Articles and Teaching Tips

From Gettysburg College's Office of Institutional Analysis

Resources on Assessment of Student Learning
This page contains resources on assessment of student learning in indiviual academic courses and Majors/Minors.  Topics include Developing a Course Syllabus; Classroom Assessment Techniques; Ruberics; Using Assessment to Enhance Learning and more.

From the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University

Microteaching
Practice teaching sessions that take place before the first day of  class and are videotaped for review individually with an experienced teaching consultant.

Hot Moments in the Classroom 
Strategies for turning explosive classroom situations into learning opportunities.       

Self Assessment of Student Papers
Student complete these forms after completing assigned course papers.
Short version | Long version

20 Ways to Make Lectures More Participatory 

Teaching Tips from Colleagues

Caroline Hartzell, Department of Political Science
Pre test and post test to assess the impact of service learning

Martha Arterberry, Department of Psychology
After returning an or test, she asks students to take out a half sheet of paper and to divide it in half. On the top part, she asks students to indicate the things she (the instructor) could do to help them succeed next time. On the bottom half she asks students to indicate things they (the student) could do to help them succeed next time. No names go on this sheet, but they need an even number of items at the top and bottom.