Useful Links

Academic Freedom

The AAUP has issued a report entitled Freedom in the Classroom. This report is intended to counter the criticisms leveled by some groups against university & college professors and the right to academic freedom. Please visit the site and read the report http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/comm/rep/A/class.htm

Learning Styles

Information on the Kolb Learning Style Inventory is available at www.businessballs.com/Kolblearningstyles.htm and www.haygroup.com/TL.
This is an experiential learning model that measures concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation to indicate preferences for being a Diverger, Assimilator, Converger, or Accommodator. Purchase form the Hay Group.

Information on the Gregorc Learning Style Indicator is available at www.gregorc.com.
This learning style instrument measures preferences along the concrete versus abstract and sequential versus random dimensions to give learning styles that are Concrete Sequential, Abstract Sequential, Abstract, Random, and Concrete Random. Purchase from Gregorc Associates.

Information on the VARK Learning Style Inventory is available at www.vark-learn.com.
This learning style instrument measures the degree of preference for one or more of four information sensing dimensions: Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic. This Inventory is available for free at the website.

Information on the Felder-Silverman Index of Learning Styles is available at www.ncsu.edu/effective_teaching by clicking Index of Learning Styles.
The learning style instrument measures the degree of preference along the Active/Reflective, Sensing/Intuitive, Visual/Verbal, and Sequential/Global dimensions. This instrument is available for free at the website.