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Teaching@UW
Teaching@UW
"The tri-campus hub for learner-centered and reflective teaching practices"
Teaching @ UW's website provides excellent resources on course design, inclusion & access, engaging students, reflective teaching, workshops and more. (Use the site's navigation menu at page top.)
Spotlight: A TLT Favorite
Spotlight: A TLT Favorite
"The K. Patricia Cross Academy is a free, non-profit online resource for higher education faculty, offering videos and materials on effective, engaging teaching strategies to improve student learning, retention, and engagement, honoring the legacy of educator Dr. K. Patricia Cross. "
"KP Cross Academy is more than a “tips blog.” It’s a comprehensive, well-organized, evidence-based teaching resource that supports course design, active learning, assessment, inclusion, and reflective pedagogy. For faculty who care about improving their teaching and maximizing student learning — especially in higher ed — it’s one of the most useful, accessible tools out there."
Evidence-Based Teaching Websites for University Faculty
Evidence-Based Teaching Websites for University Faculty
Faculty who want to strengthen their teaching practice can benefit from a wide range of free, research-backed resources. The following websites offer guides, strategies, and practical tools grounded in the learning sciences, instructional design, and inclusive pedagogy. All sites listed below are well-established, reputable, and regularly updated.
Comprehensive Teaching & Learning Centers
Comprehensive Teaching & Learning Centers
Focuses on engaged learning, classroom practice, inclusive instruction, and learning-science-informed approaches.
Strong evidence-based resources on course design, climate, assessment, active learning, and large-class teaching.
Resources include strategies for active learning, teaching in STEM, inclusive pedagogy, and assessment.
Technique Libraries and Teaching Strategies
Technique Libraries and Teaching Strategies
K. Patricia Cross Academy
K. Patricia Cross Academy
A rich collection of free, evidence-based teaching techniques with demonstration videos, templates, and step-by-step implementation guides.
Carnegie Mellon University — Eberly Center
Carnegie Mellon University — Eberly Center
Emphasizes learning science and provides tools that connect learning objectives, assessments, and pedagogy.
ACUE (Association of College & University Educators)
ACUE (Association of College & University Educators)
Nationally recognized evidence-based teaching practices, toolkits, and modular training for faculty.
Learning Science and Research-Backed Pedagogy
Learning Science and Research-Backed Pedagogy
The Learning Scientists
The Learning Scientists
Excellent for understanding and applying learning strategies such as retrieval practice, spaced learning, and dual coding.
CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning)
CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning)
STEM-focused but valuable for all disciplines. Supports evidence-based teaching, teaching-as-research, and inclusive practices.
Every Learner Everywhere
Every Learner Everywhere
Equity-oriented evidence-based teaching documentation, tools, and digital learning resources.
Online, Hybrid, and Technology-Enhanced Teaching
Online, Hybrid, and Technology-Enhanced Teaching
Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
Offers research-supported methods for quality online and blended learning.
EDUCAUSE — Teaching & Learning
EDUCAUSE — Teaching & Learning
Connects evidence-based pedagogy with emerging educational technologies and student experience research.
Quality Matters (QM) — Higher Ed Resources
Quality Matters (QM) — Higher Ed Resources
Standards and guides for designing effective online and hybrid courses.
Open Educational Resources and Instructional Materials
Open Educational Resources and Instructional Materials
MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)
MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)
A large peer-reviewed collection of open educational materials, assignments, simulations, and discipline-based teaching tools.
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