resources and links

"How To's"

"How To's" are brief help sheets on specific instructional topics. They are available in printable PDF format or in hard copy at NE 21.

Development

• Writing Learning Outcomes [PDF, 58KB]
• Preparing Lesson Plans [PDF, 35KB]
• Ensuring Usability for Online Courses [PDF, 37KB]
• Usability for WebCT Features [PDF, 44KB]

Delivery

• Starting Off on the Right Foot [PDF, 38KB]
• Preparing and Using Student Handouts [PDF, 30KB]
• Increasing Student Motivation [PDF, 29KB]
• Making Large Lectures Interactive [PDF, 35KB]
• Managing Student Behaviour in the Classroom and Lab [PDF, 31KB]
• Designing and Using Visuals in the Classroom [PDF, 328KB]
• Effective Use of Group Work [PDF 199KB]
• Using Classroom Questions Effectively [PDF, 265KB]

Assessment

• Developing Written Tests [PDF, 52KB]
• Assessing Your Own Teaching Effectiveness [PDF, 42KB]
• Applying Classroom Assessment Techniques [PDF, 43KB]

Links

Here is a list of links to online educational resources that support teaching and learning:

• Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT)
• AskERIC Virtual Library
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• How to Find Out More About College Teaching and its Scholarship: A Not Too Brief, Very Selective Hyperlinked List
• Getting Results. An excellent, free, online, open access course for new instructors produced by the National Science Foundation 
• Power Point in the Classroom. This is a free, self-paced training program on the effective use of Power Point, from beginner to advanced. Try it out!

PD Opportunities

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)

• Click on database search to search Canadian university programs

University of British Columbia

• Master of Educational Technology, MA, MEd, PhD
• Technology Studies

University of Victoria

• Computers in Education Certificate
• Diploma in Educational Technology

University of Calgary

• Educational Technology brochure [pdf] 

University of Alberta

• Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education (CACE) The Certificate is jointly developed and delivered by a consortium involving the University of Victoria, University of Alberta, University of Saskatchewan and University of Manitoba
• Diploma in Instructional Technology
• Masters in Instructional Technology

Athabasca University

• Advanced Graduate Diploma in Distance Education (Technology)
• Master of Distance Education

University of Saskatchewan

• M.Ed. - Educational Communications and Technology

Concordia University

• Diploma in Instructional Technology; M.A. and Ph.D. in Educational Technology

Laval University

• M.A. & Ph.D. in Educational Technology (French)