External Resources for Teaching Undergraduates
American Economic Association Committee on Economic Education. The Committee on Economic Education is a standing committee of the American Economic Association that has been in existence in one form or another since 1955. The mission of the Committee is to improve the quality of economics education at all levels: pre-college, college, adult, and general education.
American Historical Association. The American Historical Association has a long-standing commitment to teaching and history education at all levels and supports in a wide variety of ways.
American Political Science Association (APSA) Teaching Programs and Services. A key component of APSA's mission is to support political science education and professional development of its practitioners. Teaching is a vital component of our discipline. In numerous ways, the Association seeks to generate a greater understanding of cutting-edge approaches, techniques, and methodologies that can be effectively applied in the political science classroom.
American Sociological Association (ASA) Teaching Sociology. The ASA is a non-profit membership association dedicated to advancing sociology as a scientific discipline and profession serving the public good.
American Statistical Association Center for Statistics Education. The American Statistical Association (ASA) is a scientific and educational society founded in 1839 with the following mission: To promote excellence in the application of statistical science across the wealth of human endeavor.
MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching). Find peer reviewed online teaching and learning materials. Share advice and expertise about education with expert colleagues. Be recognized for your contributions to quality education.
National Numeracy Network. Although made up largely of individuals in math and science fields, the National Numeracy Network is still a good starting place for materials about quantitative literacy (QL; also called numeracy, quantitative reasoning, and statistical literacy). The social sciences offer a natural setting to bolster students' quantitative literacy because it provides a meaningful context for tables, graphs, and the like. This site includes a list of books/articles on QL, teaching resources, and more.
Statistics Rap. If you're looking for an ice-breaker or "mood lifter" for a statistics course, this rap might fit the bill.
The Teaching Professor. This is a fantastic blog for teaching faculty! It's authored by Maryellen Weimer, who is also the author of Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice and several other books on teaching and learning. Her blog, like her books, features thoughtful entries about practical topics. For example, recent entries include making sure games in the classroom are effective learning tools and quiet students in classes where participation is rewarded. Weimer keeps up on the teaching literature in a variety of fields (marketing, economics, business, etc.) and brings the research together in useful entries to her blog. You can also sign up to receive the posts via email.
Using ICPSR Resources to Teach Sociology (PDF 140K). This article is based on a 2007 presentation at the American Sociological Association meetings and describes ways in which the OLC, online-analysis tools, topical archives, and other resources can be used in graduate and undergraduate courses. Full citation: Hoelter, Lynette F.; LeClere, Felicia B.; Barlow, Rachael E.; Pienta, Amy M.; McNally, James W. (2008). Using ICPSR Resources to Teach Sociology, Teaching Sociology, v36(1): 17-25.
