LibGuides: Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE): General Teaching Resources

ACUE Community
Social network dedicated to excellence in college teaching and learning from the Association Of College And University Educators
Technologies and Strategies for Engaging Students
Modules to explain various methods and technologies to engage students from Georgia Tech.
How to Create a Syllabus
Advice from Kevin Gannon for creating or revising a syllabus.

High Impact Learning

Campus Compact
National higher education association focused on campus-based civic engagement, enabling "campuses to develop students’ citizenship skills and forge effective community partnerships." Extensive collection of resources, including syllabi and program models.
Council on Undergraduate Research
Services and resources to support faculty conducting research with undergraduate students.
High-Impact Educational Practices: A Brief Overview
Excerpt from High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter, by George D. Kuh.
Preparing Students For the World through Undergraduate Research
Talk by Bethany Usher, Director of Students as Scholars Initiative and Associate Director of the Center for Teaching and Faculty Excellence, at TEDxGeorgeMasonU.

50 Classroom Assessment Techniques
Simplified list of 50 classroom assessment techniques from Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers by Angelo and Cross.
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Classroom assessment techniques : a handbook for college teachers
Assessment - Miami University
Assorted resources on assessment, including the Comprehensive Course Assessment Review and Improvement Tool, from Miami University's Center for Teaching Excellence.
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Includes Comprehensive Course Assessment Review and Improvement Tool, a collection of prompts and questions to help consider, analyze, and improve assessment practices and materials designed by Center for Teaching Excellence and the Howe Center for Writing Excellence, Miami University.
Designing an Assessment Plan
Steps to developing an assessment plan from Georgia Tech.

The ABCDs of Writing Instructional Objectives
Includes Bloom's Taxonomy, Krathwohl and Bloom’s Taxonomy of the Affective Domain, and psychomotor taxonomy.
By Brett Bixler CC BY-NC-SA

Understanding by Design
Overview and resources to support Wiggins and McTighe's backward design process, including a template to guide instructors.
Resources- McTighe and Associates
Resources from Jay McTighe, including templates.