Community of Online Research Assignments

Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning : Instructional Literacy for Library Educators

Whether or not "instruction" appears in their job titles, librarians are often in the position of educating their users, colleagues, and peers to successfully locate and evaluate information. Because MLIS education tends to offer less-than-comprehensive preparation in pedagogy and instructional design, this book tackles the challenge of effective teaching and training head-on.

Teaching Tactics from Teaching Theology & Religion

Teaching Tactics are short, 400 word one-page manuscripts describing a successful teaching strategy that could be replicated by others. Several Teaching Tactics are published in each issue of the journal Teaching Theology & Religion, an international peer-reviewed journal on teaching, published by Wiley-Blackwell in cooperation with the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion at Wabash College. The tactics are always available for free download.

Writing Commons

Writing Commons  is an open education resource that helps students improve their writing, critical thinking, and information literacy. Founded in 2008 by Joseph M. Moxley, Writing Commons is a viable alternative to expensive writing textbooks. Faculty may assign Writing Commons for their composition, business, STEM/Technical Writing, and creative writing courses.