Job aids
Job Aids are short booklets on specific instructional topics. They are available in printable PDF format or in hard copy at SE12–203. The job aids listed below were all revised in 2010 to include techniques for online courses where appropriate:
Development
Delivery
- Starting Off on the Right Foot [PDF]
- Preparing and Using Student Handouts [PDF]
- Increasing Student Motivation [PDF]
- Making Large Lectures Interactive [PDF]
- Managing Student Behaviour [PDF]
- Designing and Using Visuals [PDF]
- Using Questions Effectively [PDF]
Assessment
- Developing Written Tests [PDF]
- Assessing Your Teaching Effectiveness [PDF]
- Classroom Assessment Techniques [PDF]
Links
Here is a list of links to online educational resources that support teaching and learning:
- Knowledge Base
- Getting Results. An excellent, free, online, open access course for new instructors produced by the National Science Foundation
- Power Point in the Classroom. This is a free, self-paced training program on the effective use of Power Point, from beginner to advanced. Try it out!
- Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT)
- Ask ERIC Virtual Library
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Online College Courses and Classes
- Faculty Focus: Higher Education Teaching Strategies from Magna Publications. This site has current articles, free reports, conference information and many other useful resources and links.
- Carnegie Mellon University