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Be a Great College Teacher


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Useful sample syllabus

Advice to Teach College Students


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Kansas State University
Characteristics of the Superior College Teacher (2 pages)

23 Practical Strategies to Help New Teachers Thrive (46 pages)
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Ivan Shibley (Penn State)

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Tom Drummond (North Seattle Community College)
The Best Practices in College Teaching (11 pages)

Effective Strategies to Improve College Learning (15 1-page essays)
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MaryEllen Weimer, et al. (Penn State)

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Tips for First-time College Teachers


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How to Teach College Courses Online


Online Teaching Tips 

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National Institute for Digital Learning (Useful Forum Page)

147 Practical Tips for Teaching Online
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Donald E. Hanna, et al. (Wisconsin)
10 Fundamentals for Online Faculty
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Tony Bates (Contact Nord)


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Sushmitha Kolagani (CommLab India)


Teaching Large Classes (Very) Well 

273 Cool Ideas to Engage Your Class

#4 Cliffhanger lecturing
#6 Word cloud guess
#12 Turn my back
#62 Ask the winner
#104 Human flashcards
#119 Mystery numbers
​#179 Follow an expert
#236 Who am I?
​#256 Fishbowl


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Kevin Yee (South Florida)

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John Boyer (Virginia Tech)

Great Movies for College Teachers


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Both photos credited to Touchstone Pictures (Dead Poets Society - 1989)

Share Your Insights and Ideas

What have you created or found that's been useful and could be helpful for other PhD students, new professors, or independent scholars?  ​
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  • A pdf handout on teaching 
  • Tips on surviving grad school
  • Favorite career-advice articles
  • A paper submission checklist 
  • A list of inspirational quotes
  • A productivity aid you use
  • ​​​​The goal-setting system you use
  • Your most useful go-to websites
  • Helpful academic How-to articles
  • A method to keep perspective or manage stress

​Send an email to AcademicsOnly@yahoo.com if you have something you think would be useful to share with others on this website
, or if you have ideas on how to make this more useful to you or your students.

Stay in touch

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