Pedagogy Community Portal
Welcome
The MERLOT Pedagogy Portal is designed to help you learn about the variety of instructional strategies and issues that could help you become a better teacher. The resources you’ll find in the Pedagogy Portal should apply to teaching a variety of disciplines. This collection of resources should help you answer questions that teachers ask:
- How do I teach large lecture classes effectively?
- How do I engage my students in problem-based learning?
- Do I have to teach adult learners differently than recent high school graduates?
The resources highlighted in this portal were developed by the MERLOT Faculty Development community after several years of exploring other categorization schemes. They correspond to the steps in the teaching process; each major area has specific topics for you to explore. You can also browse the full collection of over 2,500 related materials in the “Faculty Development” Collection.
Teaching Strategies
- Active Learning
- Clicker Use in Class
- Collaborative and Cooperative Learning
- Critical Thinking
- Discussion Strategies
- Experiential Learning
- Games/Experiments/Simulations
- Humor in the Classroom
- Inquiry-Guided Learning
- Interdisciplinary Teaching
- Learner-Centered Teaching
- Learning Communities
- Lecture Strategies
- Mobile Learning
- Online/Hybrid Course
- Problem-Based Learning
- Service Learning
- Social Networking Tools
- Teaching Diverse Students
- Teaching with Cases
- Team-Based Learning
- Team Teaching
- Writing Standards and Assignments
Course Instructional Design
New Pedagogy Materials
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Tutor Handbook
The Tutor Handbook guides readers through the foundational skills and theory needed to be an effective peer tutor....
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Teaching the Student of the Future
How do we as faculty meet and exceed the needs and desires of “The Student of the Future”? It starts with engagement! In...
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Cultural Competency: Preparing the Leaders of Tomorrow Through the Lens of Leadership Theory
Cultural competence is an essential requirement of administrators, curriculum developers, faculty, and students … After...
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Raising the Bar: Grade Inflation in the Online Classroom
In this presentation, faculty and administrators will be presented with ethical ramifications of grade inflation, social...
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Image Sources
This is a collection of image collections that can be used in designing courses. There is a wide variety of disciplines,...
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Cultivating and Increasing Belonging for Learners
Studies show that belonging impacts several student outcomes, including increased engagement; academic performance...
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Time for Class 2023: Bridging Student and Faculty Perspectives on Digital Learning
Digital learning has become a prominent feature of modern education, with the potential to provide personalized...
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Listening to Learners 2023: Increasing Belonging in and out of the Classroom
Tyton Partners’ 2023 Listening to Learners research publication focuses on how institutions can ensure students’ success...
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Framework for Program Evaluation - CDC
Effective program evaluation is a systematic way to improve and account for public health actions by involving procedures...
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Developing and Using a Logic Model
The Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (HDSP) Program Evaluation Guides are a series of evaluation technical assistance...
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5 tips to write stronger specific aims for your NIH R01 grant
I'm sharing my best tips to write stronger specific aims for your next NIH grant. Ever wonder about the difference...
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How to prepare for NIH grant writing in 2023
Do you have a grant writing plan for the new year? I'm walking you through some of the key things you'll need to think...
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Draft Specific Aims
After you decide the area of research to pursue, start thinking about your planned experiments by drafting objectives,...
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Introduction to the Specific Aims Page of a Grant Proposal
Grant writing starts with crafting an effective Specific Aims page. This page should be a succinct combination of sales...
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Online Instruction Resources for AUN TEPL
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has a project titled ASEAN Univerity Network- Technology Enhanced...
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IDEAS Framework for Teaching Online
The IDEAS (Inclusion, Design, Engagement, Evaluation, Assessment, and Support) Framework for online teaching and learning...
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How to Use ChatGPT to Create Engaging Learning Experiences
During our conversation, Jason shares many creative and innovative ways to harness the power of ChatGPT so you can engage...
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Chalk Radio
Chalk Radio is an MIT OpenCourseWare podcast about inspired teaching at MIT. We take you behind the scenes of some of the...
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Formative Assessments for Online Learning
There are three types of assessments. A diagnostic assessment comes before learning, is ungraded, and measures prior...
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9 Tips for Success as an Instructional Designer
While the explosive growth during 2020 should come as no surprise, the truth is that demand for online education has been...
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Engaging Students Through Experiential Learning Inside the Classroom
Experiential learning in its many forms is widely recognized as a high-impact educational practice, one that has been...
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Microlectures 101: What, Why, & How?
Traditional instructional videos are often long, address a variety of content, or lack meaningful opportunities for...
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Advocating for Adjuncts
Advocacy for Adjuncts is essential for the well-being of the whole institution. Listen in as Teresa Focarile of Boise...
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Using Case Studies to Develop Questioning Skills
Case studies have long been heralded as an impactful and critical pedagogical approach in college classrooms. Depending...
New Pedagogy Members
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Celia CoochwytewaArizona State University
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Urszula LechtenbergUniversity of Pittsburgh
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Daniel McHughHolland College
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Susana RestrepoUNIVERSIDAD DEL MAGDALENA
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himani singhhimanis123
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Muhammad Sameer AsifBABA GURU NANAK UNIVERSITY, Nankana Sahib
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Amie RunkEDUCAUSE
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Reliance mallstty5
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Ronnie RobertsUniversity of The Southern Caribbean
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Fay RosemanWest Coast University
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Sophia MarshallGeorge Mason University
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Maria AceitunoNorth Orange County Community/Technical College District
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Shayne TrainUniversity of Toronto
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Autumn RichardsonHeritage Christian University
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Jason McGensyCalifornia State University, Fresno
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Sasha WhiteUniversity College of the North
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Jonathan EastmanColumbia College of Missouri
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Shanna HollichGuthrie Memorial Library
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Cathleen CuppettCoker College
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Deborah PfeiferNorth Central Kansas Technical College
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Gustavo CamposCalifornia State University, Fullerton
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April HudsonBethune-Cookman University
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Bryce BattistiOlympic College
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Joseph PetersUniversity of Hawaii System - Manoa
Professional Organizations
- American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- American Anthropological Association
- American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education
- American Association for Gifted Children
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Association of Physics Teachers
- American Association of School Administrators
- American Association of School Librarians
- American Association of University Women
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- American Chemical Society
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- American Educational Research Association
- American Educational Studies Association (AESA)
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- American Historical Association
- American Library Association
- American Mathematical Society
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- American School Counselor Association
- American School Health Association
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association
- American Statistical Association
- Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
- Association for Education Communications and Technology (AECT)
- Association for Experiential Education (AEE) [www.princeton.edu/~rcurtis/aee.html]
- Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
- Association for Psychological Science (Formerly American Psychological Society)
- Association for Retarded Citizens
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
- Association of American Educators
- Association of American Geographers
- Association of Teacher Educators (ATE)
- Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Common Core Standards - Pearson Education, Inc.
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Council for Social Foundations of Education (Provides links to 20 member societies)
- Education in the Professions (AERA Division I)
- ENC Online Resources for Math and Science Education [www.goenc.org]
- International Dyslexia Association
- International Literacy Association
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- International Technology Education Association (ITEA)
- Modern Language Association
- Music Teachers National Association
- National Art Education Association
- National Association for Bilingual and Multicultural Education
- National Association for Gifted Children
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Association of Biology Teachers
- National Association of Elementary School Principals
- National Association of School Psychologists
- National Association of Secondary School Principals
- National Association of Special Education Teachers
- National Association of State Directors of Special Education
- National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC)
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
- National Council for History Education
- National Council for Teachers of English
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
- National Education Association
- National Even Start Association
- National Middle School Association
- National Parent Teacher Association
- National Reading Conference
- National Science Teachers Association
- National Staff Development Council
- National Summer Learning Association
- Organization of American Historians (OAH) [www.oah.org]
- Philosophy of Education Society
- Public Library Association
- Society for Cross Cultural Research
- Society for Research in Child Development
- Society for the Social Studies of Science (4-S)
- Society for the Study of Human Development (lifespan and contextual human development emphasis)
- Society of Professors of Education
- Teachers Applying Whole Language
Journals & Publications
- American Educational Research Journal
- Educational Researcher
- Review of Educational Research
- Journal of Teacher Education
- Child Development
- Scientific data
- Review of Research in Education
- Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
- Journal of Research in Science Teaching
- Sociology of Education
- Internet and Higher Education
- Learning and Instruction
- Journal of Human Evolution
- Journal of Educational Measurement
- Computers and Education
- Developmental Review
- Studies in Science Education
- Scientific Studies of Reading
- Journal of Educational Psychology
- Educational Administration Quarterly
Pedagogy on the Web
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Trinity High School shifts to online classes on Tuesday following 'threat' - WHAS11
Mar 18, 2024 05:48 PM PDT
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Learning as a “Team Sport” Influences How Eric Brewe Approaches Teaching
Mar 18, 2024 01:03 PM PDT
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Adult Learners Inducted into National Honor Society at Literacy Center - McKinley Park News
Mar 18, 2024 12:06 PM PDT
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Plymouth City College to move into Civic Centre - AOL.com
Mar 18, 2024 09:21 AM PDT
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Top 10 Study Habits of JEE Main Toppers | Times of India
Mar 18, 2024 04:01 AM PDT
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Beyond Memorization: Strategies for Long-Term Retention - Faculty Focus
Mar 18, 2024 03:34 AM PDT
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DEO Jammu gears up officers for implementation of MCC - The Kashmir Horizon
Mar 18, 2024 01:17 AM PDT
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Ipswich plans for new school delayed over Grade II listed mural - BBC
Mar 18, 2024 12:08 AM PDT
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Strategies for case-based training with virtual patients: An experimental study of the impact ...
Mar 17, 2024 08:49 PM PDT