Teaching Commentaries
The Teaching Center produces a series of videos entitled Teaching Commentaries. These videos showcase Washington University’s commitment to excellence in teaching. The Commentaries feature faculty from across the disciplines discussing the most important ideas, insights, and strategies that have shaped their teaching. This series of videos was originally begun in coordination with the Faculty Teaching Anthology (Arts & Sciences). To explore the Teaching Commentaries series, please click on the categories listed below. For more information, contact Beth Fisher.
Engaging students actively during class can improve student learning. These videos feature a variety of approaches that Washington University faculty use to promote active learning--including utilizing group work, the SMART Board, and tablet PCs.
Incorporating writing into a course can help students improve their critical-thinking and communication skills as they learn the course content. These videos provide useful strategies for approaching and designing a writing-intensive course.
When used properly, technology can enhance teaching and improve learning. These videos feature some of the approaches that Washington University faculty have developed to integrate technology in ways that encourage active learning and increase class participation.
Introductory, undergraduate courses are among the most challenging courses that faculty teach. This group of videos presents strategies for designing such courses and for developing lectures that can help students learn a broad array of material.
Faculty have a central role to play in teaching students how to develop and conduct research. These videos shed light on specific approaches and strategies that Washington University faculty use to foster the intellectual development of undergraduates conducting independent research.