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Below are links to resources, on the topics of instructional theory and design, provided by instructors who are teaching developmental reading and writing and/or who are using The Word on College Reading and Writing (found here) as a primary or as supplementary text.
- The 8 Minutes That Matter Most, by Brian Sztabnik
- 10 Tips for Launching an Inquiry-Based Classroom, by Katrina Schwartz
- America Needs a Crash Course in Critical Thinking, by Tom Jacobs
- The Audiovisual Essay: Practice and Theory of Videographic Film and Moving Image Studies, from REFRAME
- Backward Design, by Jaime Wood
- The Benefits of Failure, by Peter DeWitt
- The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies, by Jennifer Gonzalez
- Built-In Self-Assessment: A Case for Annotation, by Karen Sheriff LeVan and Marissa E. King
- (Draft) Checklist for Designing a Transparent Assignment, from Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) Higher Ed
- Close the Book. Recall. Write It Down, by David Glenn
- Do Quizzes Improve Student Learning? A Look at the Evidence, by Maryellen Weimer, PhD
- Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding, by Todd Finley
- Don't Take Our Failures Personally, by Nicole Matos
- Error in Student Writing: A Balanced, Developmental Approach, by Paul T. Corrigan
- Failure is an Option: Helping Students Learn from Mistakes, by John Orlano, PhD
- The First Day of Class: A Once-a-Semester Opportunity, by Maryellen Weimer, PhD
- From Class President to Prisoner, from The Takeaway, NY Public Radio
- Late Again? by Stephanie Reese Masson
- A Learner-Centered Syllabus Helps Set the Tone for Learning, by Mary Bart
- Nine Ways to Improve Class Discussions, by Maryellen Weimer, PhD
- Non-annotated Standards from the QM Higher Education Rubric, Fifth Edition, from Quality Matters
- Open Pedagogy, by Jaime Wood
- Produce Thinkers, Not Docile Workers, by David Gooblar
- Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto, from The Tatooed Professor
- Rethinking Whole Class Discussion, by Todd Finley
- Syllabus Checklist, from Drexel University
- Teaching Critical Thinking, from ProCon.org
- These Videos Could Change How You Think about Teaching, by Jeffrey R. Young
- TILT Higher Ed Examples and Resources, from UNLV
- Transparency and Problem-Centered Teaching, uploaded by MAWinkelmes
- When Grading Harms Student Learning, by Andrew Miller