Teaching Strategies and Methods

Brown University's Harriett W. Sheridan Teaching Center has collected examples of strategies and techniques developed by faculty and graduate teaching assistants to improve both their teaching and their students' learning. These teaching tips are in four general categories: Course Design, Course Management, Documenting Teaching Effectiveness, and Advising.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching provides a collection of articles and reports available for online reading or download.

Harvard University's Derek Bok Teaching Center provides resources such as tip sheets on a variety topics ranging from "AV Equipment" to "Writing" with "Discussion Leading" and "Syllabus Planning" in between.

The University of Hawaii Teaching Tips Index provides links to information on a variety of topics including, but not limited to: First Day of Class; Human Development; How People Learn as well as forms for Lesson and Syllabus Planning.

The University of Las Vegas Teaching and Learning Center provides pedagogy resources in PDF format for download.

Besides general pedagogy resources, the University of Minnesota Center for Teaching and Learning provides resources for Non-Native English Speakers including online tutoring by the Praat Language Lab.

Stanford University's Center for Teaching and Learning provides a variety of resources on its website including the quarterly newsletter "Speaking of Teaching."

The Vanderbilt Center for Teaching has prepared guides to a variety of teaching topics with summaries of best practices, links to other online resources, and information about local Vanderbilt resources.

The University of Virginia Teaching Resources Center provides links to its Teaching Tips quarterly newsletter by Topic; Recently Added Topics; and the Top 10 Teaching Tips.

First Day of Class Resources

Large Classes: A Teaching Guide

Award Winning Teaching/Lectures

Teaching by Lecture

Improving Your Lecturing

Using Active Learning in the Classroom

Making Active Learning Work

Generating Good Discussions

Critical Thinking