Teaching and Learning Resources

This page contains links to the various topics of interest and concern to both early career and established academics.

UWA Specific Resources

• Excellence in Teaching Academics - UWA Academics, who have been recognised for their excellence in teaching, relate their personal teaching philosophies
• Suggested References by SPOT Item (UWA Specific)
• Suggested References by SURF Item (UWA Specific)

General Teaching Resources

• Some Principles for Good Practice in Teaching and Learning compiled by Allan Goody at The University of Western Australia, these Principles of Good Practice are expanded on in the links on this page
• Learning theories, processes and models (Issues of Teaching and Learning newsletter)
• Transforming learning theories into practice (Greg Kearsley)
• Deliberations is an international website on issues of learning and teaching for the higher education community
• Teaching and Learning Forum Proceedings from 1995 to current

Teaching Tip Sites

• Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence(University of California, Berkley)
• Teaching Tips Index (University of Hawaii)
• Teaching Tips(McMaster University)
• Teaching Tips (University of Virginia)

The Beginning Teacher

• First Words on Teaching - a resource for new lecturers (Oxford Brookes University)
• First Time Teacher? - some tips to help you prepare for your tutorial (Flinders University)
• Starting off as a Sessionally Employed Teacher at Flinders University - PDF Download
• Preparing to Teach (Indiana University)

Preparing and Planning

Teaching Modes

Outcomes Based Education

• Implementing Outcome Based Education @ UWA (Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, UWA)
• Bloom's Taxonomy (Center for Teaching and Learning, Dalhousie University)
• Activities Based on Bloom's Taxonomy (Center for Teaching and Learning, Dalhousie University)

Discipline Specific Teaching

• Subject Network an excellent collection of subject specific resources for teaching and learning (The Higher Education Academy, UK)

Lecturing & Large Group Teaching

• On Effective Lecturing (University of Chicago)
• Teaching Large Classes Check out both "Guidelines" and "Resources" links on this page(The University of Queensland)
• Twenty Terrible Reasons for Lecturing (Oxford Brookes University)

Tutorial & Small Group Teaching

• Small Group Teaching (Oxford Brookes University)
• Tutorial Strategies (Flinders University)
• Solving Tutorial Issues (Flinders University)

Peer Teaching, Collaborative and Cooperative Group Work

• A selection of resources (University of Virginia)
• Team Learning (University of Oregon)
• Working in Groups (Harvard University)
• Guide to Best Practice: Group Work (Lincoln University)

Problem Based Learning

• Problem-based Learning Especially in the Context of Large Classes (McMaster University)

Team Teaching

• Perspectives on Team Teaching (University of Calgary)
• Shall We Dance? Team Teaching and the Harmony of Collaboration (Pennsylvania State University)

Laboratory Teaching

• Demonstrating Laboratory Classes at Flinders University (Flinders University) - PDF download. 
• Teaching Methods: Science Labs (Indiana University)

Postgraduate Supervision

• Dual Perspectives on Postgraduate Supervision some practical advise to offer students (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology)
• Code of Good Practice for Graduate Research Supervision

Clinical Supervision

• Clinical Education: Tips and Tutorials (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey)
• The University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Instructional Tips
• Understanding Students will Help you with Clinical Teaching
• Teaching Support Resources
• Learning and Teaching in the Clinical Environment (British Medical Journal)
• One to One Teaching and Feedback (British Medical Journal)
• Tips for Teaching with Patients (The Medical Journal of Australia)

Flexible Teaching and e-Learning

• Towards a Definition of Online Learning @UWA (The University of Western Australia)
• Web Tools for Teaching (The University of Western Australia)

WebCT

• WebCT Staff Support (The University of Western Australia)

Classroom Management

Creating an Effective Learning Environment

• Adult learners

Being Responsive to Students' Needs and Concerns

• Providing Constructive Feedback (Center for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Delaware)

Catering for Student Diversity

• Teaching with Diversity Checklist (The University of Western Australia)
• Equity and Diversity ("Issues of Teaching and Learning" newsletter)
• Inclusive Curriculum at UWA: A discussion paper
• Teaching in Racially Diverse College Classrooms (Harvard University)

Engaging Students

• Displaying Enthusiasm for the Subject although this article is directed at Physical Educators, the suggestions apply across disciplines
• Leading Discussion Groups (Center for Teaching and Learning, Dalhousie University)
• Encouraging Student Participation in Discussion (University of Virginia)  
• Who Says Statistics Can't Keep You in Stiches? (Johns Hopkins University)
• Effective Techniques of Questioning (University of Hawaii)
• Harvard
  • Some Different Types of Questoning
  • Techiniques for Responding
  • Ten Strategies for Effective Discussion Leading
  • Managing Hot Moments in the Classroom

Active Learning

• Active Learning (University of Hawaii)
• Classroom Structures that Encourage Student Participation (Center for Teaching and Learning, Dalhousie University)
• From Teaching to Learning: Part III. Lectures and Approaches to Active Learning (D.C. Seeler, G.H. Turnwald and K.S. Bull, (1994). Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 21, (1)

Developing Critical Thinking in Students

• Developing a Critical Voice: liberating students' thinking (The Higher Education Academy)

Assessment

• Enhancing Assessment in the Biological Sciences (Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education)
• Assessing Learning in Australian Universities (University of Melbourne)
• Assessment (Issues in Teaching and Learning newsletter)
• Some Key Concepts in Assessment (Issues in Teaching and Learning newsletter)
• Alternative Activities for Assessment (Issues in Teaching and Learning newsletter)
• Assessing Group Assignments (Issues in Teaching and Learning newsletter)

Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness

• Why Evaluate Our Teaching? (Issues in Teaching and Learning newsletter)

Responding to Student Feedback

• What do They Know Anyway? Making Evaluations Effective (North Carolina State University)

Peer Feedback

• Peering in: The Value of Peer Review (Issues in Teaching and Learning newsletter)
• Peer Feedback on Teaching (The University of Western Australia)

Self Evaluation

• Evaluating Your Own Teaching (University of Hawaii)

Teaching and Learning Portfolios

• Guidelines for Preparing a Teaching Portfolio (The University of Western Australia)

Developing Professional Competencies

Academic Integrity