Resources

I. Design

Syllabus Resources

• Gannon, Kevin (2019). How to Create a Syllabus: Advice Guide. The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 16.
• Harrington, Christine (2018). 61. A Motivational Syllabus. Tea for Teaching podcast. December 25, 2018
• Harrington, C., & Thomas, M. (2018). Designing a motivational syllabus: Creating a learning path for student engagement. Stylus Publishing, LLC.
• Lang, J. M. (2006). The promising syllabus. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 53(2).

Learning Outcomes

• Teaching and Learning Innovation, Writing Clear Learning Outcomes. University of Texas at Knoxville 
• Osters, Sandi and F. Simone Tiu. Writing Measurable Learning Outcomes
• Examples of Learning Outcomes Statements. The University of Rhode Island.

Alignment Resources

• Learning and Educational Center (2019). Importance of Alignment in Your Course. Nova Southeastern University. May 17.
• ACUE. 1b: Aligning Assessments with Course Outcomes
Singleton, Meredith (2015). Are you in Alignment? OLC Insights. April 10.

Learning Assignments

• Why should assessments, learning objectives, and instructional strategies be aligned? Eberly Center. Carnegie Mellon University.
• Stanier, C. (2015). Scaffolding in a Higher Education Context. November.

Creating a Course Map

• The Online Course Mapping Guide

Alternative Modalities

• Hart-Davidson, Bill (2020). Imagining a Resilient Pedagogy. Michigan State University.
• Lederman, Doug (2020). Preparing for a Fall Without In-Person Classes. Inside Higher Ed. April 1.

II. Activities

Versatile Activities

• What is Open Pedagogy?
• Open Pedagogy – Robin DeRosa, Tea for Teaching podcast, November 14, 2018.
• Developing Metacognition – Judith Boettcher, Tea for Teaching podcast, September 11, 2019 – This podcast discusses how well designed project- or problem-based activities can improve student metacognition and increase learning.
• Kane, John & Mushtare, Rebecca (Hosts). (2020, January 15). Simple Sustainable Videos (No. 116). [Audio podcast episode]. Tea for Teaching.

Evidence-Based Instruction

• Top 10 Evidence-based Teaching Strategies – University of Nebraska
• Retrievalpractice.org
• Retrieval Practice – Michelle Miller, Tea for Teaching podcast, January 23, 2019.
• Using Retrieval Practice for Transfer in an Online Course – Cindy Nebel
• How to Use Retreival Practice to Improve Learning
• How to Use Spaced Retrieval Practice to Boost Learning Retrieval Practice.org
• Interleaved Mathematics Practice
• Metacognitive Cafe – low-stakes metacohgnitive discussion forum
• Brown, P. C., Roediger III, H. L., & McDaniel, M. A. (2014). Make it stick. Harvard University Press.
• Miller, M. D. (2014). Minds online. Harvard University Press.
• Lang, J. M. (2016). Small teaching: Everyday lessons from the science of learning. John Wiley & Sons.
• Darby, F., & Lang, J. M. (2019). Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes. John Wiley & Sons.
• Eyler, J. R. (2018). How humans learn: The science and stories behind effective college teaching. West Virginia University Press.
• Agarwal, P. K., & Bain, P. M. (2019). Powerful teaching: Unleash the science of learning. John Wiley & Sons.

Instructional Strategies

• Alternatives to the Online Lecture – University of Illinois, May 2020
• HyFlex Courses – Judith Littlejohn, Tea for Teaching podcast, September 18, 2019 (while we won’t be creating HyFlex courses, this contains a good discussion of developing equivalent face-to-face and online activities).
• Hyflex Course Design Model – ThinkUDL podcast with Brian Beatty, May 26, 2020.
• Hybrid-Flexible Course Design – Brian Beatty’s free book on HyFlex design.
• Beyond the Essay: Making Student Thinking Visible in the Humanities – Nancy Chick, Vanderbilt Center for Teaching
• Bruff, Derek (2020). Active Learning in Hybrid and Socially Distant Classrooms. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. June 11.
• Specification Grading – Linda Nilson, Tea for Teaching podcast, August 21, 2019.
• Teaching Lab Classes Remotely – Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Pennsylvania.
• Open Objectives – This site, created by Judith Littlejohn and John Kane, contains a wealth of resources on open pedagogy projects.
• Fourteen Simple Strategies to Reduce Cheating on Online Examinations – Stephanie Smith Budhai, PhD. Faculty Focus. May 2020.
• The Business of Academic Dishonesty – Liz Schmitt, Tea for Teaching Podcast, December 11, 2019.
• Course Workload Estimator 2.0 – Betsy Barre, Justin Esarey, and Allen Brown.

III. Inclusion

• UDL Guidelines – CAST
• Inclusive Virtual Teaching – University of Virginia Teaching Continuity
• Bandy, Joe (2020). “Inclusive and Equitable Teaching Online.” Center for Teaching. Vanderbilt University.
• Kane, John & Mushtare, Rebecca (Hosts). (2020, April 22). Trauma-informed Pedagogy (No. 131). [Audio podcast episode]. Tea for Teaching podcast.
• Kane, John & Mushtare, Rebecca (Hosts). (2018, October 10). Diversity and Inclusion (No. 50). [Audio podcast episode]. Tea for Teaching podcast.
• Kane, John & Mushtare, Rebecca (Hosts). (2020, March 19). Pandemic-Related Remote Learning (No. 126). [Audio podcast episode]. Tea for Teaching.
• Kane, John & Mushtare, Rebecca (Hosts). (2020, January 15). Simple Sustainable Videos (No. 116). [Audio podcast episode]. Tea for Teaching.
• Costa, K. (2020). 99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos: A Guide for Online Teachers and Flipped Classes. Stylus Publishing, LLC.
• Kane, John & Mushtare, Rebecca (Hosts). (2019, June 26). Social Presence in Online Courses (No. 87). [Audio podcast episode]. Tea for Teaching.
• Kane, John & Mushtare, Rebecca (Hosts). (2019, March 6). Small Teaching Online (No. 71). [Audio podcast episode]. Tea for Teaching.
• Kane, John & Mushtare, Rebecca (Hosts). (2019, March 6). Radical Hope (No. 130). [Audio podcast episode]. Tea for Teaching.
• Gannon, K. M. (2020). Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto. West Virginia University Press.

IV. Communication

• Undermann, Brian (2019). “7 Strategies to Promote Community in Online Courses“. Faculty Focus, June 2.
• Donovan, Jody (2015). “Pedagogies of Care – a collection of open resources for student-centered and adaptive strategies from past and future authors from the West Virginia Press series on Teaching and Learning.
• 131. Trauma-Informed Pedagogy – Tea for Teaching podcast with Karen Costa. April 22, 2020.
• O’Malley, Sharon (2017). “Professors Share Ideas for Building Community in Online Courses.” Inside Higher Ed. July 26.
• Wehler, Melissa (2018). Five Ways to Build Community on Online Classrooms. Faculty Focus. July 11.
• Thompson, Amy Earl (2019). “Building a Community of Learners in Online Classes. Faculty Focus. October 2.
• The Importance of Instructor Presence in Online Learning – UNT Teaching Commons
• 130. Radical Hope – Tea for Teaching podcast in which Kevin Gannon discusses ways of building a positive and inclusive classroom community. April 15, 2020.
• Slack – a team communication app that may be useful in some class environments.
• Remind – an app that allows communication through text messages between students and instructors without revealing phone numbers.

General Resources

• ACUE’s Remote Teaching Resources
• Pandemic Planning – Josh Eyler, Tea for Teaching Podcast, April 8, 2020
• How to be a Better Online Teacher – Flower Darby
• Pandemic-Related Remote Learning – Flower Darby, Tea for Teaching Podcast March 19, 2020
• Pandemic Pivoting – Betsy Barre, Tea for Teaching Podcast, April 25, 20230
• Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository: Pedagogical Practice
• SUNY Remote Teaching Clinic YouTube Playlist