A. General resources for teaching in general, teaching theory, Open Education Resources (OER), etc. are listed below and may be scrolled through.
B. Topic-specific resources on the Teaching Commons website can be discovered in two ways:
1. By searching a specific term or tag using the “Search Teaching Commons” box at the bottom of the left-hand column.
2. By browsing the items posted (in chronological order) in the sub-categories listed on the left:
1. Teaching Commons: To search for specific content in the Teaching Commons postings, type key words into the "Search Teaching Commons" box, e.g. "cries," crying" for finding information on what to do if a student cries in class or in your office.
2. Ontario Resources: To search for external, Ontario-based resources Search E-Campus Ontario's Teaching Resources.
1. "A Collection of Short Stories for Teaching Ethics" (post) introduces TESS: Teaching Ethics with Short Stories, "a ['seed'] website that gathers together and organizes various 'short stories in world literature by both classical and contemporary writers' ... useful in teaching a range of questions in ethics and social and political philosophy."
a. "[B]rows[e] through its collection of stories geographically or thematically."
1. "Scholars at Risk’s Free Online Course on Academic Freedom" (post) introduces "a free massive open online course (MOOC) on academic freedom titled Dangerous Questions: Why Academic Freedom Matters."
A. "From Benchmarks to Engagement Indicators and High-Impact Practices" (infographic; pdf) presents the National Survey of Student Engagement with specific "engagement indicators and items" under each benchmark.
