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Large lectures are common in competitive research universities. Here are several guides to help with the more practical aspects of teaching.

 

Pre-Class Setup

• Guide to minimizing administrative emails from students
• Setting up clickers, online quizzes, messageboards, gradebook
• Writing and posting lecture notes

 

Training your TAs (link)

• Meet with your Head TA
• Pre-quarter Training
• Weekly Training Meetings

 

Using clickers effectively (link)

• Designing good questions
• Instructions for grading clicker participation

 

Writing exam questions

• Guide to Exam-Writing (how to write great questions – practical hints and philosophy)
• 1-page sample exam questions at different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning

 

Exam Administration:

• Creating a Seating Chart with special seating (lefties, front row, etc).
• Quick Tips for Exam Administration (or read the long version if you need more details)
• Making Rapid Return cover sheets
• Instructions for proctoring exams in large lecture halls
• Adding student names to Apperson scantron results

 

Conducting science education research:

Faculty interested in developing a research program in teaching and learning in the STEM disciplines may find these resources useful.