Center for Excellence in TeachingTeaching statement template – year 3
Use this template to guide the content of your Teaching Statement.
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Teaching statement template – year 2
Use this template to guide the content of your Teaching Statement.
Teaching statement template – year 1
Use this template to guide the content of your Teaching Statement.
Case-based role play
A general structure and options for case-based role play activities and assignments.
Designing reflection assessments
A description of a five-step model that instructors can use in designing in-class reflective assignments.
The First Day of Class
This resource provides strategies and considerations for designing an effective and inclusive “first day” experience for students in a course. It includes strategies appropriate for both on-ground and online/hybrid courses.
Keywords: first day, inclusive teaching, community agreements, syllabus, belonging.
Promoting intrinsic motivation
A collection of strategies for increasing student intrinsic motivation, organized by three motivational factors.
Course alignment grid
An explanation of course alignment, how to achieve it using a course alignment grid template, and sample grid of a well-aligned course.
Writing Learning Objectives
A concise how-to process for developing specific and measurable course learning objectives. Intended as an introduction for new instructors or a reminder for experienced instructors. Keywords: Learning objectives, course design, assessment, bloom’s taxonomy, goals.
Learning theories
An overview of fundamental aspects of the leading learning theories. University instructors use these theories to inform the decisions they make about their teaching/instruction with the goal of making it more effective.