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HE-specific information & resources: policy, management, administration, marketing, funding, accreditation, quality assurance, teaching & learning, staff development

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Prime Sites

• Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) (US) - internet-based digital library of education research and information sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the US Department of Education, provides access to bibliographic records of journal and non-journal literature indexed from 1966: Thesaurus, My ERIC, What's in ERIC, Journals, Contribute, Online Submission, Publisher Information

• Higher Education Resource Hub (US) - provides comprehensive collection of info resources in HE throughout the world: HE as field of study (archival resources, assessment, Carnegie classification, encyclopedia, course syllabi, degree programs, history, job resources, news & Journals, Prof Associations, recent publications, research centers), admissions & funancial aid, college, University & state govt websites, funding, graduate education, consulting, international, online degree programs, policy organisations, references, strategic plans, study abroad

• Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the United Kingdom (HERO) (UK) - official online gateway to Higher Education and Research in the UK, info on HE institutions, universities and colleges and latest university news: Studying (Courses & Degrees, Education in the UK, Where to go and what to study, Funding, Postgraduate study) University finder, Research (Who funds?, careers, UK councils, Business Services & Opportunities, Inside HE (info for staff, Govt and HE, Careers, Academic associations, Sustainability)

• Nebraska-Lincoln University (US), Teaching Tips - step by step (planning college course), syllabus, (sample, skeleton), learning students' names, 101 things for first three weeks of class, recitations and labs (suggestions for teaching assistants), teaching students to take better notes. tips on motivating students, scoring rubrics, writing learner-centered objectives, student performance verbs, hierarchy of learning, getting ready (checklist for constructing better tests), alternative teaching strategies & active learning

Academic Sites

• Association of American Colleges and Universities (US), DiversityWeb - compendium of campus practices & resources on diversity in HE for campus practitioners seeking to place diversity at center of educational & societal mission: innovations (institutional leadership, curriculum change, faculty/staff & student development, campus & community), research & trends, digest, postings (conferences & papers, position openings, publications, films, links)

• Boston College Center for International Higher Education (US) - advances knowledge about the complex realities of higher education in the contemporary world: News of the Center, International HE, Int'l Network for HE in Africa, IHE Clearinghouse, HE Corruption Monitor, Podcast, Publications, Journals in HE

• Deleware University (US), Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education - promotes reform of undergraduate education through faculty development and course design: Fellows, Activities, Recent Programs, News, Problem-Based Learning (Clearinghouse, Pan-American Network)

• Honolulu Community College (US), Teaching Tips - assessment, how people learn, communication, human development, core abilities, motivating students, critical thinking, course design, lesson plan, stress, syllabus, difficult behaviors, teaching techniques, first day, questions, tools, professional ethics

• Illinois State University (US), Grapevine - project entails an annual compilation of data on state tax support for higher education, including general fund appropriations for universities, colleges, community colleges, and state higher education agencies, states are asked for tax appropriations data & revisions: data limitations, national tables, 50 state summary, historical data, individual state reports, publicatons

• Indiana University (US), Campus Instructional Consulting - All About Teaching (Handbook, Publications on Teaching & Learning, Preparing Graduate Students to Teach, Academic Dishonesty Prevention and Detection, Teaching Facilities, Links, Diversity in Teaching, FAQ), services

• Kent University (UK), Student Learning Development Resources - links on effective learning: academic writing, Critical thinking and problem solving, Dissertations and theses, English for international students, Group work, Learning from lectures, Library and IT skills, Motivation and concentration, Personal development planning and key skills, Presentations and seminars, Reading and note-taking, Referencing and plagiarism, Revision and exams, Time management and planning

• Learning Support Centers in Higher Education (US) - definitions of learning assistance, calendar, resources (articles/presentations, associations, bibliographies/webliographies, books & reviews, conferences & events, degree programs, dissertations & theses, employment, space, equipment, furnishings, learning materials, listservs, LSC (management, services, websites), on line teaching/learning, periodicals, proceedings, quotations, research & scholars library, second life, technology

• Leeds University (UK), Education-line - freely accessible database of the full text of conference papers, working papers and electronic literature which supports educational research, policy and practice: news, services, submit document

• London Metropolitan University (UK), DeLiberations - issues of learning & teaching for HE community, interactive forum to discuss & develop ideas & identify resources: generic learning & teaching resources & issues, subject resources, other educational resources & issues, gateway (Associations, Societies, Staff, Library Organisations, Info Services & Gateways, Directories, Projects, Funding, National Initiatives, Publications, Journals), Papers, Events, Archive

• National Agency for Higher Education (SE) - matters relating to HE institutions in Sweden: HE (institutions, undergraduate, postgraduate, research), statistics (annual report), legal framework (HE act, international regulations, supervision), quality (Assurance, Educational breadth, Gender Equality, Management development), foreign degrees (evaluation, regulated professions, teaching certificates, studying in Sweden), publications (reports, info material)

• New York State University (US), Program for Research On Private Higher Education (PROPHE) - seeks to build knowledge about private he around the world, focuses on discovery, dissemination & analysis: staff & partners, publications, data & laws, related research centers, activities & events, Recent News Articles on Private HE

• Singapore National University (SG), Centre for Development of Teaching & Learning - seeks to enhance quality of teaching & learning, ongoing endeavour re different conceptions of teaching & learning, rationale & modes, strategies, practices of teaching: resources (faculty, students), programs, publications, updates, research

• North Carolina State University (US), Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment - general resources (discussion groups, lists of links, archives of articles, etc), Assessment ("handbooks", of specific skills or content, Individual institutions' assessment-related pages, Accrediting bodies, Student assessment of courses & faculty

• Texas University (US), Latin American Regional Resources (LANIC) - facilitates access to internet-based info to from or on Latin America: resources (country, regional, international)

• Wah Ching Centre of Research on Education in China (CREC) (HK) - CREC team applies international expertise to study of education in China acting as bridge between researchers in China & abroad: resources, news, newsletter, working paper, seminars, books, Journals, calls for papers, publications