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Teaching Resource Centers:
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Active Learning Bibliography: Helpful Teaching Articles/Books
Case Based Teaching Chalkboard Skills
Classroom Structure Collaborative Learning
Course Planning Discussion/Encouraging Student Participation
Diversity in Classroom Effective Classroom Questioning
Exam/Midterm Preparation First Day of Class
Grading Information for Students
Learning Student Names Lecture Preparation
Modes of Teaching Motivating Students
Preparing for Common Teaching Problems Preparing the Syllabus
Problem Based Learning Service Learning
Teaching Guide Manual Using Technology
Writing Letters Of Recommendation  

Active Learning

University of Michigan CRLT: Teaching Strategies

U of Minnesota Center for Teaching and Learning

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Bibliography: Helpful Teaching Articles/Books

Carnegie Mellon Best Practices: Bibliography

Miami University, Ohio: Bibliography/References

NYU CTE: Bibliographies on Teaching and Learning

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Case Based Teaching

University of Michigan CRLT: Teaching Strategies

Radford University Faculty Development Center

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Chalkboard Skills

The University of Nebraska, Lincoln: UNL Blackboard

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Classroom Structure

Cornell CLT: Faculty Teaching Support

University of Michigan CRLT: Teaching Strategies

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Collaborative Learning

UC Berkeley: Collaborative Learning

Harvard University: Working in Groups

University of Michigan CRLT: Teaching Strategies

Ohio State University: Effective Performance in Group Settings

Western Michigan University: Collaborative Learning

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Course Planning

UC Berkeley: Tools for Teaching

Carnegie Mellon Best Practices: Teaching

Cornell CLT: Faculty Teaching Support

NYU: How Do I Plan My Class?

Ohio State University: Course Preparation

University of Texas at Austin: Course Planning

University of Washington: Designing a Course

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Discussion/Encouraging Student Participation

UC Berkeley: Encouraging Student Participation

Cornell CLT: Faculty Teaching Support

University of Michigan CRLT: Teaching Strategies

U of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching

NYU: How Do I Improve Class Discussions?

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Diversity in Classroom

UC Berkeley: Diversity and Complexity in the Classroom

University of Michigan CRLT: Teaching Strategies

Ohio State University: Diversity

University of Texas at Austin: Diversity Issues

U of Washington: Working with Diverse Groups of Students

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Effective Classroom Questioning

University of Illinois: Instructional Materials and Resources

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Exam/Midterm Preparation

UC Berkeley: Quizzes, Tests, and Exams

Cornell CLT: Faculty Teaching Support

University of Texas at Austin: Evaluating and Testing Learning

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First Day of Class

UC Berkeley: The First Day of Class

Ohio State University: The First Day of Class

University of Pennsylvania: The First Day of Teaching

University of Washington: First Day of Class

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Grading

UC Berkeley: Grading Practices

Harvard University: Grading Papers

University of Michigan CRLT: Teaching Strategies

University of Washington: Grading

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Information for Students

Cornell CLT: Study Skills Resources

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Learning Student Names

National Teaching and Learning Forum

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Lecture Preparation

UC Berkeley: Delivering a Lecture

University of Illinois: Instructional Materials and Resources

University of Iowa: Center for Teaching

University of Michigan CRLT: Teaching Strategies

NYU: How Do I Improve My Lectures?

University of Washington: Teaching Large Lecture Classes

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Modes of Teaching

NYU: Case and Problem-Based Learning

UC Berkeley: Delivering a Lecture

Ohio State University: Modes of Teaching

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Motivating Students

UC Berkeley: Motivating Students

University of Michigan CRLT: Teaching Strategies

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Preparing for Common Teaching Problems

Carnegie Mellon Best Practices: Common Teaching Problems

Harvard University: Hot Moments in the Classroom

University of Washington: Promoting Civil Classroom Conduct

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Preparing the Syllabus

UC Berkeley: Creating a Syllabus

Cal State University Fresno: Course Syllabus Templates

Cornell CLT: Faculty Teaching Support

University of Michigan CRLT: Teaching Strategies

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Problem Based Learning

University of Michigan CRLT: Teaching Strategies

University of Washington: Problem Based Learning

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Service Learning

Cal State University Fresno: Faculty Information Exchange

University of Washington: Service Learning

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Teaching Guide Manual

University of California Irvine: Teaching Resources Guide

Cornell University: Teaching Evaluation Handbook

Indiana University Teaching Handbook

University of Massachusetts Center for Teaching

Ohio State University: Readings on Teaching

University of Washington: CIDR Teaching and Learning Bulletin

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Using Technology

Carnegie Mellon Best Practices: Teaching With Technology

Harvard University: A / V in the Classroom

University of Michigan CRLT: Teaching Strategies

Ohio State University: Technology

University of Pennsylvania: Teaching With Technology

University of Washington: Uses of Instructional Technology

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Writing Letters Of Recommendation

Harvard University: Writing Letters Of Recommendation

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