Problem-Based Learning, Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction. Includes an overview, lesson plans, materials, and resources.
• Problem-Based Learning: An Introduction, National Teaching and Learning Forum
• Teaching Problem-Solving Skills, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• The Jigsaw Classroom, Social Psychology Network
• The Washington Center Casebook (PDF)
  Case stories available for use.

See also the CII's Assessment & Outcomes section.

• Assessment and Grading, Indiana State University
• Assessment in and of Collaborative Learning, developed and edited by the Washington Center's Evaluation Committee
• Authentic Assessment Toolbox, created by Jon Mueller, North Central College, Illinois
• Classroom Assessment Techniques, PennState Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. Includes strategies such as the minute paper and the misconception/preconception check outlined from Angelo & Cross' Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers.
• Evaluation Cookbook, Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative
• Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG), National Institute for Science Education
• Getting Ready: A checklist for constructing better tests (PDF)  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• VassarStats, Vassar College. This is an online tool for doing basic statistical calculations for assessment. It enables one to enter the data directly or to import it from various sources, such as Excel spreadsheets.

• "A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence" by Barbara Gross Davis, Lynn Wood, and Robert C. Wilson.
• E-library, A collection of articles and reports available for online reading or download, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
• Seven Principles of Good Practice for Undergraduate Education, Honolulu Community College
• Teaching First Year Students, Flinders University, Australia
• Theory Into Practice (TIP) Database This database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction.
• Tools for Teaching, Barbara Gross Davis (Jossey-Bass; San Francisco, 1993)

• Center for Service Learning, WWU
• Innovative Teaching Showcase 2002-03, Community-based Learning theme, Center for Instructional Innovation, WWU
• 101 Ideas for Combining Service and Learning , Florida International University
• Higher Education Syllabi and Curricula, National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

   Course Preparation

• Bloom's Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain, W. Huitt, (2004), Educational Psychology Interactive, Valdosta State Univ., GA.
• Course Design, Understanding Student Audiences, Assessment, and more, Eberly Center of Teaching Excellence, Carnegie Mellon University
• Designing Courses for Critical Thinking, Instructional Resources Center, University of California, Irvine
• Preparing or Revising a Course, Barbara Gross Davis, Tools for Teaching (Jossey-Bass; San Francisco, 1993)

   Course Syllabus

There is no official university policy on what information a course syllabus must contain. The following links are provided to assist faculty in developing a course syllabus. See also the Bibliography for more Course Syllabus resources.

• Course Syllabus Guidelines Essential components to be included in a syllabus contributed by experienced faculty at Western.
• Course Syllabi Requirements Defined by Western's Woodring College of education for NCATE review (2004).
• Creating A Syllabus, Barbara Gross Davis, Tools for Teaching (Jossey-Bass; San Francisco, 1993)
• Student Performance Verbs (PDF) 
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln

   Dealing with Students

• Dealing with Students: Being accessible to students, the disruptive student, monopolizing student, quiet student, University of Saskatchewan
• Managing Hot Moments in the Classroom, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University

   Opening Closing Routines

• 101 Things You Can Do the First Three Weeks of Class, Joyce Povlacs Lunde, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Learning Students' Names, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Opening Closing Routines--Links, Indiana State University
• The First Day of Class...A Day of Missed Opportunities? Center for Teaching and Learning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Twenty ways to make lectures more participatory, Harvard University

• Designing a Learning Community in an Hour, Washington Center, Evergreen State College
• Learning Communities FAQ
  Washington Center, Evergreen State College
• National Learning Communities Project, Washington Center, Evergreen State College
• Weaving an interdisciplinary education, APA Monitor Online

• Beating the Numbers Game: Effective Teaching in Large Classes, Richard M. Felder, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University
• Large Classes: Limiting the Chaos (PDF), University of Waterloo, Canada
• Teaching Large Classes, Flinders University, Australia
• Topics for Teachers: Teaching Large Classes, Center for Support of Teaching and Learning, Syracuse University