Center for Teaching and Learning Resource Guide

This list of streaming videos, which includes popular theatrical release titles such as Disney films, can be requested through Prospector. Instructions below.

TED-Ed is TED’s youth and education initiative. TED-Ed’s mission is to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Everything we do supports learning — from producing a growing library of original animated videos , to providing an international platform for teachers to create their own interactive lessons, to helping curious students around the globe bring TED to their schools and gain presentation literacy skills, to celebrating innovative leadership within TED-Ed’s global network of over 250,000 teachers.

This five-part series, developed and tested by Dartmouth College, helps students master the learning strategies they need to succeed. Accomplished and challenged students can benefit from this introduction to key study tools. Presentations are short, concrete, and highly visual. 5-part series, 10-18 minutes each.

This series illustrates best practices for viewers who are learning to apply academic standards and scholarly research methods to the rapidly evolving online world. Heavy hitters from the media industry weigh in through expert interviews, while lively motion graphics help explain concepts and strategies throughout the series. In addition, each episode features three young-adult characters, brought to life through graphic novel–style animation, who struggle with and learn the right and wrong ways to navigate cyberspace.

Information Literacy is a crucial skill in obtaining knowledge. In this episode, learn how to find credible sources on the internet, read and evaluate a topic critically, and notate your sources. Ethical issues are also addressed.

Is the college of the future digital? With the growing popularity of massive open online courses known as MOOCs, and the availability of online degree programs at a fraction of their on-campus price, higher education is undergoing a major transformation. Does the traditional classroom stand a chance? Will virtual colleges be the great equalizer, offering education to millions of people? Or is a campus-based college experience with face-to-face contact and communication still necessary? Will online courses render the lecture hall obsolete?