To consult on questions related to Teaching and Learning, contact the Center for Instructional Development and Research (CIDR)

100 Gerberding Hall
phone: 206-543-6588
email: cidr@u.washington.edu
http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/

To consult on questions related to Technology, contact the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT):

Odegaard Undergraduate Library, Room 230
phone: 206-616-8154
email: catalyst@u.washington.edu
http://catalyst.washington.edu

 

CIDR has collected resources on a number of topics related to teaching and learning, many of which have implications for teaching and learning online. See CIDR's Resource pages on Teaching Topics, or follow these direct links to resources on these topics:

• Distance Learning and Teaching
• Discussion
• Grading
• Uses of Instructional Technology
• Using Small Groups and Student Teams

The Catalyst web site provides a description of Catalyst Tools, "how-to" guides for instructors who are learning to use the tools, and profiles of instructors who use Catalyst Tools in their courses.

Other online technology information sources at UW include:

• Computing & Communications
• Program for Educational Transformation through Technology (PETTT)
• WebEd - "providing presentations on teaching and learning using the web"

Engaging Students in Discussion Online
CIDR Teaching and Learning Bulleting 6(2), 2002

Effective Student Preparation for Online Learning
Technology Source, November/December 2001

Expanding Class Discussion Beyond the Classroom Walls
A Horizon monograph by Susan Powers and Karen Dutt, Indiana State University

Keeping Online Asynchronous Discussions on Topic
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, November 1999

Handbook for Instructors on the Use of Electronic Class
prepared by the Office of Faculty and TA Development, Ohio State University

Pedagogical Roles and Implementation Guidelines for Online Communication
Asynchronous Learning Networks Magazine, December 1999

CIDR maintains a Resource Collection books and articles which are available for loan to UW instructors. Here are some examples of materials in the Resource Collection on the topic of online teaching and learning:

Teaching with technology: Seventy-five professors from eight universities tell their stories. (2000). Brown, D. G. (Ed.), Bolton, MA: Anker.

Teaching online: A practical guide. (2001). Ko, S., & Rossen, S., Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Just-in-time teaching: Blending active learning with web technology. (1999). Novak, G. M., Patterson, E. T., Gavrin, A. D., & Christian, W., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

E-moderating: The key to teaching and learning online. (2000). Salmon, G., London: Kogan Page.

E-tivities: The key to active online learning. (2002). Salmon, G., London: Kogan Page.

For information about borrowing materials from the CIDR Resource Collection, visit 100 Gerberding Hall, call 206-543-6588, or contact info@cidr.washington.edu.

Please email CIDR (cidr@u.washington.edu) or Catalyst (catalyst@u.washington.edu) with suggestions or examples from your course.