Center for Excellence in TeachingTowards a pedagogy of liberation: Creating the praxis-based, student-centered classroom
A faculty showcase presentation by Brent Blair. A video describing how to apply liberation pedagogy to your teaching practice.
Resources: Inclusive Teaching
Promoting intrinsic motivation
A collection of strategies for increasing student intrinsic motivation, organized by three motivational factors.
Teaching and learning about accessibility & technology
A faculty showcase presentation by Kendra Walther. A video on teaching about accessibility in technology courses.
Social justice and ethical care through the lens of Dentistry
A faculty showcase presentation by Christine D. Edwards. A video example of how to integrate social justice throughout a program.
Understanding social group identities
A faculty showcase presentation by Wanda Cumberlander. A video resource with examples of how to integrate social identities into course activities.
Creating a rubric
A stepwise procedure for creating a grading rubric.
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.
In-class work as participation
This guide serves as an explanation of using in-class work to evaluate student participation, and why in-class work is preferred over less-structured forms of participation. Suggestions for facilitating in-class work, and samples, are provided.
Flipped course design
An introduction to the flipped course, a course design style that is more consistent with theories of human learning than traditional lecture-style courses and supported by educational research.