Resources

NIU CTP:

• NIU Informational Session PowerPoint Presentation

Course Development Resources:

• UNT Libraries
  Teaching Large Classes resources 

• University of New Mexico
  “Active Learning Exercises in Large Enrollment Classes”
  “Lecturing to Large Enrollment Courses”
  “Challenges and Benefits of Large Enrollment Classes”
  “Utilizing Assistants in Large Enrollment Classes”
  “Success in the Classroom: Sharing Practices that Work: A UNM Community Conference for Faculty by Faculty”
  “Success in the Classroom: Sharing Practices that Work: The Second Annual UNM Community Conference for Faculty by Faculty”

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  “A Survival Handbook for Teaching Large Classes”

• University of Texas at Austin
  Teaching Large: Resources, tips & activities for large college classes

• MERLOT ELIXIR Initiative
  Active Learning in Large Lectures (case studies with interactive videos)

• UC Berkeley
  Large Lecture Classes: Ten things you can do to make your large lecture course more manageable and effective with reduced resources

• POD Network
  “Essays on Teaching Excellence: The Phenomenon of Large Classes and Practical Suggestions for Teaching Them”
  “Essays on Teaching Excellence: Encouraging Civil Behavior in Large Classes”

• Duke University
  “Promoting learning in large enrollment courses”
• More articles
  “The Use of E-Mail and In-Class Writing to Facilitate Student–Instructor Interaction in Large-Enrollment Traditional and Active Learning Classes”

National Background:

• Next Generation Course Redesign at University of North Texas
  • UNT NextGen: Institutional Transformation
• NCAT - The National Center for Academic Transformation
• AASCU - American Association of State Colleges and Universities
• AASCU - Red Balloon Project
• AAC&U - Association of American Colleges and Universities: General Education
• LEAP - AAC&U Liberial Education and America's Promise Design Principles
• LEAP Campus Toolkit - Recourses and Models for Innovation
• Center for Learning, Enhancement, Assessment, and Redesign
• National Collaborative for the Study of University Engagement

Course Redesign at other Universities:

• SEMO - Course Redesign Initiative
• LSU - Course Redesign Using Technology
• UNC Charlotte - Large Course Redesign

Videos

• A Vision of Students Today:

• Implementing Interactive Activities in a Large Class to Build Community
• AASCU's Vice President, George Mehaffy describes the Red Balloon Project