Professional Development - Teaching
Teaching experience and skill are increasingly valued by employers. The Professional Development Program connects students with resources for developing teaching skills. This page is updated regularly.
Building a Syllabus
- Writing a Syllabus - Cornell
- Designing Your Course - Cornell
- RadioJames Objectives Builder
Assessment/Rubrics
Of Student Work
- Authentic Assessment Toolbox
- Carnegie Mellon - Several rubrics, including papers, presentations, oral exams, participation
- Holistic rubric for Class Participation
- Assessing Online Participation
- Online Discussion Rubric - University of Wisconsin, Stout
- Twitter Rubric
- Web Project Rubric (ie. for a wiki)
- Civic Engagement Rubric - (a rubric from the Association of American Colleges and Universities)
- Intercultural Knowledge Rubric - AACU (can easily be adapted for interreligious knowledge)
- Ethical Reasoning Rubric - AACU
- Global Learning Rubric - AACU (emphasizes acquiring diversity)
Of Instructors
- Online Course Construction and Evaluation Rubric
- Mid-Semester Course Evaluation (Why Do It?) - Princeton
Pedagogy
- Wabash Center's Teaching and Learning Resources
- Center for Teaching and Learning Resources - Washington University in St. Louis
- Three Teaching Styles - Faculty Focus
- Tech Policies
Teaching Philosophies or Teaching Staments
- Questions to Consider when Developing a Teaching Statement - and - Writing the Teaching Statement - McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning - Princeton
- Crafting an Effective Teaching Philosophy - Video - Dr. Arthur Holder
- Six Tips for Writing an Effective Teaching Statement - ACS
- Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement - Cornell
- Sample Teaching Philosophy Statements - University of Calgary, Canada
- The Dreaded Teaching Statement - 8 Pitfalls! - The Professor Is In
First Day of Class
- How to Teach a Good First Day of Class - Chronicle Vitae
- Advice for the First Day of Class - Faculty Focus
Online Teaching
- Strategies for Online Teaching - Stanford
Teaching Portfolios
- Developing an Effective Teaching Portfolio
- The Teaching Portfolio - University of Saskatchewan
- What is Evidence of Teaching Excellence?
Mentoring Students
- Teaching Guide for Graduate Student Instructors - University of California Berkeley - Lots of good information hear about teaching, mentoring, assessments, etc
- Remote Teaching Hub
Other Resources
- Faculty Focus - another blog on teaching
- Other a Career Paths in Education
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