This is a list of major ideas on college teaching, shown by the year in which a new publication either introduced the idea or consolidated existing information on the idea. The point of this list is to illustrate that the scholars of teaching and learning are continuing to generate powerful new ideas year after year, thereby creating the possibility of enhancing the capabilities of college teachers everywhere - IF faculty members take time to learn about these ideas and incorporate them into their practice of teaching.
Prepared by:
Dr. L. Dee Fink, Ph.D.
(a) Former Director, Instructional Development Program, University of Oklahoma
(b) Past-President, POD Network
August, 2005
University of Oklahoma, Instructional Development Program
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Northern Illinois University Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning. (2020). Major ideas that can empower college teaching. In Instructional guide for university faculty and teaching assistants. Retrieved from https://www.niu.edu/citl/resources/guides/instructional-guide