New Faculty Teaching Resources: Center for Teaching and Learning: Indiana University Indianapolis

Designing your Course for Equity and Inclusion

Decisions about course design significantly impact students’ learning experiences and outcomes. In this webinar, you will be introduced to evidence-based practices for equitable course design, reflect on the rationale for your course design, and articulate changes that consider your identities, teaching philosophy, and course context.

Classroom Assessment Techniques

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) are easy to implement and informative quick checks of student understanding. This tip sheet describes some of the most popular CATs.

Classroom Observations

The CTL offers classroom observations for faculty interested in receiving confidential, formative feedback on their teaching. Learn more about classroom observations and how to request them.

Consultations

Faculty may request CTL consultations on teaching topics such as course design, assessment, classroom management, Canvas, teaching with technology, and much more. Request a consultation online.

Creating and Using Rubrics

Rubrics outline specific criteria and performance expectations for an assignment. This tip sheet describes how to construct a rubric to use as an assessment tool for you and your students.

Creating and Using Rubrics Effectively

Rubrics make grading consistent and speedy, and increase the transparency of assignments to students. This webinar discusses ways to streamline the creation of effective rubrics.

Handling Disruptive Student Behavior

Disruptive student behaviors impede learning and teaching and can escalate if left unchecked. This tip sheet describes proactive methods of handling the problem can help minimize disruptions.

How to Hold a Better Class Discussion: Advice Guide

This guide is for new faculty members or teaching veterans looking for advice on how to hold a better class discussion. You’ll learn how to structure your course and particular class sessions in ways that will get students actively participating—and will enhance their learning.

Making Lectures More Active

Lecturing has both strengths and limitations as a teaching strategy. This tip sheet describes easy-to-use active learning techniques that you can use to engage students during a lecture.

Mid-semester Feedback

Mid-semester feedback from students about the course and teaching methods gives you a chance to make adjustments before the end of the semester. The CTL can help design surveys or focus groups.

Quick Video Guides on Teaching and Technology

On this page, you will find short video clips that cover some of the most popular topics from CTL workshops and webinars .

Solve a Teaching Problem

This online tool lists common teaching problems, provides possible reasons at the root of those problems, and suggests strategies to address those problems.

Teaching Foundations Webinars

Teaching Foundations is a webinar series focused on foundational teaching skills grounded in current research. This page lists upcoming webinars and recordings of past webinars.

Using Canvas During the semester

This section of A Canvas Semester Checklist provides an overview and instructions for common tasks that happen throughout a semester.

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