Teaching & Assessment Techniques

Teaching Techniques

Active Learning

Creating Excitement in the Classroom Cases in Teaching from the National Teaching and Learning Forum

Service Learning

Campus Compact – service learning organization committed to the advancement of civic and social responsibilityY

Lecture

Improving Lectures IDEA Paper No. 14 from the IDEA Center. If you have trouble with the previous link, go to the web site www.idea.ksu.edu. Under Products, click on IDEA Papers and look for Number 14.

Discussion

“Improving Discussions” IDEA Paper No. 15 from the IDEA Center. If you have trouble with the previous link, go to the web site www.idea.ksu.edu. Under Products, click on IDEA Papers and look for Number 15.

Teaching by Discussion from Penn State University

Writing to Learn

Writing for Learning– Not Just for Demonstrating Learning from the National Teaching and Learning Forum

Developing Critical Thinking

The Critical Thinking Community: Resources for Socratic Questioning, Higher Order Thinking, Critical Thinking conferences books and academic resources This website answers every question you have ever had about critical thinking but were afraid to ask!

Assessment Techniques

Rubrics and Grading Criteria

Grading Practices– from Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis