We all need to keep learning. Web-based methods can enhance the standard class presentation, but also enlarge the classroom beyond the physical campus. The implications for distance learning and adult education are significant.
As teaching assistants you may be involved in the preparation of course materials. You can benefit from seeing how such courses and their resources are organized in other universities, but accessibility of this information has become more unpredictable.
Curriculum development and models for teaching and learning are still much in flux, though some serious studies have been made (e.g. the Boyer Report). In the present experimental climate much good material is free, but costs cannot be ignored, whether it is for the participation in for-degree courses, or less formal participation in course curricula and electronic texts. Copyright and fair use issues will also continue to be a battleground between commercial interests and academic tradition.
A tiny sample of educational materials:
The World Lecture Hall (one of the largest listings of courses with Web presence.)
Tomorrow's Professor listserv (a still-young discussion list, with archives, on being a graduate student and becoming a faculty member. Could be rewarding to be involved with. There are now over 100,000 discussion list on the Internet. The Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences and CataList are examples of guides to the more serious ones.)
Instructional Design (comments and bibliographies on information technology and instruction, with a reminder that they are not synonymous.)
The Art of Getting Help (the virtual proximity of knowledgable people on the Internet can lead to laziness--asking for help before being personally diligent. This article reminds of what to do before asking others.)
Silicon, Circuits and The Digital Revolution (a fine example of a course for non-majors about our digital high-tech world which makes good use of the Web.)
ECEN4618 (an electronics lab course)
MIT ME 2.744 Product Design Home Page (another sample course making fitting use of the Web)
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus Resource Page (an excellent resource offers a plethora of opportunities for the user to enhance their mathematical skills.)
University of Colorado Online & Stanford Online (just two examples of the rapidly growing online course offerings from universities)
"Introduction to Logic" (for Liberal Arts and Business Majors) & Other Online Text Books (perspectives on a developing genre)
Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide (the world's best style guide)
Innovation in Industry (another superb survey report from The Economist)
Frontiers of Engineering (a report from the National Academy Press)
The StudyWeb (a Yahoo-like gateway to learning materials)
The "How Things Work" Homepage (Prof. Louis Bloomfield of the Univ. of Virginia, describes his site thus: "Think of this site as a radio call-in program that's being held on the WWW instead of the radio. If you ask how something works, I'll try to provide an explanation." An exemplary resource supplementing his book "How Things Work".)
Learn2.com (fun stuff. Learn how to wax a car, tie your tie, make a paper hat, etc., this company also provides custom tutorials to industry.)