University of Wisconsin - Stout

Active Learning Strategies
Tips on effective teaching practices. Discussion of online components that have applications in face-to-face and fully online courses.
Teaching Tips
From the University of Hawaii, this site presents many short articles on a wide range of teaching activities, including assessment, motivating students, how people learn, and feeling good about teaching.
The Seven Principles of Good Teaching in a Digital Environment
Integrating Electronic Technology and the Seven Principles of Teaching, from The American Association of Higher Education.
Resources for the Scholarship of Teaching
An Annotated Bibliography by Craig Nelson of Indiana University. Topics include Absolute Essentials, Fundamentals of Good Teaching, Diversity, and Curricular Reform.
The Merlot Project
Designed for faculty and students in higher education, this collection of online learning materials, peer reviews and assignments helps faculty enhance instruction.

Active Learning Techniques
Excellent brief descriptions of strategiesyou can use. Office of Instructional Consulting Indiana University Bloomington.

Active Learning in the Classroom
How-to sections, definitions, resources from California State University, L.A.

Professional Development Module on Active Learning

Diane Starke, El Paso Community College Texas Collaborative for Teaching Excellence. This excellent site has five sections: (1) What is Active Learning?, (2) What is Active Learning? (3) Research on Active Learning (4) Common Roadblocks to Active Student Participation (5) Using Active Learning Techniques in the College Classroom

What is Problem Based Learning? 

Problem Based Learning. IST Learning Initiatives. Penn State University. This page succinctly introduces PBL and provides links to a wealth of information on the strategy.  See PBL and Lectures, Research Review, and PBL  Handbook.  The PBL Handbook includes sections on Introduction, Problem Solving, Arguments, Organization, Evidence, Grades.