Links to Instructional Resources

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Links to instructional resources at the University of Arizona:

Distributed Learning
Project to provide new resources for on-line and distance learning including initiatives (Web Tools and Virtual University), software (CBT training and Oracle database products) and an internal grant opportunity.

GATO (Graduate Assistants in Teaching Orientation)
Program to prepare graduate students for their teaching assistant roles and responsibilities.

Old PuebloMoo
A sophisticated computer program that allows multiple users to connect via the Internet to a shared database of rooms and other objects, and interact with each other and the database in synchronous time.

On-line course listing
Extensive list of courses offered on-line indicates commitment of faculty to provide learning opportunities and experiences using new technologies.

ORACLE Site License
A site license for all Oracle database products enhances making learning materials available on the web.

PEEL- Program to Enhance and Ensure Learning
Externally funded project to assist college students with disabilities as it strives to assist faculty and administrators (at the U of A and other universities) to successfully teach these students and provide services.

Project for On-Line Instructional Support (POLIS)
An architecture for providing faculty with online resources for course management. A web teaching tool, POLIS supplements classroom teaching by providing Faculty with an easy-to-use information sharing resource. POLIS is used by faculty to provide students with access to Online Reserves, Course Syllabus, Assignments, Lessons and Discussions.

Undergraduate Research Initiative
Examples of programs (The Biology Project and UMPIRE) in various colleges that reflect the University's commitment to infuse research into the undergraduate experience in both lower and upper divisions.

RIO Research Instruction Online
RIO is a series of Web based, self-paced lessons designed to help you learn how to find information. The tutorials will help you sharpen your research, critical thinking, and term paper writing skills. RIO also offers an introduction to campus computing resources and a tour of campus libraries. The sections of RIO can be completed in any order.

Southwest Project
A collaborative educational model that is cross-disciplinary, cross-institutional, and developmental that works to enrich students' educational experience.

Spotlight on Teaching
Articles that highlight the teaching accomplishments of various faculty members are published once a month in Lo Que Pasa, the U of A faculty and staff newspaper, under the title of Spotlight on Teaching.

Student Technology Preceptor program
Examples of programs in various colleges reflect the University's commitment to involve undergraduates in teaching a course in which they excelled as a student in the course.

Teaching Teams program
A university-wide peer-assisted learning program at the University of Arizona.
The program's main function is the recruitment and training of undergraduate preceptors in predominantly general education courses.

Thinking About College Teaching series
Fliers sent periodically to faculty and graduate teaching assistants that highlight a specific teaching topic.

Virtual Adaptive Learning Architecture
Externally funded project to develop a learning architecture with a user interface adaptability that provides a personalized learning environment.

Links to other instructional resources:

EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR)
The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) provides timely research and analysis to help higher education leaders make better decisions about information technology (IT). The current environment is characterized by a lack of reliable information on IT in higher education. While there are ample anecdotes, there is little factual information and even less analysis. And the central issue may not be IT.
The Univeristy is a subscriber to ECAR. You will need to create your own profile to access some ECAR materials.

Gateway to Educational Material (GEM)
GEM, the Gateway to Educational Material, maintains a clearing house of educational material that is web accessible. The GEM central database stores records and acts as a reference for material such as lesson plans, activities and tutorials. The University of Arizona is a contributing member of GEM.

National Learning Infrastructure Initiative (NLII)
Virtual communities of practice. Preparing for a new academy. Knowledge management in the digital age. After nearly 10 years of advocating the quality, cost, and access advantages of information technology in higher education, EDUCAUSE's National Learning Infrastructure Initiative (NLII) is placing itself on the far side of transformation and is laying groundwork for the path that will lead there.