ABOUT: Publications

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For Your Consideration
This series of short monographs addresses topics of special interest related to teaching strategies and instructional methods. Written for faculty and teaching assistants, the monographs contain relevant research, summaries of current practice, and practical suggestions for teaching in a variety of disciplines.

Please note that these monographs were originally published by the Center for Teaching and Learning, which has become the Center for Faculty Excellence. Over the coming months these publications will be updated. The original publications will continue to be listed as Center for Teaching and Learning publications, and revisions and newly-created FYCs will be listed as Center for Faculty Excellence publications.

All files are in pdf format.

• FYC 1: The First Day of Class... Your Chance to Make a Good First Impression (Jan. 2009)
• FYC 2: Classroom Activities for Active Learning (Nov. 2009)
• FYC 3: Active Learning Beyond the Classroom (Jan. 1989)
• FYC 4: Professor Erika Lindemann on "Writing to Learn" (Apr. 1989)
• FYC 5: Ideas for Teaching Large Lecture Classes (from an interview with Professor David Griffiths) (Oct. 1989)
• FYC 6: Thoughts on the Lecture Method (Nov. 1989)
• FYC 7: Writing and Grading Essay Questions (Sept. 1990)
• FYC 8: Improving Multiple Choice Questions (Nov. 1990)
• FYC 9: Evaluating Student Projects (Mar. 1991)
• FYC 10: Grading Systems (Apr. 1991)
• FYC 11: Media in the College Classroom (Jan. 1992)
• FYC 12: The Guided Discussion (Feb. 1992)
• FYC 13: Combining Service and Learning at UNC (Jan. 1993)
• FYC 14: Research and Problem-based Learning in Undergraduate Courses (Mar. 1993)
• FYC 15: Peer Observation of Classroom Teaching (Feb. 1994)
• FYC 16: Student Evaluation of Teaching (Sept. 1994)
• FYC 17: Relating Student Experience and the Curriculum (Jan. 1996)
• FYC 18: Planning, Designing, and Evaluating Student Assignments (Feb. 1996)
• FYC 19: Developing Focused Course Packs (Mar. 1996)
• FYC 20: Teaching Problem-Solving Skills (Jun. 1998)
• FYC 21: Teaching Controversial Issues (Sept. 2004)
• FYC 22: Managing Classroom Conflict (Dec. 2004)
• FYC 23: Student Learning Groups (Oct. 2006)
  

IT Connections
A collaborative project of the Center for Teaching and Learning and the ITS Center for Instructional Technology (now ITS-Teaching and Learning)

TAs and Professors as a Teaching Team (.pdf)
Published in 1992 by the Center for Teaching and Learning, this manual was written in response to faculty requests for guidelines that would help them work more effectively with their TAs. It is based on surveys and interviews with faculty, TAs, and administrators at UNC and other research universities.

Teaching at Carolina (.pdf)
The Teaching at Carolina handbook, published in 1991 by the Center for Teaching and Learning, was designed as a reference work that instructors can consult when they have questions or want information on a specific aspect of teaching.

Teaching for Inclusion (.pdf)
Published in 1997 by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Tips on Teaching Writing
Developed by the UNC Writing Center in collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning.