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Directory of Web Resources
on Active and Collaborative Learning  


This page is intended as a resource for the use of Drake University faculty and staff. The following links provide access to a variety of resources on active and collaborative learning. For each category, Drake faculty and staff who have used this particular learning technique are listed as on-campus resources. Additions and corrections to the information provided on this page are welcome. Please direct comments and suggestions to David Skidmore .


Categories of Active and Collaborative Learning:

Faculty Essays

General Resources

Service Learning

Internships

Case Studies

Simulations

Team Teaching

Cooperative Learning

Critical Thinking

Study Abroad

Field Trips

Lab Activities

Learning Communities

Peer Review

Portfolio Evaluation

Web-based Learning

Technology Aided Instruction

First Year Seminars


Drake Faculty on Active and Collaborative Learning

Janet Wirth-Cauchon, "Definition and Philosophy of Active and Collaborative Learning"
LaRhee Henderson, "Student Centered Learning in Practice"
Dan Alexander, "Institutional Support for Active and Collaborative Learning"
David Skidmore, "Group Projects and Teaching International Relations"
Arthur Sanders, "Teaching Introductory American Politics as Part of a Learning Community"

Active Learning: General Resources 
Listserve Discussion Groups on Active Learning
Student Centered Instruction
Defining Active Learning
Horizon
Boyer Commission Report on "Reinventing Undergraduate Education"
Websites on Educational Issues
Eric Resources with Abstracts
Lesson Plans and Learning Resources in all Topics (edhelper.com)
Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities (SENCER)

Service Learning 
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse - A Repository of Service-Learning Resources
Links to Service-Learning Resources
International Volunteering Opportunities
VolunteerAbroad.com
Students Partnership Worldwide
Idealist.org
International Volunteer Service

Internships 
InternShip.com
InternshipPrograms.com
backdoorjobs
jobweb
InternAbroad.com
Association for International Practical Training
CDS International
CIEE Exchanges
InterExchange Working Abroad
International Internship Programs

Teaching with Case Studies 
Case Studies in Science
GU - SFS - ISD: Good Cases vs. Bad
Case Study Bibliography
The Kennedy School Case Studies in Public Policy and Management
World Bank Institute Case Study Collection
Harvard Business School Case Studies

Simulations 
Simulations in Language Teaching
Simulation Bibliography
Simulating the European Union
The Diplomatic Pouch - Homepage for Diplomacy

Team Teaching 

Team Teaching
Team Teaching and the Harmony of Collaboration

Cooperative Learning  
Cooperative Learning Links
Cooperative Learning Center at U of M
Collaborative Learning and Critical Thinking
Cooperative Learning Network
Cooperative Learning and Diversity

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 
Active Learning - Critical Thinking Exercises
Problem based Learning
On Line Articles on Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking in the Social Studies
Links to Critical Thinking Resources
Critical Thinking in an Online World
Collaborative Learning and Critical Thinking
 
Study Abroad    
Drake International Center
School for International Training
Center for Global Education
American Institute for Foreign Study
Study Abroad.Com (Directory of study abroad programs)
Semester at Sea
International Partnership for Service Learning
Council on International Educational Exchange
Institute for the International Education of Students
Peterson's Study Abroad
GoAbroad.com

Field Trips 
Field Trip Bibliography
Build a Virtual Field Trip

Lab Activities 
Lab Activities Bibliography
Biology Software Lab
Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilites (SENCER)
Open-Ended Lab Activities

Learning Communities 
Five Learning Community Models
Learning Community Defined
National Learning Communities Project
Bowling Green "Chapman Learning Community"
SUNY Stony Brook Learning Community Program
Planning Learning Community Courses
A Brief History of Learning Communities

Peer Review of Student Writing 
Drake Writing Workshop
Teaching Writing with Peer Review Groups
Using Student Peer Review
Peer Review of Science Writing
Peer Review Feedback Forms

Portfolio Evaluation

Advantages of Portfolio Assessment
Properties of Student Academic Portfolios
Portfolio Clearinghouse


Web-based Learning

Brad Meyer's Presentation on Web-based Education (highly recommended)Active Learning with the Web
Distance Education
Examples of Web-based Learning Projects
World Lecture Hall
WWW4Teachers
Blue Web'N - Web Based Activities and Projects
Chronicle of Higher Education Articles on Distance Learning
OnLineLearning.net
 
Technology Aided Instruction 
Computer Aided Instruction Bibliography
Teaching with Technology
Center for Advanced Learning Technologies
Educause
Biology Software Lab
Annenberg/CPB: Learner Online

First Year Seminars


National Survey of FYS Programming
Your First College Year Survey
Drake FYS Program Faculty Handbook

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