Below is a collection some useful links to various resources on pedagogy, teaching, and learning. I created this for my own reference but it might be useful for others too! I’m going to try to update this regularly.
TEACHING INFO DURING COVID-19:
“Four Core Priorities for Trauma-Informed Distance Learning” by Kara Newhouse (Focused on K-12 teaching, but I think these principles can also be applied to higher education)
A related article, again on K-12 teaching online, but it has helpful resources and the conversation does apply to others kinds of online teaching spaces. “A trauma-informed approach to teaching through coronavirus — for students everywhere, online or not” by Valerie Strauss
“Teaching Painful things in an Unjust world” by Audrey Yap
Course Design for Rapidly Moving your Course Online: Spring / Summer 2020 by Western’s CTL
“Please do a bad job of putting your courses online” by Rebecca Barrett-Fox (Lots of helpful things to be mindful of)
"Ten Tips for Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy Online” Webinar recording by Kevin Kumashiro
GENERAL RESOURCES:
Syllabus Creation:
Inclusive Pedagogy:
Best Practices for the Inclusive Philosophy Classroom by Minorities and Philosophy (MAP)
What to Reach All of Your Students? Here’s How to Make your Teaching More Inclusive (Chronicle of Higher Ed.)
Active Learning Activities:
Melissa Jacquart’s webpage on Philosophy Active Learning Activities (I use this all the time!)
Active Learning at the Center for Teaching and Learning, Western’s CTL
Active Learning: What is It? by Cynthia J. Brame
Grading & Rubrics:
RubiStar, A free tool to help teachers create rubrics
VALUE Rubrics, Association of American Colleges & Universities
Rubrics on assessing critical thinking:
“Building Capacity to Measure Essential Employability Skills: A Focus on Critical Thinking” Report at George Brown College
Critical Thinking VALUE Rubric, Association of American Colleges & Universities
General Info on Higher Ed. Teaching:
“The Students are the Material” David Gooblar and the Art of College Teaching (Review, LA Times)
“How to Teach a Good First Day Class” (Chronicle of Higher Ed.)
Anti-Oppression and Pedagogy:
Education without Oppression: Liberating our Public Schools by Shree Paradkar (2018-2019 Atkinson Fellow in Public Policy)
“24 Books for Anti-Racist Teachers” by Joe Truss
“Anti-Oppression 101” by The Chicago Public Library
Pedagogy & SoLT Communities:
Geeky Pedagogy Jessamyn Neuhaus
voicEd Radio — a collection of education related podcasts, blogs with a Canadian focus