Teaching Training

Relevant courses

Evidence-Based Approaches to College Teaching (15 weeks)

Instructor: Dr. Matthew G. Rhodes

Fall 2025

Goals:

1. Evaluate evidence-based practices relevant to teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses.
2. Provide appropriate preparation for leading university courses

Topics discussed:

1. Planning the course and creating effective syllabi
2. Supporting longer-term retention of information
3. Providing useful feedback to students
4. Evaluating and documenting your own teaching
5. Creating civil classroom environments
6. Evaluating learning through appropriate assignments

Main reading:

Svinicki & McKeachie (2013; 14th edition), McKeachie’s Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers

Other readings were assigned throughout the course, many coming from this book:

Forsyth, D. R. (2003). The professor’s guide to teaching: Psychological principles and practices. American Psychological Association.