Teaching Resources

There are a variety of resources available that can help you with your teaching. They have been categorized and ordered to help you better find the content you need. If you are unable to find a resource you need on our pages, please let the Teaching Centre know. We will do our best to gather and create new resources for you, but also will be able to help you one-on-one to meet your needs.

Essentials

This area has tutorials that will help you get started with creating or revising a course. Tutorials include what to include in a course outline, as well as how to create and align course objectives and student learning objectives.

Styles, Strategies and Theories

Every instructor has a teaching style that they are comfortable using. This area focuses on some common teaching styles and practices you may want to familiarize yourself with. You don't need to stick to one specific style but being aware of the elements in each style may be beneficial to your teaching strategies.

Engagement

How do you get your students attention? How do you encourage them to get involved in class discussions? Questions like these are addressed in the articles of this section

Managing the Classroom

Understanding your students as well as your classroom environment are a key to good teaching. In this area the articles range from making the most of your classroom to dealing with difficult students.

Online and Blended Learning

Anyway you look at it online or blended learning still requires a good teaching strategy. Articles in this section will cover understanding your online environment, understanding copyright in the digital realm, as well as tools that can assist you in to better engage with your students.

Moodle

Moodle is the the University of Lethbridge's supported Learning Management System (LMS). You can access Moodle here:

https://moodle.uleth.ca

Classes are automatically created for each course, so there is no need to request a course. It is up to you as an instructor if you wish to use the LMS in your course.

If you have questions about Moodle, the Teaching Centre staff are ready to help. You can call our office (403.380.1856), stop by the office (L1126) or visit our tutorial page (moodleanswers.com). You can also submit a help request via a ticket system (teachingcentre@uleth.ca).

Assessment

From grading and marking to creating good exam questions, this section has a variety of articles that can help you.

Group Work

Articles in this section cover some good practices for group work. The articles will cover such topics as how to form groups, how to keep groups on task, as well as understanding the group dynamic.

Course Resources

Text books, library resources and other resource you may need to integrate into your course are covered in this section's articles.

Accommodating Special Needs Students

In some cases students have physical disabilities and require assistive technology, while others may have some learning disabilities and may need extra time in the assessment process. This area has resources that can provide suggestions and point you to correct people that can best help you and your students with accommodating these special needs.

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