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Enhancing Teaching Excellence

Teaching a University Course
A comprehensive and practical guide to preparing and planning a course, creating a supportive environment, assessment and evaluation, instructional design, technology services, interdisciplinary teaching, best practices in college teaching, and related campus resources.

Improving Educational Practices
The latest thinking on how people learn, differing learning styles, multiple intelligences, the changing nature of the professorate, and education reform.

National Teaching and Learning Forum
UT Austin has a site license for the online edition of this insightful newsletter offering research, practical ideas, and the opportunity to participate in discussions with colleagues. Publication archives available.

Distance Education Resources
Distance Education leverages technology to maximize different learning styles and offer students options of time, place, and pace. Links to Distance Education resources and best practices are provided.

Connecting with Other Educators
Teaching centers at other colleges and universities, periodicals and journals, education conferences, and other global resources.

Archival Resources
A collection of research bulletins and special reports is available in the DIIA's Instructional Assessment and Evaluation group's materials. Included is the annual report of the results of the Course-Instructor Survey.