Center for Teaching and Learning

Resources

Syllabus

• Brandeis official academic policies and required syllabus statements
• Brandeis University syllabus template
• Syllabus creation guidelines
• Example generative AI syllabus statements
• Student-centered syllabus rubric: evaluate your own syllabi
• Brandeis Syllabus Explained for New Faculty video
• Brandeis Syllabus Explained for New Faculty slides

Course Design Materials

• Wake Forest's Workload Estimator 2.0

Building Classroom Community and Setting Expectations

• Community norms and expectations and group contracts
• Getting to know your students by name
• Getting to know who is in the class survey (you can make your own copy and tailor it)
• Best practices for preventing and managing disruptive classroom behavior

Resources to Help Students Succeed in College

• Resources to help students know how to study and research
• University of Pittsburgh's Time Management Calculator for students 
• Resources to help students develop critical reading skills
• Resources to help students read science papers and interpret data 
• Academic Services Resources for Faculty
  • Includes the Academic Alert Form, Academic Integrity Report Form, Advising Resources, and the Incomplete Request Form.
• Resources developed by Prof. Hannah Snyder to help students overcome procrastination:
  • Procrastination intervention materials
  • Prof. Snyder's TIER grant presentation describing how to use her materials
• Tips for preventing student plagiarism

Resources for Courses with a Writing Component

• Resources for Writing Intensive Instructors (from the University Writing Program (UWP))
  • The UWP is creating disciplinary Writing Guides to support writing in the majors.
    • The Departmental Writing Guides section includes examples of disciplinary Writing Guides, such as the:
      • Economics Writing Guide
      • Psychology Writing Guide
      • Biology Writing Guide
  • If your department would like to work with us to create a guide for your discipline, please contact Lisa Rourke or Elissa Jacobs.
  • If there are other materials that would be useful to you, or you would like to arrange a consultation, please reach out to the UWP.

Additional Resources for Instructors

• Report It! (Have you experienced something you want to report?)
  • Includes links to the:
    • Conduct and Community Standards Report Form (for reporting any violations of Rights and Responsibilities)
    • Care Team Report Form (for reporting concerning or significant changes in behavior, statements of concern regarding violence, self harm or disturbing imagery)
    • Academic Integrity Report Form (for reporting all aspects of academic dishonesty and integrity)
    • Harassment and Discrimination, and Sexual Misconduct
    • Accessibility (for reporting access barriers and concerns about implementation of academic accommodations
• Instructor FAQ
• University Policies and Procedures
• Human Resources: Where to Go for What