Teaching Resources

The integration of teaching, research and service requires collaboration among many partners who have excellence in teaching at the core of their missions.  The following are useful resources to help promote excellence in teaching:

• UMass Lowell Libraries and Information Literacy
  UMass Lowell offers a wide range of library services for faculty and their students. In addition, you can access more than 350 volumes of Faculty Development Center print resources through the library catalog.
  
• Media Services
  Faculty who choose to integrate other media into their coursework may contact Media Services.
  

Teaching with Online Tools:

There are two primary sources of getting online with your students.  The first is to use Blackboard, the University’s learning and course management system (LMS).  The second method is to establish a faculty web page through the Information Technologies Department.  Below are brief details for using each method.

Blackboard (formerly WebCT)
The UMass Lowell Sloan-C Award-Winning Continuing Studies, Corporate and Distance Education, Distance Faculty Development Team offers three levels of training for both day and evening faculty who wish to use Blackboard to intentionally change and increase the quality of their courses through the use of the learning management system.

Sign up for Blackboard Training to web-enhance your course.

Faculty Web Pages:
Follow the easy instructions to set up your own faculty website to feature your research, CV, syllabi and other materials. 

Information Technology:
The IT department offers numerous services, computer support and training opportunities to support faculty. 

Personal Response System (PRS)/Clickers:

To combat clicker proliferation and simplify faculty technical and pedagogical support, Interwrite PRS RF was chosen after many months of assessment and faculty input.  Clickers are being used extensively to evaluate student mastery of content and to identify concepts that are proving difficult for students to grasp.

Find out more about Clickers on the Clickers Wiki. 

Would you like to join the Interwrite PRS RF User’s Group?  Do you need PRS training? 
If so, contact Donna Mellen at Donna_Mellen@uml.edu or
978-934-2925.

Developing Richer Learning Environments through UML's Classroom Integrated Technology:

If you need training or information, please contact Donna Mellen. 

This institute is an introduction for some, or a welcomed ‘refresher’ for others using the newest technology available in some UML classrooms.  Faculty who attend this institute will hear an overview of the latest hardware installed in the Technology Enhanced Classrooms, including, but not limited to the control system, projector, permanent audio system, DVD/VCR player, laptop connection, digital document camera, and the personal computer. 

Advanced features of the document camera will be demonstrated and will highlight the enormous advantages versus using an overhead projector.  The basic features of the Sympodium Interactive Display and clickers at UMASS Lowell may also be included.  Faculty will have an opportunity to have hands-on practice an take away learning that can be immediately applicable to Fall 2009 classes.

[Note:  This institute was formerly entitled  Getting Wired!  Using SMART Technology Installed in North and South Campus Classrooms]

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