Northern Arizona University

Faculty Development Program Online Resources

If you want to access resources on teaching from your computer, this page provides you with just such opportunities. Below there is information on and access to brief, topical, online programs on teaching; a subscription to the online newsletter The Teaching Professor; a link to the NAU Academy podcast series on teaching; a link to topical bibliographies and additional resources, and links to resources available from NAU's e-Learning Center. If you have suggestions on potential additions to this page, contact Faculty Development Program Director, Linda Shadiow (linda.shadiow@nau.edu).

NEW: Online Journals

College Teaching

This unique, cross-disciplinary journal, focuses on how teachers can improve student learning. Each issue includes practical ideas and new strategies for successful teaching. Special sections integrate the best and latest scholarship on teaching such subjects as writing, science, and mathematics.
Access College Teaching at http://www.metapress.com/content/119919 (accessible from campus or through NAU VPN).

The Journal on Excellence in College Teaching

The Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published at Miami University by and for faculty at universities and two- and four-year colleges to increase student learning through effective teaching, interest in and enthusiasm for the profession of teaching, and communication among faculty about their classroom experiences.
Access The Journal at http://www.muohio.edu/ject/ (accessible from campus or through NAU VPN).

More online journals available at Journals.

NEW: Coping with Seven Disruptive Personality Types in the Classroom

Sometimes, faculty members will have difficulty distinguishing between a student who is a mere nuisance and a student who poses a very real hazard to the community. It is comforting to know that many of the most difficult and disruptive encounters with students tend to fall into predictable, known categories. This white paper will help you to set enforceable standards, expectations, and boundaries flexibly with students, depending on the exhibited personality style.
Download pdf

20 Minute Mentor e-Seminars:
Practical Advice and Insights on Teaching

View these seminars by clicking on the links below each description (off-campus users will first need to connect through the NAU VPN. The online seminars were developed by Magna Publications, the same company that publishes the newsletter The Teaching Professor. (Email facdev@nau.edu for access information.)

View program

Materials:
Download & Print Supplemental Materials
Download & Print PowerPoint Handouts
Download & Print Transcripts

Learn 18 different ways to encourage more classroom participation with your students.
View program

Materials:
Download & Print Supplemental Materials
Download & Print PowerPoint Handouts
Download & Print Transcripts

Learn constructive, specific ways to motivate your students to come to class prepared.
View program

Materials:
Download & Print Supplemental Materials
Download & Print PowerPoint Handouts
Download & Print Transcripts

Find out how to reply effectively to incorrect or poor answers from students.
View program

Materials:
Download & Print Supplemental Materials
Download & Print PowerPoint Handouts
Download & Print Transcripts

Get helpful insights, techniques, and strategies to support you in helping students to succeed.
View program

Materials:
Download & Print Supplemental Materials
Download & Print PowerPoint Handouts
Download & Print Transcripts

Recognize the signs of burnout and excessive stress and how to deal with them.
View program

Materials:
Download & Print Supplemental Materials
Download & Print PowerPoint Handouts
Download & Print Transcripts

Webinar: Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment with Universal Design for Learning

This recording of a webinar session from Innovative Educators explores UDL’s three principles and how they benefit a wide range of learners, including students of different ages, life experiences, cultural backgrounds, abilities and disabilities, and learning styles.
Access the Webinar here.
Download Webinar powerpoint here.

Podcasts on University Teaching Topics

Click here to access podcasts on university teaching topics produced by the NAU Teaching Academy.

 

Bibliographies, Notes, and Papers

Click here for electronic versions of bibliographies, notes, and papers from Faculty Development sessions.

 

NAU e-Learning Center resources

e-Learning Center Blog
T4 - Tuesday Tips on Teaching with Technology
T4 link for Mac Safari users
e-Learning Center Tutorials