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Assessment of Student Learning
- Culturally Responsive Assessment
- Grounding Assessment in Course Experiences
- Creating Inclusive Course Assignments
- Implementing Reflective Assignments
- Two Paths to Student-Created Rubrics
- Assessment in Diverse Classrooms
- Making Student Work Public Online
- Collecting Formative Feedback from Students
Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness
Campus Resources
Canvas
Course Design and Instructional Methods
- Considering the Use of AI in your Course
- Alternatives to the Think-Pair-Share Activity Design
- Career-Connected Learning
- Syllabus as a Communication Tool
- Creating a Graphic Syllabus
- Seeing the Diversity in Your Classroom
- Designing Independent Study Courses
- Starting the Semester for Student Engagement
- Interactive PowerPoint Tips
- Supporting Active Learning in Large Classes With PowerPoint
- Concept Mapping
- Effective Group Work
- Giving Students Agency
- Student-Generated Questions, Quotations, and Talking Points
- Collaborative Learning in the Classroom
- Active Listening to Support Inclusive Teaching
- High-Impact Practices: Capstone Courses and Projects
- Strengths-Based Education
- Designing for Justice
- What is Universal Design for Learning?
- Four Tips for Promoting Engagement
- Revisiting the How and the Why of Intentional Course Design
Classroom Dynamics and Student Engagement
- Reducing Student Anxiety during in class Active Learning
- Promoting Student Interactions in Large Classrooms
- Assisting Students with Short-Term Absences Keep Current
- Strategies for Anti-Racist Classrooms
- Starting the Semester for Student Engagement
- Fostering Discussion in Face-to-Face Classes
- Active Listening to Support Inclusive Teaching
- Avoiding Microaggressions in the Classroom
- Difficult Dialogues in the College Classroom
- Understanding Stereotype Threat
- Reducing Stereotype Threat in the Classroom
- Using Ground Rules to Support a Diverse Learning Environment
- Collaborative Learning in the Classroom
- Using “Icebreakers” to Build Community and Introduce Skills
- Gratitude Expressions in Teaching
- Active Learning while Social Distancing
Online Teaching
- Creating Accessible Online Learning Environments
- Writing an Online Etiquette Policy
- Online Teaching Through a Jesuit Lens
- Five Things to Know When Setting Up Your Canvas Course
- How to Create Engagement During Synchronous Zoom Sessions
- Building Community Online
- Considerations in Planning Summer Online Courses
- Fostering Discussion in Online Classes
- Inclusive Online Teaching
- Overcoming the “Third Shift” Problem in Online Courses
- Getting Started: Considerations When Teaching with Online Technology
- Online Time Management for Faculty
- Alternative Strategies for Promoting Online Discussions
- Considerations When Teaching Online: Part 1
- Considerations When Teaching Online: Part 2
- Culturally Responsive Online Course Design
Resources for Lab Instructors
- Tips for Effective Lab Instruction for Teaching Assistants: General Tips
- Tips for Effective Lab Instruction for Teaching Assistants: Student Relationships and Interactions
- Tips for Effective Lab Instruction for Teaching Assistants: Resources