University Teaching Advisory Council
Information and resources for and about the Advisory Council.
Faculty Resources for Student Success
Find resources to help your students be successful in the classroom. Review tips and talking points for midterm grading, suggestions for making referrals, and more.
Resources for New Faculty & Teaching Assistants
Links to recorded workshops and other resources relevant to new instructors and TAs.
Resources for Student Referral
Find information on campus resources for students, organized as an easy-to-navigate series of “how-to” questions.
How-To Faculty Resources
Find answers here to the most commonly asked questions by faculty.
Monday Morning Mentor
Weekly series of 20-minute presentations on a variety of topics. Open to all faculty.
Syllabus Resources
Syllabus resources to assist UToledo faculty with the development of their course syllabi.
Scholarship Of Teaching
& Learning
UTC & Carlson Library teaching resources LibGuide - from articles and books to DVDs and more. We also have a Hybrid Teaching LibGuide for blended and online courses.
Teacher-To-Teacher Resources
Find links, guides, and locally-made solutions sent to us by UToledo faculty members.
Service Learning Resources
This page is primarily for faculty who want to learn more, and who want to submit a course or section for the Service Learning designation.
Blended Course Design Resources & Toolkit
Blended courses weave together the best of online teaching with the best active learning and community-building strategies of face-to-face classes.
Additional resources & research
TRANSITIONING TO REMOTE LEARNING
Information and resources for the transition to teaching your course remotely.
VISUAL LITERACY
Visual literacy will be available campus-wide to be included in any UToledo course.
The curriculum modules will provide opportunities for UToledo students across all
majors to master the ability to “speak visual” through targeted curriculum modules
incorporated into their existing course offerings. The modules available can be used
as homework or in-class assignments to support the development of fluency in visual
language.
HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), based on the research
of George Kuh (High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why
They Matter, AAC&U, 2008), has identified ten top institutional practices in Higher Education that most likely
to lead to lasting learning and ongoing engagement of students.
STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING PRACTICES
How we teach the students who enter our classrooms can make the difference between
students who realize their potential and those who leave us discouraged about their
possibilities. These resources, organized by topic, offer frameworks and strategies
faculty can use to make their classrooms vibrant learning spaces for every student
who walks through the door.
MID-TERM GRADING - Early Graded Feedback as a Tool for Student Success
Providing students with early, formative feedback on their progress in your class
is one of the most effective tools for improving successful course completion. This
feedback also provides key data by which advisors can identify and intervene with
students who may be struggling academically, which is important for improving retention
and decreasing equity gaps in student success. In this session, instructors will learn
tools for providing early graded feedback to students that are practical and time-effective
for instructors and also provide meaningful feedback to improve student outcomes in
your class