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One-on-One Faculty Services

The Center for the Advancement of Teaching offers the following services for faculty seeking to improve their teaching, learning and assessment:

Classroom Observation

Have one or more of your classes observed and confidentially critiqued.

Essay Questions and Essay Examinations

Learn about composing and grading essay questions with an eye on national standards.

Instructor Immediacy as a Teaching Tool

Learn to become an "immediate" instructor and increase student motivation to learn and communicate with you.

Multiple Choice Questions, Examinations, and Test Banks

Consult with an expert on multiple choice test design.

Grading Made Easy

Learn to manage student grades using Blackboard.

Service-Learning Assistance

Learn to design your course or assignment around community service.

Student Response Systems

Learn to use student response systems like HITT.

Small Group Instructional Diagnosis

Discover what your students really think about your teaching. A facilitator will meet your class, distribute a questionnaire, and lead a small group discussion on how the course is going. A confidential debriefing will follow.

Using Movies to Enhance Student Learning

Learn how to incorporate various types of movie clips, including student-made videos, into your classroom discussions.

Using SMART Board

Learn to use an interactive whiteboard.

Videotape Your Teaching

Improve your teaching by gaining another perspective on what is going on in your classroom. An optional, confidential analysis is available.

Web Publishing Made Easy

New tools make it easier than ever to put content on the World Wide Web.

Writing to Learn

Use short, informal writing assigments to enhance student learning.