Resources

An assessment tool for teachers to determine the “dominant” perspectives in their teaching. Can help teachers understand and summarize their own ideas about teaching.

An online resource for people concerned with the growing problem of internet plagiarism. Provides the latest information on online. Offers detailed information on the technologies behind Turnitin and iThenticate as well as facts about the rise of internet plagiarism.

An extensive set of short articles to help students learn to write.

Includes helpful links for students on “safe practices” to avoid plagiarism.

A statement on best practices from the council of Writing Program Administrators, covering such issues as: what is plagiarism? why does it occur? what are our shared responsibilities? Provides a concise list of best practices to make plagiarism difficult and unnecessary.

Collection of tip sheets on how to teach responsively to persons with various disabilities. From UC Berkeley’s Disabled Students’ Program

Harvard University’s Derek Bok Center provides teaching tips for the racially diverse college classroom. Recommends that instructor educate himself or herself and not make assumptions regarding individual students. Includes suggestions for teaching preparation and classroom engagement.

A kinetic group classroom exercise consisting of a series of questions that move participants forward and backward on a scale, to make visible comparative levels of privilege in our lives and histories.

Links to a self-assessment tool, and articles about hidden stereotypes and biases. Part of the larger Tolerance.org website, aimed more at K-12 instructors.

Responding To Distressed Students Extensive list of topics, prepared for UC Santa Barbara teaching assistants, with do’s and don’ts in responding to student issues such as anxiety, hazing, depression, eating disorders.