Resources
A brief essay by a religious studies teacher asking: “how does my religious faith affect my teaching? how does one negotiate religious bias when teaching about religions? as an insider on a religion, what criteria guide and shape my scholarly life?” He argues that because he teaches at a state institution he is obligated to be neutral in the advocacy of one religion over another. but he wonders how his faith affects how he approaches the subject matter.
Personal, affirming but critical self-reflection on the evolution of a personal teaching style.
Argues that service learning pedagogy can make the course subject matter more relevant to the student, thus increasing student learning.
A 13 page document from Stanford University's Center for Teaching and Learning, including short pithy, creative, and encouraging "Ten Commandments" of best practices (pdf).
A book excerpt that discusses a variety of ways to improve classroom discussion: getting students to view problems more critically and creatively, analyzing how teachers group students for instruction, pace a discussion, and use questioning and listening to engage students.
An article that looks at several ways to promote successful classroom discussions to increase students' comfort with the specialized language and methods of a field, develop critical thinking, and develop problem-solving skills.
A book chapter excerpt that describes the use of student portfolios, discusses the underlying philosophical approach of student portfolios, outlines where the student learning occurs. and describes assessment measures.
RubiStar is an online generator of assessment rubrics for student projects of all kinds: writing, oral, reading, multimedia, etc.
A brief annotated list that succinctly articulates what we mean by “critical thinking, assembled by the Foundation for Critical Thinking.
Provides an integrated package of 15 topical Webinars, an eNewsletter, printable and online resources, and the AS Cafe (live chat room), to help departments prepare and support their part-timers more effectively. Requires an institutional site license.