Resources

Find information on current and relevant websites, subscription opportunities, literature and training providers.

Organizations/Networks

Alberta Colleges Institutes and Faculties Association (ACIFA) - ACIFA (Alberta Colleges & Institutes Faculties Association) is a representative professional association that acts as the provincial voice for its members, the academic staff associations of Alberta's colleges and technical institutes. Through the collective action and resources of its members, ACIFA promotes the professional and economic well being of college and technical institute faculty in the interest of advancing the quality of post-secondary education in Alberta. http://www.acifa.ca

Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) - The Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) is the national, voluntary membership organization created in 1972 to represent colleges and institutes to government, business and industry, both in Canada and internationally. With an Ottawa-based Secretariat, ACCC interacts with federal departments and agencies on the members' behalf and links college capabilities to national industries. As another part of its mandate, ACCC organizes conferences and workshops for college staff, students and Board members to facilitate networking and participation in national and international activities such as sector studies, awards programs and linkages. www.accc.ca

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) - The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada is the voice of Canada's universities. We represent 95 Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university-degree level colleges. Since 1911, AUCC have provided strong and effective representation for their members, in Canada and abroad. Our mandate is to facilitate the development of public policy on higher education and to encourage cooperation among universities and governments, industry, communities, and institutions in other countries. AUSS provide services to member universities in three main areas: Public policy and advocacy, communications, research and information-sharing & scholarships and international programs. www.aucc.ca

Alberta-North - A partnership of post-secondary schools committed to distance education in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories. On this website you’ll find a Course Calendar, locations of CAP sites and Libraries, and lots of help along the way. http://www.alberta-north.ca/

North American Council for Professional and Organizational Development (NCSPOD) - opens doors for people new to professional development and inspires and supports the seasoned professional developer.  NCSPOD creates opportunities for members to discuss and share professional development solutions to your faculty, staff, program and organizational development challenges.  NCSPOD members are very generous, most practice the "CASE" method – that is “Create And Share Everything,” freely giving their ideas, solutions, and programs to colleagues in the professional development field. www.ncspod.org

Canadian Post-Secondary Access Partnership (CPSAP) - The Canadian Post-Secondary Access Partnership (CPSAP) is a cross-Canada network of YMCAs, secondary schools, post-secondary institutions, community groups, employers and other partners whose mission is to help all Canadians who want to obtain a post-secondary education to do so. http://www.accesspartnership.ca/Document/Show.aspx?DocumentId=56

The Chair Academy - Worldwide leadership training for Colleges and Universities. http://www.chairacademy.com/index.html. The Chair Academy also coordinates an international annual conference for Chairs, Deans, and Other Organizational Leaders. The Leadership Academy through the Chair Academy also offers opportunities to acquire and understand major research and theoretical developments in leadership.

Government of Alberta - Advanced Education and Technology (AET) - Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, along with its boards and councils, works with post-secondary institutions to ensure all Albertans have access to high quality learning opportunities. http://www.advancededucation.gov.ab.ca

The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (ISSOTL) - Serves faculty members, staff, and students who care about teaching and learning as serious intellectual work. The goal of the Society is to foster inquiry and disseminate findings about what improves and articulates post-secondary learning and teaching. http://www.issotl.org/index.html

Statistics Canada (Learning Resources) - The Learning resources website, a special area of the Statistics Canada website that offers free Canadian information and teaching tools for the elementary, secondary and post-secondary levels. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/edu03_0000-eng.htm

Subscriptions

Academica's Top Ten - Academica's Top Ten (provided through Academica Group) is a daily digest of top news and opinion affecting post-secondary education in Canada and is published as a free service. Academica's Top Ten will send you a daily email highlighting the top ten post secondary news stories and links for those that may wish to read further on the issue. To subscribe please go to http://www.academicagroup.ca/top10/subscribe.

The Chronicle of Higher Education - The Chronicle of Higher Education is a source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. It can be accessed online and is published every weekday. The Chronicle's Web site features the complete contents of the latest issue; daily news and advice columns; thousands of current job listings; an archive of previously published content; vibrant discussion forums; and career-building tools such as online CV management, salary databases, and more. To access the Chronicle of Higher Education please go to http://chronicle.com/section/Global-Homepage/433/. To subscribe to their weekly newsletter please visit http://chronicle.com/page/Sign-up-for-the-new-Global/304/

Tomorrow's Professor - Rick Reis - Sponsored by the Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning. Provides twice weekly emails on topics of interest for Faculty and Administration. To access the postings please visit http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/cgi-bin/tomprof/postings.php . To subscribe, visit http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Tomprof/subscribe.html

Internet Resources

AcademicInfo
Online Education Resources, Degree Information & Subject Guides. http://www.academicinfo.net

Change Magazine
The AAHE magazine of higher learning
Of particular interest: Thoughtful, in-depth articles. http://www.aahe.org/change.htm

Colleges and Universities – Yahoo Listings
Complete world-wide listing by country and type
Of particular interest: Over 10,000 listings, virtually every institution of higher education in the world. http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities/

The National Teaching & Learning Forum
Stimulating insight from colleagues eager to share new ways of helping students reach the highest levels of learning.
Of particular interest: partnership with Tomorrow’s Professor Mailing List, institutional site license available.http://www.ntlf.com/

Preparing Future Faculty
National network on programs for the preparation for the full range of faculty roles subsumed by the terms teaching, research, and service.
Of particular interest: Links to Campus Based programs, Resources for Faculty and Graduates Students http://www.preparing-faculty.org/

FreeinUK
Resource listing best and free courses online. It has purposive and useful links to free courses for almost all subjects and we are also making continuous efforts to furnish the blog with handy links to free courses. http://freeinuk.co.uk/learn-free

The International Professors Project (IPP)
is a global network of Professors who have begun working as academic "citizens of the world on university campuses in the developing world.
http://www.internationalprofs.org/

National Science Foundation – Education – Faculty Development
Of particular interest: Over 100 on-line documents related to faculty developmenthttp://www.nsf.gov

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
International research center for research and policy studies about teaching
Of particular interest: The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/

Faculty Development Associates
Online Resources http://www.developfaculty.com/online/index.html

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) - national information system designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature. http://www.accesseric.org/