Teaching Professor Digital Library
Faculty and staff now have access to a new online professional development resource. The Teaching Professor Digital Library is a growing library of video-based programs to help you address teaching opportunities and challenges. Each video is accompanied by PDF handouts and a transcript.
Topics include:
- What are the three worst mistakes to make in the classroom?
- How can I promote deep, lasting student learning?
- How can I connect students' interests to course content?
- How can I build community in my classroom?
- How do I create engaging threaded discussion questions?
- How do I get more students to participate in class?
- In blended courses, what should students do online?
To activate your Teaching Professor Digital Library subscription, contact us at [email protected] and we will send you the GVSU activation code.
Quality Matters
Through our institutional membership, faculty have access to the Quality Matters rubric, a set of eight research-based standards that can be used to guide online/hybrid course development. Currently, the Quality Matters rubric is used in the Foundations of Online/Hybrid Course Development and QM Teaching Circles.
Sampling of Teaching Professor Digital Library Offerings
Program Title |
Category |
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How Do I Convert a F2F Course to a Hybrid Course? |
Blended Learning |
In Blended Courses, What Should Students Do Online? |
Blended Learning |
Should I Use ADDIE as a Design Map for My Blended Course? |
Blended Learning |
What Is Blended Learning? |
Blended Learning |
What Three Things Could I Do to Improve My Blended Course? |
Blended Learning |
How Can I Learn Student Names? |
Classroom Management |
How Do I Address Teasing and Bullying Behavior in the Classroom? |
Classroom Management |
How Do I Discuss Academic Integrity During the First Class? |
Classroom Management |
How Do I Stay Calm When Students Push My Buttons? |
Classroom Management |
How Should I Handle Pushy Parents? |
Classroom Management |
Is There a Solution to Students Multitasking in Class? |
Classroom Management |
Should I Take Attendance? |
Classroom Management |
What Do I Need to Know About Referring Students for Help? |
Classroom Management |
What Should I Do When a Student Challenges my Authority? |
Classroom Management |
What Should I Do When a Student Cheats? |
Classroom Management |
Is Your Syllabus Sending the Wrong Message? |
Course Design |
Can Service-Learning Work in My Discipline? |
Course Design |
How Can Backward Design Make My Courses More Accessible? |
Course Design |
How Can I Improve Lessons with a 4-step Plan? |
Course Design |
How Can I Incorporate a Group Poster Session into my Class? |
Course Design |
How Can I Make My Course Content More Accessible? |
Course Design |
How Can I Make the Activities in My Course More Inclusive? |
Course Design |
How Do I Design Courses to Enhance Student Veterans' Success? |
Course Design |
How Do I Develop a High-Impact Capstone Course? |
Course Design |
How Do I Get Started with Service-Learning? |
Course Design |
What Are Five Tips for Writing Effective Learning Outcomes? |
Course Design |
How Can I Be an Effective Mentor? |
Faculty Development |
How Can I Best Learn from My Mentor? |
Faculty Development |
How Can I Measure My Faculty Development Center’s Impact? |
Faculty Development |
How Can I Use Student Feedback to Improve My Teaching? |
Faculty Development |
How Do I Create a Successful Faculty Mentoring Program? |
Faculty Development |
How Do I Prepare a SoTL Article for Publication? |
Faculty Development |
What Can I Do about Feeling Tired, Stressed, and Burned Out? |
Faculty Development |
What Can I Learn From Student Ratings? |
Faculty Development |
How Can I Build a Successful Faculty Development Program? |
Faculty Support |
How Do I Motivate an Unmotivated Colleague? |
Faculty Support |
How Should I Coach an Underperforming Colleague? |
Faculty Support |
What Steps Can I Take to Foster a Collegial Department? |
Faculty Support |
How Can I Structure a Flipped Lesson? |
Flipped Courses |
What Are 5 FAQs About Faculty Roles in the Flipped Class? |
Flipped Courses |
What Is Storyboarding and How Can It Help You Flip Your Class? |
Flipped Courses |
Where Can I Find Flippable Moments in My Classes? |
Flipped Courses |
Are Group Exams a Viable Testing Option? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Can I Create Meaningful Assignments for My Students? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Can I Make My Exams More about Learning, Less about Grades? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Can I Make My Exams More Accessible? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Can I Make My Multiple Choice Tests More Effective? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Can I Transform My Tests into Learning Tools? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Can I Use a Total Point System to Clarify Grading? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Can I Use Frequent Student Feedback to Improve My Courses? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Can I Use Informal Writing as Part of a Low-stakes Grading Strategy? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Can I Use Low-stakes Quizzing to Enhance Learning? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Can Rubrics Make Grading Easier and Faster? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Do I Give Feedback that Improves Student Writing? |
Grading and Feedback |
What Is the Best Way to Grade Participation? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Do I Use FLCs to Strengthen Institutional Assessment? |
Institutional Assessment |
How Should I Manage Conflict Within My Department? |
Leadership Skills |
How Can I Design Copyright-Compliant Courses? |
Online Copyright Policy |
Linking, Embedding & Streaming: What’s Legal? What’s Not? |
Online Copyright Policy |
What Does Copyright Ownership Mean to Me? |
Online Copyright Policy |
How Can I Get Started With the Virtual Classroom? |
Online Course Design |
How Do I Choose Between Synchronous & Asynchronous Activities? |
Online Course Design |
How Do I Set Students Up for Success in Online Courses? |
Online Course Design |
What Do Students Want in Online Courses? |
Online Course Design |
What Are the Communication 'Musts' in an Online Class? |
Online Course Facilitation |
How Can I Set Time Management Priorities in Online Teaching? |
Online Course Management |
How Should I Manage My Online Course? |
Online Course Management |
I’m Teaching Online Next Term. What Do I Have to Know? |
Online Course Management |
How Can I Use Technology to Create Custom Automated Feedback? |
Online Grading and Feedback |
How Can I Enhance the Impact of Feedback in Online Classes? |
Online Grading and Feedback |
How Can I Use Voice Feedback to Improve Student Learning? |
Online Grading and Feedback |
How Do I Create Engaging Threaded Discussion Questions? |
Online Student Engagement |
How Can I Better Manage Difficult Conversations with Faculty? |
Personnel Issues |
How Can I Help Student Veterans Transition to Campus? |
Specific Student Populations |
How Do I Accommodate Student Veterans with Disabilities? |
Specific Student Populations |
How Flexible Should I Be with Nontraditional Students? |
Specific Student Populations |
What Do I Do If I Suspect a Student Has Asperger’s Disorder? |
Specific Student Populations |
What Learning Activities Help Student Veterans Succeed? |
Specific Student Populations |
How Can I Capture Students’ Interest in the First 5 Minutes? |
Student Engagement |
How Can I Connect Students’ Interests to Course Content? |
Student Engagement |
How Can I Enhance Class Using Story, Popular Media and Objects? |
Student Engagement |
How Can I Enhance Students’ Self-Regulated Learning Skills? |
Student Engagement |
How Can I Get Students to Take Responsibility for Their Own Learning? |
Student Engagement |
How Can I Improve My PowerPoint Presentation Skills? |
Student Engagement |
How Can I Reduce Student Apathy and Increase Motivation? |
Student Engagement |
How Can I Use Icebreakers to Connect with Students? |
Student Engagement |
How Can Objects and Analogies Improve my Teaching? |
Student Engagement |
How Do I Build Community in My Classroom? |
Student Engagement |
How Do I Create a Climate for Learning in My Classroom? |
Student Engagement |
How Do I Get More Students to Participate in Class? |
Student Engagement |
How Do I Get Students to Read Their Assignments Before Class? |
Student Engagement |
How Do I Include Introverts in Class Discussions? |
Student Engagement |
What Kinds of Questions Encourage Student Interaction? |
Student Engagement |
How Can I Give Negative Peer Feedback that Leads to Change? |
Teaching Strategies |
How Can I Help Students Develop Critical Thinking Skills? |
Teaching Strategies |
How Can I Minimize Cheating in the Classroom? |
Teaching Strategies |
How Can I Promote Deep Learning through Critical Reflection? |
Teaching Strategies |
How Can I Teach Critical Reflection in STEM Courses? |
Teaching Strategies |
How Can I Use Discussion to Facilitate Learning? |
Teaching Strategies |
How Do I Assign Students to Groups? |
Teaching Strategies |
How Should I Respond to Wrong (or Not Very Good) Answers? |
Teaching Strategies |
Is Team Teaching Right for Me? |
Teaching Strategies |
Learner-Centered Teaching - Where Should I Start? |
Teaching Strategies |
Should I Encourage Experiential Learning During Class? How? |
Teaching Strategies |
What Are the Three Worst Mistakes to Make in the Classroom? |
Teaching Strategies |
What Can I Do to Increase Student Retention? |
Teaching Strategies |
What if a Student Asks a Question I Can't Answer? |
Teaching Strategies |
How Do I Use VoiceThread for Online Student Discussion? |
Technology in Online Courses |
Where Can I Find Free Tools for Holding Online Office Hours? |
Technology in Online Courses |
Can I Safely Send Group Text Messages to Students for Free? |
Technology in the Classroom |
Can I Safely Use Facebook with Students for Class Interaction? |
Technology in the Classroom |
How Can Document Sharing Tools Help Students Collaborate? |
Technology in the Classroom |
How Can Google Docs Help Foster Productive Collaboration? |
Technology in the Classroom |
How Can I Create Effective Mini-lectures? |
Technology in the Classroom |
How Can I Use Technology to Improve Learning? |
Technology in the Classroom |
How Can I Use Twitter to Improve Teaching and Learning? |
Technology in the Classroom |
What Works and What Doesn't When Teaching Large Classes? |
Technology in the Classroom |
Peer Reviews of Online Teaching: What Works Best? |
Working with Online Faculty |
How Can I Use Student Feedback to Improve My Teaching? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Can I Better Manage Difficult Conversations with Faculty? |
Grading and Feedback |
How Do I Get More Students to Participate in Class? |
Grading and Feedback |
What Can I Learn From Student Ratings? |
Grading and Feedback |