Teaching Resources

Rutgers University Resources

• Creating Effective Lectures
• Dealing with Different Levels of Academic Preparation
• Dealing with Difficult Students
• Giving Feedback
• Making a Strong Start to a New Semester
• Managing Class Time
• Projecting Confidence in the Classroom
• What to Put in a Syllabus?
• What is a TA? A note for undergraduates about TAs at Rutgers
• Checklist for Inclusive Graded Assignments

External Resources

• Collected Wisdom: Strategies and Resources from TAs for TAs. A guide by the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University
• Why College Professors Hate (and Love) April From the Chronicle of Higher Education

The goal of active learning is to enhance students' ability to grasp the concepts and content of a course in a fashion that will result in greater retention of the material. While the pedagogical techniques and approaches can vary widely, all seek to engage students in a fashion that will foster both independent and collaborative learning opportunities.

• Active Learning for the College Classroom A guide by Donald R. Paulson & Jennifer L. Faust
• Classroom Participation
• Leading a Discussion
• Make Your Classroom an 'Active' Classroom
• Using Article Reviews to Teach Writing in Large Classes
• Wikipedia as an Educational Exercise

Assessment is a way of looking at how effective we are as instructors and how much our students learn (although this is not always an accurate measure of student involvement or engagement with the course material). How do we know if our students are learning what we want them to learn? Waiting until the end of the semester to find out may not be the best for all involved. Below are some tools and links to assist you with the assessment.

• Do It Yourself Mid-semester Evaluation
• Creating and Assessing Learning Goals
• Evaluate Early, Often, and in a Variety of Ways
• End of Semester Grading
• Departmental Assessment Plans, Guidelines from the Rutgers Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research
• Support Materials for Assessment, Rutgers Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research
• Please also see media for Assessment focused content.