Major themes that dominate institutional support for teaching are addressed by representatives of large research-oriented institutions of higher education that form the "Panel on Research and Development of Instructional Resources." The Panel is composed of the Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago. Contents are as follows: "The Panel and Its Purpose," by Stanford C. Ericksen, University of Michigan; "Faculty Development," by B. Claude Mathis, Northwestern University; "Providing Information," by Stanford C. Ericksen; "Special Funds for the Improvement of Instruction," by Robert H. Davis, Michigan State University; "Instructional Technology," by Gene K. Faris, Indiana University; "Seminars, Workshops, and Consultation Services for Faculty," by Russell W. Burris, University of Minnesota; "Testing and Grading," by Lowell F. Schoer, University of Iowa; "Student Evaluations of Instruction," by Warren F. Seibert, Purdue University; "Program Review and Instructional Development," by Robert G. Arns and William Poland, Ohio State University; and "The Systematic Involvement of Students in Program Evaluation," by Charles J. McIntyre, University of Illinois. The University of Wisconsin was unable to contribute a chapter. (SW)