Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Created in 2013, the Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning ( CETAL ) replaces the Mellon Center Advisory Committee and absorbs the teaching and learning functions of the now dismantled Teaching and Learning Round Table (TLTR). The central mission of the CETAL is to support teaching and learning at IWU by fostering pedagogical development of IWU faculty. The council advises the Associate Dean on matters related to teaching and learning and is key in coordinating pedagogical initiatives with other bodies such as Curriculum Council (CC), Faculty Development Committee (FDC), the Writing Program, the Assessment Committee, and the Council on University Programs and Policies (CUPP).
Resources for Teaching
Writing Program teaching resources
Open Access Resources for Teaching and Learning Presentation by Mark Liffiton, May 2017
IWU guidelines for assessing student learning
Diversifying STEM Education Presentation by Abigail Kerr, May 2017
Liberal Education resources from AAC&U
High-Impact Practices for Teaching & Learning
The LEAP Challenge (Liberal Education & American Promise)
Teaching Resources at the Mellon Center
Rubrics & Syllabi
Fall 2020 Suggested Universal Syllabus Language (from the Instructional Work Group)
VALUE rubrics from AAC&U (16 rubrics)
A SYLLABUS template for IWU courses
IWU Student Rights and Responsibilities: Policy and Regulations (includes statement on plagiarism)
Syllabus checklist,
(from Michael Reder, Teaching and Learning Center @ Connecticut College)
The Syllabus: A Nonorg Presentation
Kate Browne and Carmela Ferradns, January 2016
Teaching Circles
In an effort to promote developmental feedback on faculty members' teaching practices, the Mellon Center sponsors a Teaching Circles program. Under this program, groups of three faculty members from different departments visit each others' classes and offer constructive feedback with regard to syllabi and assignment construction and the use of pedagogical methods in a live classroom situation.
If you are interested in participating in Teaching Circles, please contact Kevin Sullivan, ksulliva@iwu.edu.
Team Teaching
Tips for collaborative teaching from the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University
Team-teaching: Benefits and Challenges (Stanford CTL Newsletter)
Team-teaching: Rewards and Challenges
Carmela Ferradns, May 17th, 2016
Finding Sustainable Models for Faculty Collaboration across Disciplines
Carmela Ferradns, May 8th, 2014
Course Design
Course design pointers (from Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning @ Harvard)
Understanding by Design ("backwards" design method by Grant and Wiggins)
Bloom's Taxonomy
How to write learning outcomes (from the CTAL @ University of Delaware)
Teaching Goals Inventory (University of Iowa)
Liberal Arts Course Clusters at IWU
Promote Interdisciplinary Thinking
Provide Opportunities for Experiential Learning
Allow Students to Connect with Community Initiatives
Encourage and Showcase Student Interdisciplinary Work
Expose Students to a Variety of Modes of Expression
Teaching & Technology
Teaching with Pop Culture Presentation by Diego Mendez-Carbajo, May 2017
Teaching with Pop Culture Presentation by Christopher Sweet, May 2017
Digital Humanities resources by Harriett Green
Annotated bibliography for online teaching by Patricia McGee
Teaching with Technology: Tools and Strategies to Improve Student Learning, a special report from Faculty Focus
Tech Innovators 2016 The Chronicle of Higher Education
Flipped Classroom and Just-in-time Teaching Presentation by Diego Mendez-Carbajo, May 2016