Strategies

Middle Eastern Studies

This page offers links to the resources housed within the Middle Eastern Studies departments at Harvard, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Michigan. Additionally, there is a link to the resource page for the University of Michigan Library’s Near East Division.

Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, University of Michigan
http://www.ii.umich.edu/cmenas/

Middle Eastern Studies (University of Texas at Austin)
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/

Links to libraries, archives, databases, organizations, and a variety of other resources

Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies Links
http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/

Links to internet resources about a range of topics

Links to resources on Middle East and Judaica
http://guides.lib.umich.edu/content.php?pid=18162

 

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The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Investigation of student learning is becoming more common on campuses as part of a body of work known as the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Links in this section provide an introduction to SoTL through articles, annotated websites, and an online multimedia tutorial with photos, graphics, and video clips.

Why the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Matters Today (PDF)

The first chapter of the 2011 book, The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Reconsidered, offers a excellent overview and history of this emerging and growing field of inquiry. In addition, the chapter explores the relationship of SoTL to teaching and learning, faculty development, assessment, and evaluation of teaching. 

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Mathematics

Best Online College's A Complete List of Online Math Resources
http://www.bestonlinecollege.org/complete-list-online-math-resources

This page offers links to math resource web pages covering a wide variety of topics from basics to calculus.

Webpage by M. Maheswaran, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin Marathon County
http://mthwww.uwc.edu/wwwmahes/files/math01.htm

The page offers a variety of Mathematics Resource links such as general mathematics, pure mathematics, history of mathematics, applied mathematics, etc.

Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics
http://www.maa.org/saum/

The page is the home of Mathematical Association of America, offering various resources on assessment in undergraduate mathematics.

UM School of Education Mathematics Education Community: Resources
http://www.soe.umich.edu/mathed/interest/index.html

The page offers a list of resources for Mathematics Education students and faculty, hosted at the School of Education, University of Michigan.

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Study Skills

Students’ success in college is influenced by their use of effective study skills. The articles in this section describe how students can improve their study habits. Instructors can refer to this site on their course syllabi or recommend it to students who are having difficulties in their courses.

Newnan Advising Center's Strategies for Success

Strategies for Success site that encompasses study skills and a variety of other strategies to help students succeed academically.

Academic Center for Excellence at University of Illinois at Chicago

Resources on college study strategies, time management and writing tips from the UIC’s Academic Center for Excellence.

Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Student

This comprehensive collection of resources for students covers a full range of topics, including participating in class, studying, reading skills, and test taking. Resources are drawn from colleges and universities around the country.

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Course Design and Planning

 

A successful course depends on the planning that precedes it. The articles and links in this section serve as planning guides for both faculty and GSIs. They provide instructions for developing a new or existing course and for creating a syllabus.

Course Design Tutorial 
This site provides a step-by-step approach to course planning starting with the development of goals for student learning and  moving on to teaching strategies, assessment of student learning, and the syllabus. Many of the examples are drawn from the geosciences, but the principles are relevant to all disciplines.

Backward Design (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching)
An overview of Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe's influential book Understanding by Design and links to resources that assist instructors in applying the book's principles in their course planning.  (The full book is available electronically through the U-M library system to authenticated users.) Read more »

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