Resources for Designing Your Instruction Session
- Understanding by DesignVanderbilt University's Center for Teaching provides this primer on backwards design.
- ADDIE Model: Instructional DesignThis article by Lorea Lastiri on the My eLearning World website explains the ADDIE model.
- EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative on Instructional DesignMay 2015 article from the Educause Learning Initiative.
- Universal Design for LearningWebsite published by CAST, a nonprofit focused on sharing information about universal design principles.
Tips for Creating Your Presentations
- Effective PresentationsLibrary guide created by Marsha Taichman and Kaila Bussert.
- Images: A Guide to Finding Visual ResourcesA Cornell University library guide created by Susette Newberry.
Resources for Improving Your Teaching
- ACRL Instruction Section Tools & ResourcesResources are grouped by the following categories: Pedagogy, Technology, Higher Education Environment and Professional Development.
- Teaching ProfessorFocused on all aspects of being a more effective instructor at the college level. Emphasis on student-centered learning. Although skewed toward faculty who teach semester long courses, techniques can be used in one-shot sessions as well.
- University of Michigan Center for Research on Teaching and LearningText-heavy website that provides a range of teaching strategies.
- Active Learning TechniquesPaper by Jim Eison from Florida State on active learning instructional strategies. Jim is an engaging instructor who is well-known in the teaching conference circuit.
- List of Journals on Teaching & LearningSelected list compiled by the ACRL Instruction section.
- Teaching Reflection TemplateCreated by Kelee Pacion, this form provides suggestions for reflecting on your instruction session.