Montclair’s Teaching Principles, written by faculty for faculty, provide the backbone for OFE’s teaching resources that support instructors across disciplines, modalities, and levels of experience. Guidance, templates and resources for course design, syllabi, assignments and assessments, grading, academic honesty, attendance, Canvas universal guidelines, planning for online courses, planning for disruption, and connecting students in need to campus partners. Pedagogical practices to help instructors focus attention on student learning: active and engaged learning, collaborative learning, community and belonging, active and engaged learning, critical thinking, effective lectures, trauma-informed pedagogy, contemplative pedagogy. Strategies and pedagogies to incorporate diverse perspectives in course materials; employ inclusive teaching practices; cultivate diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; mitigate implicit bias; and promote intercultural learning. Ideas to design and deliver your course in ways that are accessible and support learning for all people. Tools to gather information about your teaching to better understand your teaching, its effect on students and their learning, and to plan your professional development. Observation guidelines, templates, and rubrics. References and guides to connect faculty to their disciplines’ resources on teaching and learning. An invitation to contribute. Canvas community offering a collection of sample syllabi, assignments, and other course materials from and for Montclair instructors (join by clicking here). Access with your NetID. An alphabetical listing of OFE teaching resources integrated across the website. The University’s Information Technology Division includes Information Technology and Design Services (ITDS). ITDS supports and provides training in an evolving list of tools from Canvas to Panopto and DesignPlus, as well as a suite of social annotation and collaboration tools, voice thread, Google and Office suites, and even Qualtrics. Instructors can access ITDS services in several ways, including:
Clear Course Design
Pedagogical Strategies
Inclusivity & Diversity
Universal Design for Learning
Reflective Practice
Disciplinary Excellence
OFE Sample Course Materials
Index
Instructional Technologies
