Center for Excellence in TeachingThe first day of class
A checklist of the content recommended for the first day of class in a new semester. The checklist is appropriate for both classroom and online courses.
Resources: Humanities
An overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy
A video describing Bloom’s Taxonomy and how it can be applied to learning objectives and course design.
Creating and facilitating communities of practice
A video by Tatiana Yevguenievna Akishina describing how to create and facilitate communities of practice in schools.
An expert interview on learning theories and active learning
An interview with Kim Hirabayashi on learning theories and how they align with active learning.
An overview of active learning
A video overview to the foundations of active learning.
Supporting military and veteran students
A video resource describing how faculty can support military and veteran students in their courses.
Teaching and grading creativity
A video workshop on frameworks to consider when teaching and grading creativity.
Muddy Points
A video resource by Jean-Michel Maarek on the muddy points technique to monitor learning and how you can integrate it into your course.
Introduction to rubrics
A video by Karla Heidelberg describing rubrics.
Three brain networks of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
A video with Marion Philadelphia discussing brain research and the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).