Learning Activities and Teaching Strategies
- Teamwork: An Open Access Practical Guide by Andrew M. Clark, et al.
- Teamwork: An Open Access Practical Guide (Instructor Guide) by Andrew M. Clark, et al.
- How Do You Flip a Class? – A guide created by the Faculty Innovation Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
- Inverted Classroom – An article by Robert Talbert of Grand Valley State University
- 6 Expert Tips for Flipping the Classroom – An article written by Jennifer Demski of Campus Technology
- Leaving lectures behind – An article written by Jimmy Ryals, on a flipped Physics classroom using the SCALE-UP model at North Carolina State University.
- Flipped Classroom Example – Biology professor, Brian White, of the University of Massachusetts at Boston, discusses how he teaches a flipped classroom
- Team-Based Learning Collaborative
- Moving from Pedagogy to Andragogy -by Dr. Roger Hiemstra, professor of Adult Education at Syracuse University
- Andragogy: Adult Education and Learning at Its Best? by Alan Clardy, professor of Psychology at Towson University
- A Simple, Easy To Understand Guide To Andragogy by Steve Graham of Cornerstone University
- Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams of the International Society for Technology in Education.
- Agile Learning blog – Blog on teaching and technology by Derek Bruff, Director of the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching
- Active learning: Creating excitement in the classroom by Charles C. Bronwell of Active Learning Workshops
- “What is Active Learning?” – An article from UTA
- “Active Learning Techniques for the Classroom” – An article from Duke Learning Innovation
- “Active Learning” – by Cynthia J. Brame, PhD, CFT Assistant Director of the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching
- Liberating Structures
- Team-based learning. – Article by Cynthia J. Brame, Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University
- How-To Guide for Team-Based Learning
Ruth Levine, Patricia Hudes (2014) IAMSE - Team-based Learning: A Transformative Use of Small Groups in College Teaching
Larry Michaelsen, Arletta Bauman-Knight, and Dee Fink (2003) Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing - Off to On: Best Practices for Online Team-Based Learning [PDF]. (2018). A white paper from the Team-Based Learning Collaborative
- Teaching Elements: Peer Instruction [PDF]. (July 2014). From the Innovative Learning Institute Teaching and Learning Service at the Rochester Institute of Technology
- Video of Dr. Eric Mazur discuss Peer Instruction
Enhancing Engagement in the Classroom
- Delivering Effective Lectures by Richard L. Sullivan and Noel McIntosh
- Teaching Large Classes by the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University
- Instructional Tools by the Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning
- Microsoft Teams Resource Guide
- VideoScribe
- Fostering Engagement and Achievement in Lower-Division Courses by the UT Arlington Office of the Provost
- The Little Orange Book from the members of the University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers
- Echo360 Active Learning Platform
- iClicker Audience Response System
- Socrative
- Top Hat
Enhancing Engagement for Online Courses
- Humanizing Online Teaching (By Drs. Mary Raygoza, Raina León, and Aaminah Norris)
- Engaging Students with Social Media: Best Practices for Student Success
- Engaging Non-Traditional Students with (Mobile-Compatible) Microlearning
- The New Rules of Engagement by the Chronicle of Higher Ed
- The Little Orange Book
- Lessons from the Virtual Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching
- Creating Online Learning Experiences by Matt Crosslin
Innovative Teaching
- “A connected world is a better world, right?” (Article on connectivism by Jim Stogdill)
- Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
- Full Circle Associates
- Liberating Structures
- “The Articulated Learning: An Approach to Guided Reflection and Assessment,” an essay written by Sarah L. Ash and Patti H. Clayton
- Big List of Open Educational Resources provided by the University of Pittsburgh
- Paolo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Course Planning and Design
- Bloom’s Taxonomy Revisited
- Writing Learning Outcomes: The ABCD Method
- Sample Action Verbs for Writing Outcomes
- Developing Student Learning Outcomes
- ABCD Outcome Writing Model
- UTA FALL 20 Course Syllabus Template
- UTA Syllabus Institutional Policies
- UTA Course and Curricular Resources and Policies
- Example of how to draw students into a course
- MIT Online Course Design Guide
- Inside Higher Ed article titled, “Online Course Design”
- UTA Tools and Training for Teaching Online
- The Course Syllabus: A Learning-Centered Approach
Student-Centered Approach
- What Students Want: Characteristics of Effective Teachers from the Students’ Perspective (by Faculty Focus)
- Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors
- On the Cusp of Adulthood and Facing an Uncertain Future: What We Know About Gen Z So Far (Article from the Pew Research Center)
