TLO PEDAGOGY RESOURCES

STUDY ABROAD

Websites

• Office of International Studies UCF - The University of Centeral Florida provides resources for faculty to get started with professional development, find grants, and resources.
• Study Abroad and Study Abroad Programs -  StudyAbroad.com is a source of information on educational opportunities for students to study in other countries. It provides a guide to education abroad, health and safety and scholarship information.
• Center for Global Education Study Abroad Programs - The mission of the Center for Global Education at Augsburg College is to provide cross-cultural educational opportunities in order to foster critical evaluation of local and global conditions so that personal, organizational and systemic change takes place leading to a more just and sustainable world.
• Frontiers - The purpose of Frontiers is to publish thought-provoking research articles, insightful essays, and concise book reviews that may provide the profession of study abroad an intellectual charge, document some of the best thinking and innovative programming in the field, create an additional forum for dialogue among colleagues in international education, and ultimately enrich our perspectives and bring greater meaning to our work.
• Forum on Education Abroad -The Forum on Education Abroad was created in 2001 to meet the needs of the education abroad profession.  Our members include educational institutions, consortia, agencies, and organizations, as well as individual leaders in the field. 
• Augsburg College- Augsburg College is a cutting edge university transforming education and study abroad opportunities.

Books

• Study Abroad: How to Get the Most Out of Your Experience by Michele-Marie Dowell and Kelly P. Mirsky, (2002). Description and ordering info
• Study Abroad 101 by Wendy Williamson (2004). Description and ordering info
• Stephen P. Heyneman. Study abroad: what TIMSS teaches us - Why Schools Matter: A Cross-National Comparison of Curriculum and Learning - Third International Mathematics and Science Study. By William H. Schmidt et al. Jossey-Bass. (2001). Description and ordering info

SERVICE LEARNING

Websites

• Service Learning: Connecting Faculty and Students with the Community -UCF defines service-learning as "a teaching method that uses community involvement to apply theories or skills being taught in a course.
• Service Learning - Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
  Learn & Serve America -Service-learning engages students in the educational process by encouraging them to apply their learning to solve real-life problems. From individual efforts to school-wide projects, they are learning inside and outside of the classroom, creating mentoring programs, improving the environment, and tackling other community issues.
• Campus Compact- Campus Compact is a national coalition of more than 1000 college and university presidents, dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement, and service-learning in higher education.
• Florida Campus Compact- Information and resources available to help you make teaching easier for Florida's public and private institutions of higher education.

Books

• Leaving the Lectern - Cooperative Learning and the Critical First Days of Students - Working in Groups - Dean A. McManus (2005). Description and ordering info
• The Complete Guide to Service Learning: Proven, Practical Ways to Engage Students in Civic Responsibility, Academic Curriculum, & Social Action by Cathryn Berger Kay ( 2003). Description and ordering info
• New Perspectives In Service-learning: Research To Advance The Field (Advances in Service-Learning Research) by International K-h Service-learning Resea, Shelley H. Billig, and Marshall Welch (2004). Description and ordering info
• Learning through Serving: A Student Guidebook for Service-Learning across the Disciplines Christine M. Cress, Peter J. Collier, and Vicki L. Reitenauer (2005). Description and ordering info
• Where's the Learning in Service-Learning? by Janet Eyler, Dwight E. Jr. Giles, and Dwight E. Giles (1999). Description and ordering info
• Service-Learning in Higher Education: Concepts and Practices by Barbara Jacoby, and Associates, Thomas Ehrlich (Foreword by) (1996). Description and ordering info

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

Websites

• Council On Undergraduate Research - The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) and its affiliated colleges, universities, and individuals share a focus on providing undergraduate research opportunities for faculty and students at predominantly undergraduate institutions.
• Undergrduate Research - The University of Central Florida offers numerous opportunities for undergraduates to pursue research in various disciplines under the direction of a faculty member. This intensive research opportunity enhances the academic experience and challenges students to strengthen their critical, analytical, and writing skills.
• Intergrated Research and Undergraduate Education - This site reports about the efforts to integrate undergraduate learning with research, scholarship and creative activity.
• Best Practice in Research - Stanford University Undergraduate Research Programs offers best practices in Departmental/IDP research programs.
• Assessment And Evaluation Of The Undergraduate Research Experience - Joanne L. Stewert, a professor in chemistry at Hope College offers insight on assessment and evaluation of undergraduate research.
• Efficacy of Undergraduate Research - Published or Accessible Papers Related to Efficacy, Assessment, and/or Innovation in Undergraduate Published or Accessible Papers Related to Efficacy, Assessment, and/or Innovation in Undergraduate Research.
• Research and Undergraduate Research - As one of the nation's vanguard research universities and leading educational institutions, the University of Michigan assumes a special responsibility for ensuring that our extensive effort in research, scholarship and creative activity adds value to the education of our undergraduate students.

Books

• Valuing and Supporting Undergraduate Research: New Directions for Teaching and Learning, No. 93 by Joyce Kinkead (Editor) (2003). Description and ordering info

INTERNSHIPS, COOPS, PRACTICUMS, FIELDWORK (COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH)

Websites

• Experiential Learning - This group is the instructional arm of Career Services & Experiential Learning at the University of Central Florida, a joint venture between Student Development and Enrollment Services and Undergraduate Studies. Its role is to promote, develop and expand applied learning options throughout the university and to dovetail these efforts with Career Services
  Professional Practice Program at Purdue -The mission of the Office of Professional Practice is to facilitate the experiential, practical education of Purdue University students within the traditional learning component of the institution’s strategic triad, further academic research within the field of Professional Practice, and assist the traditional academic units with engagement through enhanced contact with employer host organizations.
• National Commission for Cooperative Education - The NationalCommission for Cooperative Education (NCCE) is dedicated to advancing cooperative education throughout the United States . Since 1962, the Commission and its college and business members have supported the development of quality work-integrated learning programs through: National Advocacy Executive Outreach Public Awareness Students & Parent Response Center Research & Education.

Books

• Community-Based Research and Higher Education: Principles and Practices (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) Kerry J. Strand, Nicholas Cutforth, Randy Stoecker, and Sam Marullo (2003). Description and ordering info

INDEPENDENT STUDY

Websites

• Center for Distance and Independent Study - The Center for Distance and Independent Study (CDIS) at the University of Missouri has established itself as a national model and leader in the field of distance and continuing education. Originally formed as an independent study division in 1911, CDIS has an uninterrupted history of providing award-winning individualized learning opportunities to students away from the campus. The Center specializes in serving students, including adult learners and working professionals, through courses at the university, high school, and noncredit levels.
• North Central Regional Educational Laboratory® (NCREL) - Learning Point Associates provides professional services that help schools and their partners more successfully align goals and practice. We offer content expertise, tools, and complementary services to help educators plan strategically and systemically.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES 

Websites

• Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses by L. Dee Fink (2003). Description and ordering info
• Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference by Susan R. Komives, Nance Lucas, Timothy R. McMahon (1998). Description and ordering info
• Action Learning: How the World's Top Companies are Re-Creating Their Leaders and Themselves by David L. Dotlich, PhD, James L. Noel Hardcover, (1998). Description and ordering info

COOPERATIVE LEARNING AND OTHERS

• Millis B and Cottell P (1998) Cooperative Learning for Higher Education Faculty. American Council on Education and Oryx Press Phoenix, Arizona. Description and ordering info
• Richard J. Light (2001) Making the Most of College. Harvard University Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England. Description and ordering info
• Patricia Cranton (1998) No One Way: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Wall & Emerson, Inc Toronto, Ontario Dayton, Ohio. Description and ordering info
• Ken Bain (2004) What the Best College Teachers Do. Harvard University Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England. Description and ordering info
• Donald L. Finkel (2000) Teaching with Your Mouth Shut. Boynton/Cook Publishers Heinemann Portsmouth, NH. Description and ordering info
• Teaching First-Year College Students, Revised and Expanded Edition of Teaching College Freshmen - Bette LaSere Erickson, Calvin B. Peters, Diane Weltner Strommer Paperback (2006). Description and ordering info
• Taking Learning to Task: Creative Strategies for Teaching Adults by Jane Vella (2000) . Description and ordering info