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Uncommon Sense Teaching: Part 2: Building Community and Habits of Learning
Author: Barbara Oakley
This is like no other course on teaching—it weaves late-breaking insights from neuroscience with personal insights from the classroom to provide unexpected, yet practical, new approaches.
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8 August 2022
Supporting Student Success
Author: Tricia Seifert
Dr. Tricia Seifert’s blog is an ongoing home to guest writers who share their insights about learning, student development, and research.
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Educational Developers Cookbook
Author: York University
This is a collection of practical ideas offered for use by the educational development community. Based on the notion of a cook book put together by a community we offer Starters (ice breakers), Main Courses (ideas for workshops and events) and Desserts (ways to obtain feedback or evaluation).
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Facilitator Guide
Author: McGill University
This guide supports the design, development, and delivery of workshops at a university level. There are different sections that cover topics like planning and creating learning outcomes, activities and facilitation ideas, and plans for reflection and closing a workshop.
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6 August 2022
Network of Assistive Technologists
Author: NOAT
The N.O.A.T. Community Of Practice is an online hub for Assistive Technology Professionals to gather, share, and develop our professional selves and the profession itself. Anyone who works with assistive technology or trains others on the use of assistive technology
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Positive Psychology Certificate
Author: Wilfrid Laurier University
Laurier’s professional development non-credit courses and certificates provide training for learning specialists who would like to build their skills in counselling techniques and/or positive psychology. Although I have only taken one course myself from Laurier’s professional development certificates, these non-credit courses and training opportunities are relevant for learning specialists who do not come from a counselling background.
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Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
Author: Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
JLDHE is published by the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE), and is aimed at those interested in all aspects of how learning is facilitated and how it is experienced by students in higher education. For further details follow the link to the association’s website.
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8 August 2022
On the Effectiveness of Supplemental Instruction: A Systematic Review of Supplemental Instruction and Peer-Assisted Study Sessions Literature Between 2001 and 2010
Author: Dawson et al.
This article is a clearly written summary of Supplemental Instruction’s effectiveness.
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6 August 2022
Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn
Author: Barbara Oakley
Neuroscientists have made enormous strides in understanding the brain and how we learn, but little of that insight has filtered down to the way teachers teach. Uncommon Sense Teaching applies this research to the classroom for teachers, parents, and anyone interested in improving education.
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8 August 2022
Career Tip Sheets
Author: University of Toronto Mississauga
Tip sheets for applying for jobs, writing resumes, networking, interviewing, and more.
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