Teaching is a complex process in an ever-changing environment. Whether you are a first-year teacher or a full professor, the information here can help you prepare, teach, and document your teaching.
Get started with the practical information you need. This FAQ has current info on course waitlists, drop/add requests, grades, course evaluations, and more—as well as addressing student expectations and tips for the important first day of a class.
Use this template to build your course syllabus. All the elements are here, so you'll know you've included essential information, from the basics like the course description, course expectations, and policies to Title IX boilerplate.
Sign up for one of several course development institutes offered through IU’s Center for Innovating Teaching and Learning. These are structured in various ways (e.g., intensive 8-day sessions to once-a-month sessions over the course of a semester), oriented toward different types of classes (e.g., small-to-medium classes to large classes), and offered throughout the year.
Learn how to draw out students' best work, in and outside of class—and the steps to take in the event of academic misconduct. For videos about student participation, knowledge transfer, and more, see the Teaching Seminar Library.
The resources below are designed to help you communicate the intellectual work you do as a teacher to others. They will help you to demonstrate that you gather data about student learning and use them to make pedagogical decisions, collaborate with peers on your classroom performance, and align your practice with your philosophy of teaching.
Watch an instructional video overview, featuring Laureen Maines and Katie Metz.
Use this template to gather Systematic data about student Learning in your course.
IUB best practices for peer review
Guidelines for observing a colleague teach
Note-taking template for teaching observations
Rubric for syllabus review
Guidelines for self-authored formative memo
Guidelines for summative memo
Instructions and guidance for writing an effective teaching statement
Stay up-to-date on policies and legal concerns.