by Eric Royer, Program Director, Reinert Center
The Reinert Center’s Resources Revisited series highlights existing resources available to the SLU teaching community that may be especially timely or useful at certain points in the academic year.
The next three entries in this series focus on the Teaching Effectiveness Framework, which is meant to promote greater consistency and equity in teaching at SLU. The framework establishes a set of learning-focused, mission-aligned, and growth-oriented practices that all SLU instructors should strive to incorporate into their teaching practice.
In Part 1 of this entry, we’ll dig deeper into the learning-focused dimension. As you reflect on how your teaching is already learning-focused, and how you might further strengthen that focus, explore the following curated resources, organized by the essential practices within this dimension.
As always, we invite you to explore the full range of offerings on the Reinert Center website. We’d also be happy to meet with you to discuss how you are situating the Teaching Effective Framework in your own teaching by requesting a teaching consultation.
Align teaching and assessment methods with intended learning
- Resource Guide: Promoting Student Interaction in Large Classrooms
- Resource Guide: Fostering Discussion in Face-to-Face Classes
- Resource Guide Fostering Discussion in Online Classes
- Resource Guide: Alternative Strategies for Promoting Asynchronous Discussions
- Resource Guide: Pedagogical Considerations to Support International Student Learning
- Resource Guide: Considerations for Culturally Response Online Course Design
- Resource Guide Supporting International Students through Lecture Design
- Resource Guide: Assessment in Diverse Classrooms
- Resource Guide: Culturally Responsive Assessment
- Resource Guide: Alternative Summative Assessments in Asynchronous Learning Distance Courses
- Instructional Video: Designing Exams for International Students
Use evidence-based instructional methods that actively support learning
- Resource Guide: Collaborative Learning in the Classroom
- Resource Guide: Effective Group Work
- Resource Guide: Active Listening to Support Inclusive Teaching
- Resource Guide: Supporting Affective Executive Functioning Skills
- Resource Guide: Supporting Cognitive Executive Functioning Skills
- Blog: Course Design Strategies for Student Identity Development
Create multiple opportunities for students to learn and demonstrate their learning
- Resource Guide: What is Universal Design for Learning?
- Resource Guide: Creating Inclusive Course Assignments
- Resource Guide: Giving Students Agency
- Resource Guide: Fostering Instrinsic Motivation
Provide formative feedback that promotes student learning
- Resource Guide: Two-Paths to Student-Created Rubrics
- Resource Guide: Considerations for Student Peer Reviews as an Assignment
- Annotated Bibliography: Five Resources on Responding to Written Work from English Language Learners
- Resource Guide: Building an Online Journal Assignment in Canvas
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