The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
Course Design
Plan a Course
'5 Key Steps for Instructors to Prepare for Teaching at Brown' guides instructors through what to do after their course has been approved in preparation for teaching their course, including an overview of foundational tools and resources for teaching at Brown and access to a customizable version of the ‘5 Key Things’ checklist.
What should you include in a syllabus? This resource also includes sample Brown syllabi
A syllabus is one of the earliest messages students receive about a course, often before the first day of class. A syllabus serves many purposes, including functioning as an academic plan, outlining expectations and policies, and identifying resources for student success.
What are approaches for designing and developing courses?
What do you want your students to know and be able to do upon completing your course?
When effective, classroom assessment is informative for both the students and the instructor of a given course. For students, educative assessment offers an opportunity to receive feedback to shape effort in support of their own learning. At the same time, it signals to instructors that additional instruction or a revised pedagogical approach on a particular topic may be warranted.
If you are interested in learning more about CUREs, or thinking about how to incorporate authentic research experiences into your own course, here are some helpful resources.
Resources for faculty teaching a WRIT course
Featuring instructor mentoring and UTA teaching strategies, including online and hybrid contexts
Authored by Stefany Garcia ‘20
Authored by Stefany Garcia ‘20
Revise a course to adjust for unanticipated disruption
For reasons that include weather, travel or illness, there are times when course plans need to be adjusted. This resource offers creative approaches to making these adjustments, through both lower and higher tech means.
These guides from Digital Learning and Design suggest ways to use digital tools like Google, Panopto, Zoom and Canvas to maintain key teaching and learning functions.