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Teaching Support Services for Faculty

When planning your course, you can get help to
Order books, get free copy Your Department
Set up your course web site Computing & Educational Technology Services
Assess pedagogical approaches for this course Center for Teaching & Learning
Learning Resources Center
Develop your syllabus Center for Teaching & Learning
Incorporate information literacy/lifelong learning competencies Engineering Library
Develop learning objectives and learning skill objectives Center for Teaching & Learning
Learning Resources Center
Create web-based course guide for assignments and research Engineering Library
Scan course material, readings, old exams for course web site Engineering Library
Put books and materials on reserve at SEAS Library Engineering Library
Print course handouts SEAS Copy Center 215-898-8115
Your Department
Discourage plagiarism Engineering Library
Arrange student access to labs Computing & Educational Technology Services
Your Department
Manage your teaching assistant or grader SEAS Academic Programs Office
Improve your teaching Center for Teaching & Learning
Choose your textbooks

Faculty Web - Faculty Web gives college faculty access to textbook information, including lists of top-selling titles by course and discipline; textbook reviews; ordering of desk copies, book-in-use data; and more.

Faculty Center Network - It is intended to serve faculty by providing robust information on textbooks to help faculty make informed adoption decisions. As of 2004, approximately 300,000 different textbook titles from more than 5,000 publishers are represented in the database.
Check your previous teaching ratings IRQDB

 

When the course starts, you can get help to
See your class list with pictures of the students IRQDB
Use classroom technology Computing & Educational Technology Services
Accommodate students with disabilities Learning Resources Center
Send email to the class IRQDB
Post midterm grades online privately Computing & Educational Technology Services
Get library books delivered to your departmental office Faculty Document Delivery service
Get articles and papers delivered via email Faculty Document Delivery service

 

If there is a problem, you can get help to
Improve classroom dynamics Center for Teaching & Learning
Detect plagiarism Engineering Library
Enable students to hear you better Computing & Educational Technology Services
Make more effective use of your teaching assistant Center for Teaching & Learning
Help a student with a serious problem SEAS Academic Programs Office
Counseling and Psychological Services

 

If you assign a paper or project, your students may need help to
Work effectively in groups Learning Resources Center
Find peer-reviewed research results Engineering Library
Evaluate material they find on the web Engineering Library
Manage time and projects effectively Learning Resources Center
Improve their writing Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing
Improve their oral presentations Communication Within the Curriculum
Develop additional reading strategies Learning Resources Center
Read, write and study in their second language Learning Resources Center

 

If the test is very hard, some students may need help to
Find a tutor Tutoring Center
Improve study skills Learning Resources Center
Improve math skills Math Advising in Residences
Find a mentor SEAS Academic Programs Office

 

Policies involving courses
Confidentiality of student records
University calendar
Religious holidays
Final exams
Due dates for grades

* For advising support services, contact APO


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