Techniques & Strategies for Teaching and Learning
First Day of Class
Create a positive learning environment on day one of the semester
The First Day of Class (The Ohio State University)
The First Day of Class — A Day of Missed Opportunities? (UNC at Chapel Hill)
Top 15 suggestions for the first week of class (55 KB PDF)
In-class Discussions
Leading Classroom Discussions (25 KB PDF file)
Suggestions for Leading Small-Group Discussions
Large Classes
First-Day Tips for Large Class Instruction
Helping large classes learn: [Iowa State] Faculty develop special strategies (Inside Iowa State)
[Iowa State] Instructors share ideas: Large class teaching tips (Inside Iowa State)
Penn State Large Class FAQ (The Pennsylvania State University)
Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty
Center for Academic Integrity (Clemson University)
Understanding Copyright: Information Literacy Guide (ISU Parks Library)
Understanding Plagiarism: Information Literacy Guide (ISU Parks Library)
Understanding Plagiarism (Indiana University Bloomington)
Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education
Building from Content to Community: [Re]Thinking the Transition to Online Teaching and Learning (White Paper applying the Seven Principles – from the Center for Teaching Excellence at Virginia Commonwealth University)
Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever (Arthur W. Chickering and Stephen C. Ehrmann)
Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education (76 KB PDF)
Specific Approaches and Techniques
Case Study Teaching in Science (University at Buffalo)
Collaborative Learning (National Institute for Science Education)
Cooperative Learning (Cooperative Learning Center, University of Minnesota)
Determining Prior Knowledge: What Students Know and Believe
Exemplary Teaching and Learning Strategies (featuring ISU faculty in "Virtual Classroom Visits")
Getting the Most from Student-Faculty Interviews
Problem-Based Learning (Univ. of Delaware)
Team-Based Learning (University of Oklahoma)
Teaching and Learning - General Interest
A Model of Learning Objectives (based on A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing:
A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives)
Student Guide to Multiple Choice Exams
Teaching Tips (blog)
Top 10 Teaching Mistakes (106 KB PDF)
