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Teaching Resources for Adjunct Faculty

Online Journals  
   
The First Day
  101 Things to Do on the First Day
Forty Successes
More Things to Do on the First Day
Starting Well
Preparing a Course Syllabus
  Sample Syllabus Components
Writing Objectives
Teaching Techniques
  Seven Principles of Good Practice
Implementing the Seven Principles Using Technology
Applying the Seven Principles
Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness
Evaluating Your Own Teaching
Elements of Good Teaching
Grading Practices
Selecting a Delivery Strategy
Managing the Classroom
Collaborative Learning

FAQs About Class Discussions
Ice Breakers
Improving Lecturing Skills
Problem-Based Learning
Student Journal Writing
Team-Based Learning
Bringing Your Course to an Effective Conclusion
Orchestrating Classroom Discussions
Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers
Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence
Communciation
  Diversity in the Classroom
Do's and Don'ts of Inclusive Language
Improving Nonverbal Communication
Civility in the Classroom
Distance Education
  Distance Education Resources
Online Teaching
  Student Assessment in Online Courses
Assessment Techniques
 

Assessment Techniques Examples
Quizzes, Tests, and Exams
More Classroom Assessment Techniques
Creating a Rubric
Test Construction
"Preliminary" Student Evaluations
9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning

Preparing a Lesson Plan
  Lesson Planning Procedures
Sample Lesson Plan Form A
Sample Lesson Plan Form B
Course Design
  Preparing or Revising a Course
Using Questions Effectively in Teaching
  Asking and Answering Questions
Effective Techniques of Questioning
Questions Based on Bloom's Taxonomy
Dealing with Stress
  Life Stress Scale
Reenergize
How People Learn
  Active Learning
Assumptions About Learning
The VARK Learning Inventory
Active Learning on the Web
Bloom's Taxonomy

How People Learn
Motivating Students
  General Principles of Motivation
Techniques to Motivate Students
Adult Learning
  Studying the Adult Learner
Returning Adult Students
The Adult Learner
Principles of Adult Learning