This session covered some basics of research on learning, and the implications of this work for being an effective teacher. This includes what is known about how the brain learns, its limitations and strengths, and what enhances and inhibits learning and retention. (pdf version)
Teaching Practices Inventory in Qualtrics online survey format with ETP scoring embedded (updated Oct. 2018).
Oct. 2014 version Teaching Practices Inventory in Qualtrics online survey format with ETP scoring embedded (Oct. 3, 2014).
The Teaching Practices Inventory (formerly called the "Teaching Practices Survey") was designed to characterize the teaching practices used in undergraduate science and mathematics courses. The inventory requires 10-15 minutes to fill out and provides a detailed characterization of practices used in all aspects of a "lecture" course (it is not suitable for use with courses that are primarily laboratories, seminars, or project courses). It has been tested with several hundred faculty members at UBC and refined over a 6-year period.
Teaching Practices Inventory Excel file to gauge the extent of use of research-based teaching practices (ETP) (updated Oct. 2018)
Oct. 2014 version Teaching Practices Inventory Excel file to gauge the extent of use of research-based teaching practices (ETP) (Jan. 20, 2015)
Document showing what was changed in the Oct. 2018 version
The Teaching Practices Inventory (formerly called the "Teaching Practices Survey") was designed to characterize the teaching practices used in undergraduate science and mathematics courses. The inventory requires 10-15 minutes to fill out and provides a detailed characterization of practices used in all aspects of a "lecture" course (it is not suitable for use with courses that are primarily laboratories, seminars, or project courses). It has been tested with several hundred faculty members at UBC and refined over a 6-year period.
Audio of Carl Wieman's talk "What all instrucotrs should know about learning"
A report by Carl Wieman and Walter Sudmant, updated in January 2008.
