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Teaching Resource Guide2010-2011
Center or Teaching ExcellenceOfce o Undergraduate StudiesThe Graduate SchoolOfce o Faculty AairsOfce o the Provost
http://cte.umd.edu
Copyright 2010 Center or Teaching ExcellenceReproduce with permission onlyCenter or Teaching Excellence, University o Maryland. 0405 Marie Mount Hall, College Park, MD 20742
 
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August 2010Welcome to the University of Maryland. Our faculty and graduate teaching assistants make importantcontributions to undergraduate student learning and to the commitment to excellence in teaching that is part of the University’s mission.
We encourage you to reect on the serious work you are about to begin as the academic year commences. Everyone who teaches at the University has an obligation to offer students an outstandinglearning experience. World-class universities ask students to engage in rigorous academic work. Inorder to sustain the academic quality the University expects and demands, you will need to devote time,energy, and thoughtfulness to your work in the classrooms, laboratories, studios, and lecture halls inwhich you teach.Being an excellent teacher requires more than understanding the material you want your students tolearn. It demands an awareness of how people learn, an investigation of the pedagogies appropriateto your discipline, and familiarity with the rules and procedures of the University. Even if you arean experienced teacher, you will be well served by the Teaching Resource Guide, which suggests principles for effective teaching in support of meaningful learning. Its survey of pedagogy includes
descriptions of various teaching tools, polices, and resources for instructors.
This guide is, however, only one of many resources on campus for improving teaching. Find out about
and take advantage of resources in your department and college that support teaching. As part of a
community of scholar-teachers, engage in discussions with colleagues about practices that have led tosuccess in their classrooms. Most importantly, remember that being a purposeful and reective teacher will almost certainly lead to better teaching and enhanced student learning.We are condent that your experience teaching at the University of Maryland will be rewarding and benecial to your own professional development. We are grateful for your decision to teach our undergraduate students, and we wish you a successful year.
Sincerely,
 Nariman Farvardin
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and ProvostDonna B. HamiltonAssociate Provost for Academic AffairsDean for Undergraduate StudiesCharles CaramelloAssociate Provost for Academic Affairs
Dean of the Graduate School
Juan Uragereka
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
1119 Main Administration BuildingCollege Park, Maryland 20742-5031
301.405.5252 TEL 301.405.8195 FAX
OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND PROVOST
 
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Preface
What follows is intended to be used as a resource to aid and support you as a developing teacher,and it should contribute to your efforts to enhance undergraduate education. The
Teaching  Resource Guide
addresses many of the concerns of instructors who teach undergraduate students
at the University of Maryland. We encourage you to keep it accessible and consult its various
 parts when they are most applicable to your work. You may nd some of its guidance will bemore appropriate later in the semester, in subsequent semesters, or even many years from now. Not all of the suggestions for teaching made below will be appropriate for you, so you should
interpret them as possible approaches and adopt those that seem most promising. Our operating
 principle in creating this guide is that teaching can be improved by reecting on practice,
considering available guidance, and thoughtfully assessing the effectiveness of your teaching.We hope the
 Resource Guide
is a useful source of support. However, it is not intended to beyour only reference. The principles, suggestions, tips, and resources offered here are primarily pedagogical; we refer to many statements of policy but do not reproduce them at length. If you
require additional assistance or have questions or concerns regarding your role as a member of 
the faculty or as a teaching assistant, we encourage you to seek out your departmental supervisor (i.e., the professor in charge of your course or of undergraduate teaching, or a TA coordinator)or other ofcials (e.g., your department chair). Additionally, you should refer to the AnnualTeaching Policies and Guidelines for Faculty, available at http://www.faculty.umd.edu/teach/InstructionalGuide.htm
, the
Graduate Catalogue
, available at
http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/
catalog/, the
Graduate Student Life Handbook 
, available at
http://www.union.umd.edu/GH/
, andthe
Undergraduate Catalogue
, available at
http://www.umd.edu/catalog
.
This guide is produced by the Center for Teaching Excellence, an initiative of the Ofce of theAssociate Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Studies. The Center for Teaching Excellence(CTE) is the campus’ central partner for improving undergraduate education. CTE responds to
the needs of all colleges, schools, and programs to ensure that the University of Maryland remains
an international model of excellence in teaching and learning. CTE facilitates and supports newinnovations in teaching, helps faculty teach more efciently and effectively, works to ensure
that all graduate teaching assistants develop as excellent teachers, and oversees faculty learning
communities as they address current and future educational needs of the University. CTE workswith campus units to recognize excellence in teaching through workshops, ceremonies, andawards. CTE administers more than 20 programs for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate
teaching assistants and is a portal for vetted resources for teaching and learning.
CTE develops and leads campus-wide venues and exchanges on teaching and learning in supportof the University’s efforts to provide a premier undergraduate education to all students. CTEworks with faculty to ensure continued innovation in teaching and learning, a new foundation of the scholarship that denes world-class universities. CTE facilitates the campus’ exchangeof ndings and ideas on teaching and learning in order to foster and support faculty learning
communities as they develop, document, and advance scholarly teaching practices.
CTE also facilitates the University Teaching and Learning Program (a professional development program for Graduate Teaching Assistants), an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant program, theCTE-Lilly Fellowships for faculty, the Departmental Award for Excellence and Innovation in
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