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he Center For Teaching (CFT) maintains a library of print and video resources on topics related to teaching and learning in higher education. Faculty and teaching assistants can review them online or borrow them from the CFT for on-campus use.

Teaching Tips

Teaching Improvement Packets* (available through CFT):

  1. Being Well-Prepared for Class

  2. Explaining Course Material Clearly

  3. Clearing Up Points of Confusion

  4. Using Class Time Well (General Strategies and Lecturing)

  5. Using Class Time Well (Alternatives to Lecturing)

  6. Showing a Personal Interest in Helping Students Learn (Helping Students)

  7. Showing a Personal Interest in Helping Students Learn (Rapport)

  8. Providing Useful Feedback on Student Performance

  9. Evaluating Student Work Fairly

  10. Stimulating Useful Class Participation

*Adapted from Davis, Barbara Gross, Tools for Teaching, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993

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