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.
A recent post on the Chronicle of Higher Education's Prof. Hacker blog (tips about teaching, technology, and productivity) includes a reference to two Teaching Center Teaching Tips handouts: "How Sociable Are You? How Much Does It Matter? (05/16/2011).
Getting Started
Planning a Course
Course-Planning Timeline
Preparing a Syllabus
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
Teaching with Writing
Tips for Commenting on Student Writing
Using Peer Review to Help Students Improve their Writing
How to Plan and Guide In-Class Peer-Review Sessions
Gathering and Utilizing Feedback
Incorporating Midterm Course Evaluations
Teaching Observation and Feedback Form
Detailed Checklist for the Evaluation of Teaching
Teaching Methods
Asking Questions to Improve Learning
Improving Presentation Style
Increasing Student Participation
Tips for Increasing Student Participation
Teaching with Discussions
Tips for Teaching with Discussions
Teaching with Lectures
Tips for Teaching with Lectures
Grades and Grading
Grading and Communicating about Grades: Tips for TAs
For Further Reading
Books Recommended by The Teaching Center
Resources