Teaching and Learning

Using questions effectively in teaching 

http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm#questions

Ten Tips You Need to Survive College from the learning center at Middle Tennessee State University.

http://www.mtsu.edu/%7Estudskl/10tips.html

An online guide to College Success by an instructor at Bridgewater State College.
http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jhayesboh/NOT13TH/not13th.htm

How to Read Essays You Must Analyze, from Virginia Tech.
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/essays.html

Procrastination Research Group, sponsored by Carleton University, Canada.
http://www.carleton.ca/~tpychyl/#

Study Environment Analysis from the learning center at Virginia Tech.
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/studydis.html

For Instructors: College Success, an On Course workshop by Skip Downing.
http://www.oncourseworkshop.com/Student%20Success%20Strategies.htm

This site is a companion to the PBS special Misunderstood Minds and profiles a variety of learning problems and expert opinions. It is designed to give teachers, students, and parents a better understanding of learning processes, insights into difficulties, and strategies for responding.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/intro.html

For instructors: Helping students with learning disabilities become more efficient and effective learners by teaching them how to learn.
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/strategies.html

Metacognition: What is it? How can you use it?
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1metn.htm

Mind-mapping: A technique for activating your brain while you’re studying, taking notes, or brainstorming for an essay.
http://www.mind-mapping.co.uk/mind-maps-examples.htm

CampusBlues.com is designed to facilitate student awareness and use of college resources. CampusBlues.com is a subsidiary of ReconnectingU.com, a resource for working adults who are trying to juggle college, family, and career. Wonderful source for study skills and coping strategies.
http://www.campusblues.com/

For Instructors: Role of media literacy in a well-rounded education
http://www.medialit.org/

Medical Terminology website of the English Centre, designed primarily for students majoring in dentistry, medicine, and nursing.
http://ec.hku.hk/mt/

Health Occupations Aptitude Exam: Link to text written by an SCC R.N. program alumna.
http://www.hoae-test.com/

For Instructors: Using Cooperative Learning in the college classroom by professor Ted Panitz at Cape Cod Community College.
http://home.capecod.net/~tpanitz/

MS Office Templates for students and instructors, including resumes, reports, grade spreadsheets, and many more.

http://office.microsoft.com/templates/default.aspx