Faculty Development Resources
This page archives resources the Faculty Hub has generated and provides a curated list of external resources vetted by Faculty Hub staff. It is designed to work through two filters: Type and Category. Each resource can be tagged with multiple categories for easy searchability.
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Creating Effective Learning Assessments
LinkedIn Learning | Teaching Techniques - Creating Effective Learning Assessments:
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How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive
How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive | Sathy and Hogan, 2019
This guide from The Chronicle of Higher Education is organized around common questions, key principles, and strategies faculty can use to interact with students, design courses, and assess teaching all with inclusivity in mind.
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About Universal Design for Learning
About Universal Design for Learning | CAST
The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) website offers a detailed overview and a wealth of resources to learn more about UDL. This website includes their UDL Guidelines, a tool that instructors can be use to implement UDL within their specific learning environment and/or course context.
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Distracted - Book Talk
Distracted - Book Talk (requires UR faculty/staff account) | James Lang for UR’s Faculty Hub
A presentation James Lang gave about his new book "Distract: Why Students Can’t focus and What You can Do About It" during the spring 2021 semester.
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Teaching & Learning Tips: Accessibility Resources
Teaching & Learning Tips: Accessibility Resources | University of Illinois Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
Best practices, resources, and help documents designed to aid faculty in making digital teaching materials more accessible.
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Simple Tips for Engaging Students in Zoom
Simple Tips for Engaging Students in Zoom | Teaching Professor: https://richmond.box.com/s/nxryf0vvcvte984l33m79wgwzs1ddss4
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Tips and Tricks for Creating Accessible Video Lectures
Tips and Tricks for Creating Accessible Video Lectures | Arizona State University: https://teachonline.asu.edu/2019/03/tips-and-tricks-for-creating-accessible-video-lectures/
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6 Tips for Creating Engaging Video Lectures That Students Will Actually Watch
6 Tips for Creating Engaging Video Lectures That Students Will Actually Watch | Temple University: https://teaching.temple.edu/edvice-exchange/2016/03/6-tips-creating-engaging-video-lectures-students-will-actually-watch
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Make Super Simple Videos for Your Online Class
Michael Wesch | Make Super Simple Videos for Your Online Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0lQJvBC_1I
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99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos
99 Tips for Creating Simple and Sustainable Educational Videos | Karen Costa: Book Link
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Ways to Utilize Polling Tools in the Blended Classroom
Faculty Hub University of Richmond | Ways to Utilize Polling Tools in the Blended Classroom: Tip Sheet Link
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Multimedia Presentation Design Guide
Multimedia Presentation Design Guide | Vanderbilt’s Center for Teaching: https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/presentations/
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Ways to Utilize Collaborative Documents to Enable Active Learning Opportunities
Faculty Hub - University of Richmond | Ways to Utilize Collaborative Documents to Enable Active Learning Opportunities: Tip Sheet Link
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Disability Accommodations and Effective Teaching
General Information about Disability Accommodations and Inclusive Teaching Practices
American Psychological Association | Reasonable Accommodations Explained: https://www.apa.org/pi/disability/dart/toolkit-three
University of Washington | Guide for Teaching Students with Disabilities: https://www.washington.edu/teaching/topics/inclusive-teaching/teaching-students-with-disabilities/
Educause | ADA compliance for online course design: https://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/1/ada-compliance-for-online-course-design
University of Richmond | Guide to working with students with disabilities (note the sample statement for syllabi): https://disability.richmond.edu/faculty-staff/faculty.html
Specific Disability Accommodations
Hearing Accommodations | DeafTEC | Best Practices for Teaching Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: http://www.deaftec.org/resources
Mobility Accommodations | University of Illinois | Physical and Mobility Disability: Common Assistive Technology: https://guides.library.illinois.edu/c.php?g=533633&p=3651132
Visual Accommodations | Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Overview of Technology for Visually Impaired and Blind Students: https://www.tsbvi.edu/general-technology-items/1074-overview-of-technology-for-visually-impaired-and-blind-students
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Engaging Students in Learning
Chronicle of Higher Education | How to Hold a Better Class Discussion: https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190523-ClassDiscussion
LinkedIn Learning | Learning How to Increase Learner Engagement: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-how-to-increase-learner-engagement
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Faculty Handbook, University of Richmond
University of Richmond | Duties and Responsibilities of the Faculty Members (pg. 7): https://facultyhandbook.richmond.edu/Handbook_022118rev_updated%20HR%20link%20for%20domestic%20part.pdf
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First Day of Class
Carnegie Mellon University | Make the Most of the First Day of Class: https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/teach/firstday.html
Chronicle of Higher Education | How to Teach a Good First Day of Class: https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/advice-firstday
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Honor Code, University of Richmond
University of Richmond| Honor Code: https://studentdevelopment.richmond.edu/student-handbook/honor/the-honor-code.html
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Inclusive Teaching
University of Washington| Inclusive Teaching Guide: https://www.washington.edu/teaching/topics/inclusive-teaching/
University of Michigan| Inclusive Teaching Resources and Strategies: http://www.crlt.umich.edu/multicultural-teaching/inclusive-teaching-strategies
Columbia University| Guide for Inclusive Teaching at Columbia: https://ctl.columbia.edu/resources-and-technology/resources/inclusive-teaching-guide/
Chronicle of Higher Ed | How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive: https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190719_inclusive_teaching
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Making Time for Faculty Scholarship
Chronicle of Higher Education| How to Make Time for Research and Writing: https://www.chronicle.com/article/How-to-Make-Time-for-Research/239724
Inside Higher Ed| Making Time for Research: https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/01/15/tips-help-midcareer-faculty-members-find-time-research-projects-essay
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On-line Teaching
LinkedIn Learning| Foundations of Online Instruction: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-to-teach-online
Mesa Community College | Designing an Online Course: https://ctl.mesacc.edu/teaching/designing-an-online-course/
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Pedagogies and Strategies
Vanderbilt University| Guide to Pedagogies and Strategies: https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teaching-guides/pedagogies-and-strategies/
UC Berkeley | Active Learning Strategies: https://teaching.berkeley.edu/active-learning-strategies
Vanderbilt University | Guide to SoTL: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/sotl/
University of Central Florida | SoTL and DBER: https://fctl.ucf.edu/research-on-teaching/sotl-and-dber/
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Syllabus Creation
Chronicle of Higher Education | How to Create a Syllabus: https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/advice-syllabus
Chronicle of Higher Education | The 3 Essential Functions of Your Syllabus, Part 1: https://www.chronicle.com/article/The-3-Essential-Functions-of/190243/
Chronicle of Higher Education | The 3 Essential Functions of Your Syllabus, Part 2: https://www.chronicle.com/article/The-3-Essential-Functions-of/228909
University of Michigan | Creating Your Syllabus: http://www.crlt.umich.edu/gsis/p2_1
Accessible Syllabus | Resources to Promote Student Engagement and Agency: https://www.accessiblesyllabus.com
University of Richmond, Academic Skills | Describes academic and personal support services for students at UR: https://richmond.box.com/s/q25l8ydxct2ghw3d3uehop5bzhlc72ma
University of Richmond, Center for Awareness, Response, and Education | Resources for the prevention, support, and reporting of sexual misconduct on campus: https://prevent.richmond.edu
University of Richmond, Religious Observances Calendar | Lists significant holidays from the five largest global faith traditions: https://registrar.richmond.edu/planning/religious-observance.html
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Universal Design for Learning for Learning and Instruction
Universal Design for Learning and Instruction | Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning
This web resource by Dartmouth’s Center for the Advancement of Learning offers an overview of the UDL guidelines and offers suggestions for how to apply those guidelines to your course design and teaching practices.
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Writing Effective Learning Objectives
LinkedIn Learning| Teaching Techniques – Writing Effective Learning Objectives: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/teaching-techniques-writing-effective-learning-objectives
Johns Hopkins University| Writing Effective Learning Objectives: https://ii.library.jhu.edu/2016/07/20/writing-effective-learning-objectives/
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Rules for the Accessibility Checker
Rules for the Accessibility Checker | Microsoft: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/rules-for-the-accessibility-checker-651e08f2-0fc3-4e10-aaca-74b4a67101c1
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Keep It Simple: Universal Design for Remote Learning
Keep It Simple: Universal Design for Remote Learning | Wake Forest University: https://cat.wfu.edu/2020/04/universaldesign/
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Blackboard Course Design Example
Blackboard Course Design Example | Faculty Hub University of Richmond: https://vimeo.com/446379374