Resources
Teaching First-Year Students
Strategies for Teaching the First-Year Student includes an infographic on understanding the first-year student, teaching practices that promote student success, and course design strategies for increased success.
Active Learning
Infographic: Lecture with Brainy Breaks describes the limits of traditional lectures and offers strategies for interactive lectures.
Instructional Strategies for Interactive Lectures provides specific strategies for in-class and out-of-class activities designed to make lectures more interactive.
The CDA Project website offers an introduction to active learning with a variety of resources—don't miss the sub pages!
This Active Learning Worksheet consists of a matrix of active learning strategies , ranging from low complexity to high complexity.
Team-Based Learning
The Least You Need to Know About Team-Based Learning summarizes team-based learning instructional strategy.
Watch Team-based Learning at the University of Texas (12 minute video) for tips on incorporating small group work in large classes.
Paul Condon (Psychology) created this Team-Based Learning: A Flipped Classroom Approach presentation.
Group Project Troubleshooting Scenarios & Resources offers a variety of project team scenarios and resources to manage team projects.
Clickers
The Clicker Resource Guide explains the effective use of clickers in teaching.
Check out this Sample Clicker Presentation that Mark Krause (Psychology) developed through his work in the Course Design Academy.
Adult Learners
Learning Theory
SOU Professional Learning Community Report: How Humans Best Learn details nine learning principles identified in the course of strategic planning activities undertaken Spring term 2017. The report includes an extensive bibliography. This presentation was shared with the campus community at that time.