Teaching at UO
What is Teaching Excellence?
Teaching at the University of Oregon is Professional, Inclusive, Engaged, and Research-informed.
The University of Oregon is committed to exceptional teaching, discovery, and service. Achieving excellence in teaching means first defining it to reflect the best of what…
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UO has embarked on a multi-year to update its Student Conduct Code and process that are meant to make them more specific and timelier, support the academic mission, and better ensure consistency and fairness for students.
This page summarizes those changes, explains what they mean for instructors…
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This page offers definitions of equity, resources that summarize promising practices and offer necessary context for both why inequities exist and how institutions are are addressing them, and peer-reviewed research focused on specific interventions. All listed resources and research expand to…
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Research indicates that students who engage actively with course content – by asking and answering questions, discussing issues and presenting ideas, applying and synthesizing their knowledge, etc. – perform better and retain their knowledge longer than those who passively listen to lectures or…
Teaching at UO
Whether designing a new course from scratch or revising an old or inherited course, it can be challenging to ensure that the content and activities of the class actual match the stated goals and objectives. The gold standard for course design is to begin the process by articulating goals for…
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An educational community of inquiry is a group of people who work together to develop personal meaning and reinforce mutual understanding via critical dialogue and reflection. Creating a community of inquiry in your online courses can lead to highly engaging and meaningful learning experiences. In…
Teaching at UO
The University of Oregon has updated winter 2022 instructional policies in response to COVID conditions. Instructors may move courses with 20 percent or more Covid-related student absences to synchronous online instruction for a limited period of time in consultation with their unit heads and deans…
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The University of Oregon’s Academic Council states that, for fall 2021, “Instructors should ensure that absent students have equitable access to course content” and “clear communication and make-up protocols in place for students to follow if students are going to be or have been absent.” What…
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To engage students in remote learning, many instructors adopted new strategies or innovated existing practices in creative ways. As we transition forward to in-person classrooms again, we can bring many remote teaching strategies along with us, providing us a bevy of dynamic options for…
Teaching at UO
To enhance teaching and learning at the University of Oregon (UO), instructors may consider using a variety of digital tools, including tools that UO has already integrated into Canvas as well as new tools that UO has not yet reviewed and integrated.
Instructors interested in utilizing external…
