Resource Search Results

Go to Resources Page

Community agreements

Considerations and statements that can be included in a course’s set of community agreements, discussion norms, rules, or expectations. This is not a list of best practices, but a collection of community agreement statements that are commonly used in various disciplines.

Sources: CET | Formats: Word document | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM


Active-learning facilitation process

Active learning techniques are highly structured and planned activities. The instructor and students have steps to complete before, during, and after. This document is a planning guide for facilitating in-class active learning.

Sources: CET | Formats: Word document | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM


Critiques

Considerations and ideas for implementing critiques in your course. This resource is applicable to various disciplines and modalities. Critiques might also be referred to as peer review, review, analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, criticism, or critical commentary.

Sources: CET | Formats: Word document | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM


Disarming upset students

A stepwise procedure for respectfully managing upset students, particularly during classroom discussions.

Sources: CET | Formats: Word document | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM


Sources: | Formats:  | Audience: Disciplines:


Maximize efficiency when teaching large classes

A set of tips for instructors who are teaching courses with large enrollments (greater than 30), intended to minimize faculty time requirements and workload while simultaneously maintaining student learning. These tips apply for courses of any delivery type: online, hybrid, or face-to-face.

Sources: CET | Formats: Word document | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM


Mid-semester evaluation

A stepwise procedure for implementing mid-semester surveys of students directed toward the improvement of a course, plus some tips on survey question creation.

Sources: CET | Formats: Word document | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM


Observation guide for the active-learning classroom

Questions for faculty observing a peer’s class to evaluate the active learning taking place in an onground or synchronous online class. Active learning are activities in which students practice course concepts during class.

Sources: CET | Formats: Word document | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM


Sources for free copyright-free images

A list of web sites that provide access to images that can be used in instructional materials, such as presentation slide decks, documents, and web sites. All listed sites provide free images, which are also copyright-free. Some sites have requirements for use, such as attribution of the author.

Sources: CET | Formats: Word document | Audience: Faculty, Students, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM


Teaching online and FERPA

A brief overview of legal requirements of FERPA that are particularly relevant to university faculty teaching online.

Sources: CET | Formats: Word document | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM


Do another search

Resource Search
Do an advanced search

Do an advanced search

CET is here to support your teaching and course design.
Schedule a consultation or ask us a question!

Contact Us

Institutes

CET institutes engage faculty in advancing their knowledge of scholarly approaches to teaching excellence.

Learn More

Services

CET promotes a vibrant culture of teaching and learning with consults, Faculty Learning Communities, and the Mentored Teaching Fellows program.

Learn More

Resources

Explore resources related to course design, evaluation, and instruction.

Learn More