Teaching Tips

Good teaching is a complex professional act that involves a deep understanding about how students learn. The tips and suggestions we offer here are not meant to boil that complexity down to a few simple tricks, but they can be used as a starting point for rethinking our teaching approaches and interactions with students. If you'd like to talk in more depth about any of these tips, please contact us in the Office of Educational Excellence. 

• What's in a Syllabus?
• Starting a Course 
• Ending a Course 
• A Simple Grading System 
• Ending a Day's Class 
• Attendance Policies 
• Using Clickers to Encourage Interaction 
• Teaching Controversial Subjects (18-minute video)
• Getting Student Feedback at Midterm 
• Getting Students to Read (20-minute video)

We will continue to add to this list. If you have suggestions for new topics or would like to share suggestions with your colleagues, please let us know.