The handouts listed below provide strategies and tips that can help you improve your teaching effectiveness and strengthen student learning. The Teaching Center has designed these handouts for use by Washington University faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. Others are welcome to read these materials and to create links to them from external Web sites. However, multiple copies of these materials may not be reproduced and distributed by users outside Washington University without permission.
Planning a Course
Preparing a Syllabus
Checklists and Tips
Course-Planning Timeline
Preparing a Syllabus: Checklist
Tips for Faculty Teaching for the First Time
Tips for First-Time TAs
Tips for Teaching on the First Day of Class
Basic Checklist for the Evaluation of Teaching (MS-Word)
Detailed Checklist for the Evaluation of Teaching (MS-Word)
Asking Questions to Improve Learning
Improving Presentation Style
Increasing Student Participation
Teaching with Discussions
Teaching with Lectures
Checklists and Tips
Tips for Increasing Student Participation
Tips for Teaching with Discussions
Tips for Teaching with Lectures
Grading and Communicating about Grades: Suggestions for TAs