Learning Community Resources

Faculty Learning Communities
Miami University of Ohio Web site offers information about the formation of faculty learning communities

Learning Communities: National Resource Center
Excellent site for information about Learning Communities including resources on implementation and assessment

Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction: Integrated Learning Garden
Site features learning community models, course components, frequently asked questions, and links to other resources

Temple University Learning Communities Web site
Resources for faculty and students

U of Texas San Antonio Learning Communities Resource Guide
Topics include: Faculty Roles, Effective Teaching Techniques, Assessment Strategies, Benefits in LCs

West Hills College Bridge Program
Information about a Bridge Program Learning Community

Active Learning, Collaborative Learning, and Problem-Based Learning Resources

Active Learning Bibliography
A listing of published articles illustrating the use of active learning strategies in college and university classrooms

Active Learning for the College Classroom
Site describes active learning classroom strategies for college courses.

Active and Cooperative Learning
Web site produced by Dr. Richard Felder, NC State University.  Site contains a number of online publications about active and collaborative learning.

Active Learning Strategies
From the University of Oklahoma Instructional Development Program, site includes teaching strategies

Active Learning Strategies
Excellent site for active learning strategies to use in the classroom or in online courses Sponsor: Abilene Christian University Adams Center for Teaching Excellence

Active Learning with PowerPoint?
Yes, active learning with PowerPoint.  The University of Minnesota Center for Teaching and Learning Services has produced tutorials on how to turn the typical PowerPoint enhanced lecture into active learning experiences.

Active Learning on the Web
This San Diego State University site contains active learning strategies that can be employed in Internet classes

Assessment in and of Collaborative Learning
Created by the Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education, this site offers a number of excellent articles on assessment.

Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
University of Michigan site offers teaching strategies, evaluation and research and links to other resources related to Active and Collaborative Learning

The Cooperative Learning Institute
Excellent University of Minnesota resource site by Johnson and Johnson, the authors of Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom

Problem-Based Learning at Samford University
Site includes resources, evaluations, and course portfolios

University of North Carolina's Center for Teaching and Learning
Active and Collaborative Learning Classroom strategies

101 Things You Can Do in the First Three Weeks of Class
Active Learning strategies