Teaching Excellence Learning Modules
The teaching excellence showcase is a
series of faculty-led workshops focusing on a variety of areas of
both learning and teaching. The goal of this series is to provide a
foundation from which faculty can both share and receive innovative,
helpful, and interesting teaching practices to be used across all
disciplines.
Student Learning Outcomes
This interactive module covers definitions of Student Learning Outcomes
(SLO’s) as well as how to write SLO’s and why they are important in
aiding students in learning and faculty in teaching.
Overview
Workshop Handouts
Presentation
PowerPoint
Streamed Workshop Video
Resources
Rubrics
This
interactive module covers the definition of rubrics, features
common to rubrics, tips for creating appropriate rubrics for
specific learning tasks, and includes online resources for building
rubrics from templates or from scratch.
Overview
Workshop Handouts
Presentation PowerPoint
Streamed Workshop Video
Resources
Syllabus Preparation
This interactive module covers what a syllabus is, how syllabi can aid
student learning in the classroom, where to begin in writing an
effective syllabus, what to include in an effective syllabus,
and includes several online resources for building effective syllabi for
the university classroom.
Overview
Workshop Handouts
Presentation Powerpoint
Streamed Workshop Video
Resources
Course Design
This interactive module covers
important aspects of course design, five principles of good
course design, some suggestions for the design of online
courses, and includes some resources for enhancing course
design.
Overview
Workshop Handouts
Streamed Workshop Video
Resources
Discussion Techniques
This interactive module covers
some positives and negatives about class discussion, several
methods to encourage discussion in large classes, some pointers
for small group discussion, and includes some resources for
building discussion activities.
Overview
Workshop Handouts
Streamed Workshop Video
Resources
Teaching Creative Thinking
Skills
This interactive module covers the
definition of creative thinking, some effective strategies for
teaching creative thinking skills, and includes some resources
for teaching creative thinking skills.
Overview
Workshop Handouts
Streamed Workshop Video
Resources
Assessment
This interactive module covers the
purpose of classroom assessment techniques, some characteristics
that are specific to classroom assessment, and includes some
resources for building different kinds of assessment devices.
Overview
Workshop Handouts
Streamed Workshop Video
Resources
Building Confidence in
Teaching
This interactive module covers
several ways to help build confidence in teaching and includes
some resources for building confidence in teaching.
Overview
Workshop Handouts
Streamed Workshop Video
Resources
Enjoying Teaching
This interactive module covers
aspects of an outstanding teacher, helping students to enjoy
learning, some risks faced by college teachers that may
attribute to less enjoyment in the classroom, and includes some
resources for making teaching more enjoyable.
Overview
Workshop Handouts
Streamed Workshop Video
Resources
Organization and Structure
This interactive module covers the
purpose of organization and structure in the classroom, some
classroom structures that encourage student participation, some
ways to establish and communicate structure, and includes some
resources for building course structure.
Overview
Workshop Handouts
Streamed Workshop Video
Resources
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