This collection of resources is designed to help you develop strong, engaging instructional practices across multiple teaching formats. Explore the guides below to strengthen your approach and enhance the learning experience for all students.
In the Classroom
Setting Class Expectations
- Setting clear expectations helps students succeed, reduces confusion, and builds a positive, trusting learning environment.
Effective Lecturing Strategies
- Many instructors lean on lectures to cover content, but with thoughtful design, lectures can also foster active learning, connection, and understanding.
Facilitating Group Work
- Group work, whether instructor-assigned, student-selected, or random, supports deeper understanding and stronger problem-solving skills.
Leading Good Class Discussions
- Discussion is an exchange of ideas that helps students connect concepts, apply knowledge, and practice disciplinary thinking.
Student-Centered Approach to Plagiarism
- This page explores a student-centered approach to plagiarism that emphasizes learning, clarity, and instructional design over punishment.
Viewing Office Hours as a Resource
- Students may not know how to use office hours well, but a little upfront guidance helps them feel more confident and make the most of the time.
Classroom Activities
- Looking for simple, high-impact ways to help students connect with content and each other? These easy-to-adapt activities invite students to move, talk, and think together.
The Five Pillars of Effective Collaboration
- When designing collaborative activities for large classes, following the key principles can enhance success. This resource outlines five pillars of effective group work with examples.
Evidence-Based Teaching Practices
- Evidence-based teaching strategies you can integrate into your courses. These practices support clarity, engagement, and deeper learning.
Flipped Classrooms
- The flipped classroom has students learn core content before class, so in-person time can focus on active learning, discussion, and practice.
Reflection Activities
- Reflection activities help students connect ideas, deepen understanding, and monitor learning. This resource offers concise strategies for before, during, or after instruction.
Large Classroom Teaching
Active Engagement in the Large Classroom
- Large-enrollment courses can still be interactive. These strategies offer practical ways to engage students before, during, and after class.
Large Classroom Instructor Tips
- Teaching large-enrollment courses often requires more intentional planning to support active engagement and student connection.
Large Classroom Teaching
- This page offers recommendations for effectively engaging students in large classroom settings.