Center for Teaching Excellence - Teaching Tips and Best Practices

Teaching Tips and Best Practices from the Center for Teaching Excellence

Teaching Tips

• The Lecture - Guidelines and tips for becoming a master lecturer.
• Turnitin and Other Plagiarism Detection Services
• Using PowerPoint Effectively
• Course Assignments for Better Learning... and Living
• Why and How to Not Grade
• What Does a Rubric Do?

Five Best Practices for College Teaching

Excellent teaching is equal parts intuition, technique, reflection, and practice. Sometimes we can make significant advances in our teaching by making small adjustments in our assessment strategies or re-thinking how we organize our courses or how we set the tone in the classroom. Here are a few suggestions for improving various facets of the teaching experience.

• Assessment Basics
• Classroom Climate
• Course Portfolios
• Course Preparation Assignments
• Humor in the Classroom

Best Practices for Teaching Online

• E-Learning Best Practices Model
• E-Learning Best Practices Comment Form
• More resources for faculty teaching online courses

 

Contact Information

For more information about the Center for Teaching Excellence, please contact:

Becky Kasper, Ph.D., Director
SUNY Plattsburgh
301 Feinberg Library, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Phone: (518) 564-3043
Fax: (518) 564-5100
E-mail: kasperrb@plattsburgh.edu