The IDEA Center

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the National Level

The IDEA Center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to serve colleges and universities committed to improving learning, teaching, and leadership performance. The Center supports the evaluation and development of both programs and people. The emphasis of The IDEA Center always remains on improving teaching, learning, and the higher education process.

• Link to The IDEA Center website

POD Notes and IDEA Papers

The IDEA Center supplies a selection of research and papers, which includes POD Notes on Instruction, POD Notes on Learning, Research Notes, Research Reports and IDEA Papers to support teaching and learning. Topics covered in these Notes, Research and Papers include: active teaching strategies, assessing teaching effectiveness and student learning, course and syllabus design, developing critical thinking, motivating students, and diversity and inclusive teaching.

• Link to the IDEA Center Reserarch and Papers page where you can access the POD Notes and IDEA Papers
• Link to POD, the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education