Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Over a cup of coffee: July 22nd edition

The Teagle Foundation reports on a recent study asking, “What has recent psychological research taught us about learning and how can we best apply these findings to improve teaching and enhance student learning?”

The Visible Knowledge Project provides tips for coding Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research as well as resources for developing SoTL research.

The Higher Education Academy in the UK releases a publication arguing for all undergraduate students to be involved in research and inquiry activities.

The Chronicle of Higher Ed. posts a recommended practices report arguing for the more effective use of technology in the classroom. They also posted a site redesign.

We came across a website that has a number of royalty free graphics, movies, sounds, and texts for teaching.