Nursing

Resource Links for Faculty

Teaching Learning Resources

Link to teaching resources
http://www.umich.edu

Search incivility and teaching strategies   
http://www.diversityweb.org

AACU/University of Maryland diversity web

http://www.understandingprejudice.org/teach/hightips.htm

Includes tips related to course preparation, creating a safe learning environment and principles of effective teaching.

http://frc.sbcc.net/lasso/tlc/listing.lasso

Includes “oodles” of teaching tips including group collaboration, engaging students in developing test questions, William Perry’s Model of Intellectual and Moral Reasoning, reflection and active learning, mistakes as learning tools and lots more.

APA and Writing Resources

http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/faculty_resources/for_instructors.htm 

Under “supporting your teaching” are tips on how to prevent and detect plagiarism with excellent examples.

http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm
Credit to Gail Baumlein. Excellent site that includes how to manage difficult students; learning styles assessment for students; information on culture; language and active learning; and examples of grading policies.              

http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/student_resources/handouts_main.htm
Offered by the Temple writing center, this site include links to college writing and writing process; arguments and thesis statements; revising and proofreading; grammar, punctuation and mechanics; style, research and plagiarism; citing sources; writing in the disciplines; and resume and cover letters

http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/student_resources/sr_citation.htm 
Linked to the above cite through “handouts on citing sources” and include color coded citation guide for APA style (.pdf file); color coded citation guide for Chicago Style (.pdf file); and color coded citation guide for MLA style (.pdf file).

Learning Resource Links for Students

http://www.temple.edu/healthadvising/career.htm

 This is a wonderful site for students who are interested in the life sciences and are not sure which career will be the best for them. It is also helpful to students who are already in the life sciences. This career path takes your strengths in high school and links you to a career that might be a good fit for you.  Take the journey and see what might be in store for you.

http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/student_resources/handouts_main.htm

Offered by the Temple writing center, this site include links to college writing and writing process; arguments and thesis statements; revising and roofreading; grammar, punctuation and mechanics; style, research and plagiarism; citing sources; writing in the disciplines; and resume and cover letters

http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/student_resources/sr_citation.htm

Linked to the above cite through “handouts on citing sources” and include color coded citation guide for APA style (.pdf file); color coded citation guide for Chicago Style (.pdf file); and color coded citation guide for MLA style (.pdf file).

http://www.libraires.wright.edu

Got to Services and click on tutorials. Go to nursing tutorial modules. This module focuses on How to do a literature search in nursing for a nursing assignment.

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/

Click on study skills in the left hand column. Includes a variety of helpful resources for learning. Some examples are: acronyms, study skill checklist, basic guidelines for concentration, suggestions to improve motivation, strategies to use with difficult questions, and vocabulary.