External Links

Professional Links:

Carnegie Perspectives

Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 and chartered in 1906 by an Act of Congress, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center whose charge is "to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession of the teacher."

IDEA Center

With a range of nationally normed, research-driven, flexible assessment services, The IDEA Center helps faculty members solicit feedback and evaluate teaching as it relates to curricular goals and the measurement of learning. We help faculty, deans, administrators, and department chairs assess how their own and the institution’s objectives are realized.

National Teaching and Learning Forum

The National Teaching and Learning Forum began publication in the fall of 1991 as a joint venture with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education. ERIC/HE already published a series of short books reviewing research literature on various higher education topics, and it embraced the idea of The National Teaching and Learning Forum warmly as an extension of its mission.

Office of Professional and Instructional Development

The Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID) provides leadership in fostering the pursuit of effective and innovative teaching to enhance student learning and promote academic quality throughout the University of Wisconsin System and beyond.

Sloan-C for Online Education Resource

This page provides you access to a wealth of Sloan-C resources developed specifically for newcomers to Sloan-C or online education.

Stanford Teaching and Learning Center

In its broadest terms, our purpose is to promote excellence in teaching at all ranks and excellence in student learning inside and outside the classroom. Our goal is to see teaching equally valued with research as a professional commitment of faculty and teaching assistants and to provide the training and resources to make excellent teaching possible.

UW System Teaching and Learning Centers

OPID serves as a statewide faculty development resource for University of Wisconsin System institutions. Established in 1977 as the Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council, it was first led by a council of campus representatives who focused primarily on teaching improvement.