This handbook has been designed to help those instructional faculty and graduate teaching assistants who are interested in being more effective teachers.

It offers strategies used by experienced instructors and presents instructional methods and techniques following four components of Instructional Design: Course Planning, Lesson Delivery, Student Testing and Grading, and Course Revision and Evaluation.

Read the chapters online in the links below, or scroll to the bottom of this page to download a zipped file of the entire handbook.

1. Course Planning -- Content
• Chapter 1 - Designing an Effective Course (172 Kb)
• Chapter 2 - Determining Learning Objectives (352 Kb)
• Chapter 3 - Creating a Syllabus (616 Kb)
2. Course Planning - Management
• Chapter 4 - Knowing Your Students (84 Kb)
• Chapter 5 - Managing Students and the Classroom Climate (72 Kb)
• Chapter 6 - Especially for TAs (288 Kb)
3. Lesson Delivery
• Chapter 7 - Lecturing Effectively (264 Kb)
• Chapter 8 -- Using Active Learning in the Classroom (304 Kb)
• Chapter 9 - Instructional Media: Chalkboards to Video (272 Kb)
• Chapter 10 - Using Course Websites as Instructional Tools (192 Kb)
• Chapter 11 - Teaching Contexts (112 Kb)
4. Student Assessment
• Chapter 12 - Testing and Assessment Issues (140 Kb)
• Chapter 13 - Grading (256 Kb)
5. Course Evaluation and Revision
Chapter 14 - Improving Your Teaching With Feedback (248 Kb)
6. Campus and Community Resources
Chapter 15 - Support and Resources (56 Kb)

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