Large Classes Resources Collection

Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. (2011). Teaching strategies and large lectures. Retrieved from http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/tsllc.php
University of Michigan.

A selected list of links that connect to several repositories of teaching resources related to large classes and lectures.

Davis, Barbara G. (1993). Preparing to teach the large lecture course. Retrieved from http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/largelecture.html

An online version of the chapter on teaching large classes in Tools for Teaching (1993). This chapter provides a systematic approach to teaching a large lecture course, from course development to classroom management.

Ives, S.M. (2000). A survival handbook for teaching large classes. Retrieved from http://teaching.uncc.edu/articles-books/best-practice-articles/large-classes/handbook-large-classes
University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

“There is no one way to teach a large class.” This statement begins this handbook for teaching large classes. Dr. Ives has compiled a long list of strategies that instructors can explore as they plan, develop, teach, and evaluate their large classes. The handbook is divided into nine parts that address questions such as how to encourage attendance in large classes, what to do about exams, and what kinds of active learning activities are possible.

Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. (2011). Teaching Large Classes. Retrieved from http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Tools/Large/
Pennsylvania State University.

A short list of frequently asked questions about large classes that includes faculty responses on how they have addressed the area in question. Active learning strategies, peer feedback, clickers, and the turn-to-your-neighbor approach are among the highlighted techniques.

Sweet, M. (n.d.) Teaching Large: Resources, tips and activities for large college classes. Retrieved from http://www.utexas.edu/academic/ctl/largeclasses/#
University of Texas – Austin.

This compilation of annotated web resources includes a number of websites with useful materials for teaching large classes. The site also hosts short video interviews with faculty teaching large classes. One particularly useful link describes Chickering and Gamson’s Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education in the context of large classes.

On the Cutting Edge - Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty. (2011). Teaching large classes. Retrieved from http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/earlycareer/teaching/LargeClasses.html
Carleton College.

Engagement, technology, and group work are the foci for this website. Developed for early-career geoscience faculty, these resources have been collected from a wide array of teaching and learning centers.