Finding content
Unless you are the first person to teach this course, there is probably a wealth of teaching materials already available, from either the Library (contact reference services for training or assistance), commercial publishers, or the internet.
You might want to try the following ideas for where to find internet resources:
By subject matter
You might start with the professional organizations within your course's academic area, e.g. the APA, ACS, APS, etc., or multidisciplinary organizations that support teaching and learning, e.g. EDUCAUSE's Learning Initiative, or the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Many of your colleagues at this and other peer institutions publish their course materials freely on the internet (e.g. MIT's Open Courseware).
For access to primary literature especially, the Library has a broad collection of subject specific bibliographic databases.
Other major online collections of learning materials:
Within Blackboard (MasterFile)
The University maintains a database of learning objects such as animations and brief videos that have been selected by our faculty or by QUOnline or Academic Technology or the Library. See the MasterFile help pages for how to search for learning objects, or for how to store your own learning objects.
By format (other than traditional paper-based publications)
- Images - Google images, Google earth for maps, Artstor, NY Public Library, National Library of Medicine, etc
- Sounds
- Videos