This webpage is a non-exhaustive list of resources to support faculty and instructors from across campus.
New content will continue to be added. Have a great instructional resource to share? Send it to Assistant Dean for Academic Programs and Policies Megan Ackerman-Yost.
Instructors can also contact Megan with specific questions about instruction, courses, grading and student behavior in the classroom.
Additional Resources
If you are unable to reach the student or concerned about them, please submit a Student of Concern report to the Office of Student Assistance and Support (OSAS).
If you want to talk about a student or their behavior in a class, you can contact Megan Ackerman-Yost or book a time to meet with her using this link.
- Midpoint Check-In Form
- Don’t wait until the semester is over to learn about the student experience of your course! Use the form linked below to check-in with students halfway through the term.
- Make an editable copy of the form here. Add or remove questions before you publish and share the form with your students.
- Classroom Dynamics and Discussion
- The Discussion Project: Provides research-based techniques to design and implement equitable, inclusive, and engaging classroom discussion.
- Navigating Classroom Dynamics & Disruptions
There are a wide variety of professional development resources available to faculty and instructors on campus, most of which are led by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Mentoring.
- CTLM For New Instructors – https://ctlm.wisc.edu/for-new-instructors/
- AI information and example syllabus statements – https://ctlm.wisc.edu/self-serve-resources/generativeai/
- Accessibility resources – https://it.wisc.edu/learn/make-it-accessible/
- Webinars and other events (throughout the year) – https://ctlm.wisc.edu/learn-and-engage/
- Newsletters
- The CTLM Newsletter generally focuses on instruction and teaching/learning
- The Learn@UW Newsletter focuses on instructional technology and support for instruction related to technology
Below are documents to support a process for peer teaching evaluation.
- Full Guide to peer evaluation of teaching
- Outlines a full framework for collaborative peer teaching evaluation.
- Processes for self-reflection, pre-observation meeting, observation, and post-observation meeting.
- Observers and observees can work together to personalize each part of the evaluation to fit individual needs, time constraints, and department or program preferences.
- Peer Observation Rubric
- Make an editable copy here.
- SMART Goal Worksheet and Action Plan
- Set manageable goals based on peer evaluation and make a plan to achieve them.
- Make an editable copy here.
Content will be added soon!