Teaching Tips
This valuable information deals with assessment, communication, core abilities, critical thinking, preparing a lesson plan. course syllabus, teaching organization, teaching techniques, using questions effectively, professional ethics for teachers, how people learn, human development, motivating students, course design, dealing with stress, difficult behaviors, the first day, tools for students and plagiarism. TEACHINGTIPS.mht
Extension Courses for Faculty Salary Advancement Credit
Faculty at OCC have spoken highly of extension courses they have taken for salary advancement credit through Loyola Marymount University at www.enhancementcourses.edu
Funding for Classified Education Courses and Workshops
Classified Staff should apply to the Classified Professional Development Program (CPDP) for funding or reassigned time for academic, vocational and/or technical educational conferences, coursework and workshops
Contact Ana Tovar, x26121, the OCC Campus Representative for CPDP, for further information: atovar@occ.cccd.edu
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National Institute of Professional and Organizational Development
This web site links faculty to over 60 very useful web sites directly related to instruction at the college level. Over two dozen colleges and universities have linked their faculty development sites directly to the page, and are reporting glowing responses from their faculty members.
http://www.developfaculty.com/online/index.html
Teaching tips are also posted at http://www.developfaculty.com. A "tip of the week" and the four previous weeks' tips are posted at all times.Also at the site is an online resources page -- a listing of nearly 140 alphabetized topics, with links to specialized websites. Both are free -- no obligation to buy a copy of one of our books or schedule a workshop. Feel free to share them with your colleagues, and if you choose, post a link on your website.
Oxford Center for Staff and Learning Development
This web site is posted by the Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development (OCSLD). It is a fabulous educational web site with model programs, seminar papers, book reviews and many other resources for faculty, staff and managers in higher education.
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsd
@ONE
@ONE provides information on educational technology resources for California Community College faculty and staff, including free on-line classes and information about conferences in the state and nation.
http://www.cccone.org/de/06Sum/seminars/index.htm
Faculty Development Associates
Links to nearly 140 valuable sites are arranged alphabetically by topic with the focus on critical teaching, learning, and educational management. Also at the site are weekly teaching tips that are coordinated with the milestones of the academic year.
http://www.developfaculty.com.
Maricopa Community College
Maricopa Community College Center for Learning and Instruction has gained wide repute as a great resource for community college faculty. Fortunately, their coordinator has given us permission to link to any of their resources. Here are a few that OCC faculty may be interested in pursuing. If you would like to review their wonderful web site for general teaching and learning ideas, click here:
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/
Community College Web
This site allows you to browse through all the community college web sites in the country
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/index.html
Teaching and Learning on the Web
This searchable collection includes sites that range from courses delivered entirely via the web to courses that offer specific activities related to a class assignment or perhaps courses that offer class support materials via the web.
This site does not include resource collections, lists of links, commercial products, or online schools.... just examples that are connected to specific courses or learning activities. Type in the specific type of activity you are teaching and see what other college instructors have designed.
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tl/index.html
How to Be a Web Hound
A guide to self-paced on-line instruction and general resources on how to use the web for teaching and research
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/webhound/index.html
The UMUC-Verizon Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology
This University of Maryland University College Web site is a wonderful resource for faculty seeking direction in appropriate ways to use Web-based technologies to accomplish key learning strategies. The UMUC-Verizon Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology consists of two modules, and each explores key issues in developing and teaching online courses with the use of technology.
http://www.umuc.edu/virtualteaching/