Center for Excellence in TeachingTrauma-informed teaching
Teaching and course design practices that can help mitigate the negative impact stress and trauma can have on students’ learning.
Resources: Course design
Integrating current events into discussions
Considerations to effectively integrate current events into classroom discussions. Faculty may plan to discuss current events or integrate unplanned current events into the classroom to support student learning.
Rubrics research
A selection of literature resources discussing the impacts of grading rubrics on student learning.
Formative assessment research
A selection of literature resources discussing the impacts of formative assessment on student learning.
Student reflection research
A selection of literature resources discussing the impacts of facilitated student reflection on student learning.
Limited use of lecture research
A selection of literature resources discussing the impacts of limiting the amount of instructor lecture time on student learning.
Active learning research
A selection of literature resources discussing the impacts of active learning on student learning.
Problem solving research
A selection of literature resources discussing the impacts of problem solving on student learning.
Groupwork research
A selection of literature resources discussing the impacts of groupwork on student learning.
Promoting higher-order thinking
A selection of literature resources discussing the development of higher-order thinking processes in students.