Project Renaissance

Benchmarks of Excellence (BOE's)

Developmental Education Organizations

• Florida Development Educational Association
  Since 1978, the FDEA has served Florida students through the theory and practice of developmental education in post-secondary institutions, enhancing the professional capabilities of developmental educators, and through the design of programs to prepare effective developmental curricula. Florida Development Educational Association (FDEA) is an affiliate of the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE).
• National Association for Developmental Education (NADE)
  For over 25 years, the National Association for developmental Education (NADE) and its members have helped learners at all levels of preparedness realize their full academic potential. We welcome you to explore this site to learn more about developmental education; our professional association; and our services to learners, members, and educational institutions.

Educational Links

• @ One
  @ONE provides educational technology resources to California Community College faculty and staff. @ONE has several opportunities for you to enhance your technology skills.
• Active Learning on the Web
  Active learning isn't a new idea. It goes back at least as far as Socrates and was a major emphasis among progressive educators like John Dewey. And yet, if you peer into many university classrooms, we seem to have forgotten that learning is naturally an active process.
• Best Educational E-Practices
  This online periodical is a product of St. Petersburg College and Project Eagle. It has a litany of material surrounding online learning.
• A Brief Summary of Best Practices
  Collected here, without examples or detailed explanations, are practices that constitute excellence in college teaching. These elements represent the broad range of the most effective actions teachers take, and requisite conditions teachers establish, to facilitate learning.
• Classroom Assessment Techniques
  This web site is a resource from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Check out the self-confidence survey for instructors.
• Classroom Management
  This is a very pragmatic page from Penn State with information on handling all sorts of situations in the classroom.
• Chronicle of Higher Education
  It’s the Chronicle. It’s our bastion of all things higher education. The teaching section often has salient articles related to the craft.
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
  The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to Florida Community College and all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. If you’re unfamiliar with your student’s rights, this is a good place to become acquainted with this comprehensive law.
• Teaching Goals Inventory
  The Center for Teaching at The University of Iowa has this nifty Teaching Goals Inventory available online. Professors can fill out the inventory and automatically see their scores. The score report also contains comparative scores from large samples for reference.
• University of Minnesota's Center for Teaching and Learning Services - Active Learning with PowerPoint
  Welcome to the University of Minnesota’s tutorial on using Active Learning with PowerPoint. Despite the fact that so much has been written about PowerPoint’s weaknesses, instructors still feel compelled to adapt PowerPoint to the classroom. This tutorial is designed to help you capitalize on those aspects of PowerPoint that lend themselves best to engaging students interests.

Mathematic Tools

• Success in Mathematics
  Tips on how to study mathematics, how to approach
  problem-solving, how to study for and take tests, and when and how to get help.
• The Math Forum
  This site has a comprehensive list of math topics to view.  The list includes everything from basic algebra to sports.
• Austin Community College
  Library Services Mathematics Resource on the World Wide Web, This site includes in lot of links to math specific web sites.
• Cool Math
  This is a very “hip” math site with games, activities and a “The Lissajous Lab”.  There are many great resources here for all your math needs.
• Webmath
  This site provides help for solving all sorts of math problems.  You can even browse more than 1,000 “completely solved math problems”.

Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation

• Creating an MLA Works Sited Page
• Documentating Sources Using MLA Format
• Matching In-text Documentation with Works Cited Entries

Reference Materials

• Dictionary
  Even that 50 pound, mammoth text in the library has been replaced by something light and efficient online. Not all of us are wordsmiths, so we have to find a good place to check out the word our student used. This web site is a great resource for your linguistic needs.
• How to Find a Date on the Internet
  This page is probably not what you think it is. This simple page provides the syntax for digging up the code to find out when a web page was last modified. A great tool for student’s doing research on the internet.
• Quoteland
  It’s technically a quotation and not a quote that you’re looking for. But whatever you call it, this is a comprehensive site of quotations ready for you to snatch up and use in the classroom.
• TPCN - Quotation Center
  If Quoteland can’t meet your quotation needs, this is another excellent resource for the profound words of others. There are over 13,000 great quotations to inspire and empower you.

Syllabus Resources

• Syllabus Finder
  This site allows you to search for other syllabi by keyword. It’s a great place to reference your work with that of your colleagues in your discipline.
• The Syllabus Vault
  Just what it sounds like . . . This site features all sorts of syllabi to contrast and compare. The site is targeted on the unique needs of adjunct faculty.
• Tools for Teaching
  This information is directly from Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis. This site is another cohesive reference for ensuring your syllabi are up to snuff.
• Writing a Syllabus
  Ever wanted to know more about a syllabus than anyone else you work with? Here’s the place. The next time you start talking with a colleague about teaching, mention the Etymological meaning of term “syllabus”. Even more useful information can be found here to put together a complete course syllabus.

Other Academic Resources

• Education Week
• Education-World.com
• EDUCAUSE Effective Practices and Solutions
• Emotional Intelligence
• Icebreakers
• Improving Learning and Reducing Costs: Lessons Learned from Round 1
• Institutions of Excellence in the First College Year
• Learning Community Commons:
• Motivating Students
• Multiple Intelligence's
• National Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development ( NCSPOD)
• Professional and Organization Development Network in Higher Education
• Students with Disabilities
• Study Skills
• Syllabus Magazine
• Tech-nology
• Teaching Portfolios
• Teaching Source
• Test Construction
• Virtual Manipulative: Spinner
• Women in Higher Education
• Writing Across the Curriculum