Please choose one of the options below.
- Before you begin
- Making a lesson plan
- Discussion Models
- Encouraging student participation
- Instructional techniques
- Articles and Databases
- Teaching with Technology
- Organizations
- Materials
- Online Journals
Discussion Models Return to Top
There is more than one way to teach a lesson or lead a discussion, with no one way necessarily better than any other. Below are some tips and techniques that have proven successful.
- Detailed methods
- General approaches
- Followup Questions (Under Instructional Techniques)
Articles and Databases Return to Top
The Selected Works of Peter Elbow
CompPile Many journal articles on rhetoric and composition
The Bedford Bibliography for Teaching Writing
Rhetcomp Link collection of resources
WAC Clearinghouse Resources for writing across the curriculum.
Teaching with Technology Return to Top
The Epiphany Project for teaching with technology
Kairos Rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy
KairosNews Weblog for writing and technology
KeyContent.org A lot of focus on coding with computers
The eServer cooperative Library Everything you want is here somewhere
“This I Believe” on NPR. Good for prompts and technology integration.
Organizations Return to Top
Writing Center at UNCW
Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
TLC Teaching Center one of the top sites for teaching.
Materials Return to Top
English Handouts from Auburn Univ.
Purdue OWL One of the best sources for information on writing, tips, and materials
Jigsaw Paragraphs: Teaching paragraph organization/subordination
“This I Believe” on NPR. (See above under Teaching with technology)
Online Journals Return to Top
Kairos Rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy
KairosNews Weblog for writing and technology
Return to main research resources
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