Resources

Science of Teaching and Learning Resources

Faculty Learning Communities are being formed at WSSU in order to create connections between individuals across all disciplines who are interested in candidly discussing best practices regarding a topic of mutual interest. The evidence-based teaching (EBT) faculty learning community would be of particular interest to science faculty pursuing a course redesign.

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education through the use of information technology. EDUCAUSE actively engages with colleges and universities, corporations, foundations, government, and other nonprofit organizations to further the mission of transforming higher education through the use of information technology.
National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides leadership in using information technology to redesign learning environments to produce better learning outcomes for students at a reduced cost to the institution. Their site is especially informative and contains their six models for course redesign, course redesign planning resources, and course redesign exemplars.
CFE 100+ Teaching Tips Blog from UNC Chapel Hill Center for Faculty Excellence provides tips for teaching large classes specifically. However, the information is extremely useful for those interested in teaching any course well.
Purdue University IMPACT Program provides information about the course transformation project at Purdue University.

Student Research Opportunity Resources

More information about existing undergraduate student research opportunities at WSSU can be found by clicking on the links below:

In addition, WSSU hosts two programs that provide research opportunities for high-school students.

NSF Summer Science Academy for High School Graduates
NSF High School Research Apprenticeship Program (HS-RAP)

Faculty Opportunities and Scholarly Resources

Fulbright Scholar Program

Fulbright Specialist Program
Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Program
Core Fulbright Scholar Program
Fulbright Flex Awards
Fulbright Postdoctoral/Early Career Grants

Greenwall Foundation

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research Project Grant Program (R01)
Small Grant Program (R03)
Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) (R15)
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21)
Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Advancement Award (SC1)
SCORE Pilot Project Award (SC2)
SCORE Research Continuance Award (SC3)