The Center for Teaching Excellence
The campus-wide service unit responsible for assisting faculty, academic units, and teaching assistants in improving instruction. CTE staff consults and advises on a wide variety of instructional issues.
Resources in Science and Engineering Education (Richard Felder)
One of the most comprehensive collections of teaching and learning research and resources in the field of engineering education.
Online Faculty Development Resources
A resource providing links to over 100 teaching and learning sites, as well as Teaching Tips of the Week.
The Teaching Professor
A combination of concise information and stirring inspiration to help faculty members in all disciplines teach more effectively.
Becoming an Effective Presenter of Engineering and Science: Guidelines and Video Examples
An educational resource for presenters of engineering and science designed to help students and presenters of engineering and science with their technical presentations. Excellent video examples. Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/slides.html The authoritative site for the Assertion-Evidence slide design--should be considered a must read for presenters of engineering and science.
Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
Guidelines for engineering writing and scientific writing designed to help students communicate their technical work. Includes advice, models, and exercises for common writing and speaking assignments in engineering and science.
The National Academic Advising Association
NACADA promotes and supports quality academic advising in institutions of higher education to enhance the educational development of students. NACADA provides a forum for discussion, debate, and the exchange of ideas pertaining to academic advising through numerous activities and publications.
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
NSSE obtains, on an annual basis, information from hundreds of four-year colleges and universities nationwide about student participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college. Survey items on The National Survey of Student Engagement represent empirically confirmed "good practices" in undergraduate education. That is, they reflect behaviors by students and institutions that are associated with desired outcomes of college.
The Counseling Center (UIUC)
An invaluable resource that provides a broad range of high quality, innovative, and ethical services that address the psychological, educational, social, and developmental needs of UIUC students.
The Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services (UIUC)
The campus office responsible for ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the curricular, co-curricular and vocational opportunities available at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.