New! Online material request form
Below are some Web sites you can use in the classroom, for preparing your lessons, or for professional development. To order books, audiovisual materials, or software, email librarian@fccj.edu with your requests, or use the above online form.
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State and National Community College and Higher Education Information |
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Blackboard.com -- Blackboard.com is a FREE service that enables instructors to add an online component to their classes, or even host an entire course on the Web. | |
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Nicenet Internet Class Assistant – Free software that allows you to easily create a class and post documents, links, bulletin board chat topics, and more. | |
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InteractiveTest.com -- Free tool for creating online multiple-choice tests. | |
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ReviewCopy.com – Allows you to read and request exam copies of the newest and best books related to your teaching. |
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101 Things You Can Do the First Three Weeks of Class – This site is a catalog of suggestions for college teachers who are looking for fresh ways of creating the best possible environment for learning. | |
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Good Teaching Practices -- A compendium of classroom-tested strategies and suggestions designed to improve the teaching practices of all college instructors, including beginning, mid-career, and senior faculty members. | |
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New Tools For Teaching -- This page leads to others that introduce, describe, and exemplify new Internet-based resources for teaching that are already available. | |
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The Grove – Excellence in Faculty Development. | |
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Instructional Design Models -- Comprehensive set of links to major models for instruction. |
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Chronicle of Higher Education – Online version of the print publication. A username and password (free with a print subscription) is needed to access some of the online site. If you don’t currently subscribe yourself to the Chronicle, you can come to the Deerwood Library to access it online. | |
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Postsecondary.net -- Frequently updated links to news, commentary and research articles related to higher education administration. | |
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About Teaching – A Newsletter of the Center for Teaching Effectiveness. | |
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Learning and Technology Online Resources Library -- This library provides an annotated list of links to quality websites in the area of higher education. | |
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Syllabus Magazine Online -- Syllabus magazine focuses on the role of technology in education. | |
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The Chronicle of Higher Education Information Technology -- Information technology news and resources section of The Chronicle of Higher Education. | |
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Using Spreadsheets to Keep Track of Students’ Grades -- Brief introduction to using Excel and other spreadsheets for managing students' grades and performing basic statistics. | |
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The Faculty Connection -- This website is designed to assist faculty of post-secondary institutions in becoming familiar with issues, examples and discussion topics associated with using emerging technologies in teaching and learning. | |
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Teaching With Electronic Technology -- Resource directory for uses for computing and electronic technology in teaching. | |
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EdCITE -- EdCITE is a database of research and case studies on the effective use of technology in education. |
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Cheat
Wave: Busting Online Plagiarism – Article from ZDNet’s 100 Most
Wired Colleges. | |
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Cut-and-Paste Plagiarism -- Preventing, detecting and tracking online plagiarism. | |
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Cybercheating -- Detecting and preventing online plagiarism. | |
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Issues in Plagiarism for the New Millennium: An Assessment Odyssey |
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LINCCWeb – Library Information Network for Community Colleges in Florida. | |
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U.S. Department of Education Community College Liaison Office |