The Teacher's Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Section A: Policies and Procedures Section B: Teaching Practice Section C: Rewarding Teaching |
SECTION A: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
The University Context
California Public Higher Education
The University of California
University of California and Diversity
The UCLA Administrative Context
The UCLA Student
Enrolling and Advising Students
Standard Enrollment Procedures
Other Enrollment Procedures
Special Programs Enrollment
Office Hours
FERPA Guidelines for Faculty
Counseling and Advising Students
Academic Dishonesty
Defining Academic Dishonesty
Strategies for Promoting Academic Honesty
Examinations
Checking for Plagiarism
Confronting Academic Dishonesty
Reporting Academic Dishonesty
Faculty Code of Conduct
Procedures for Disputes and Complaints Against Faculty
Student Code of Conduct
Procedures for Grievances Against Students
Avoiding Sexual Liaisons with Students
The Campus Ombuds Office
Avoiding Complaints
SECTION B: TEACHING PRACTICE
Course and Curriculum Planning
Designing an Undergraduate Course
Preparing Your Course
Selecting and Ordering Course Textbooks and Related Materials
Web-based Resources for Instruction
Once Class Begins
Teaching Students with Disabilities
Curricular Alternatives and Innovations
Programs for Instructional Innovation
Suggested ReadingsStudent Writing
Your Student's Background in Writing
Writing Assignments
Examinations
More on GradingExaminations and Grading at UCLA
Assigning Course Grades
Dealing with Special Circumstances
Considering Final Examination Issues
Setting Alternative Examination Dates
Maintaining Student Confidentiality
Individual Course Grading Standards and Policies
Grading Strategies
Electronic Grade Submission
Suggested ReadingsWorking with Teaching Assistants
Teaching Assistant Categories and Duties
Percentage and Use of TA Time
The UCLA TA Training Program
Departmental TA Guidelines
Other Graduate Student Teaching Roles
Suggested ReadingsTechnology and Teaching
The Relationship Between Technology and Teaching
Steps to Incorporate Technology into Instruction
Common Campus Computer Resources
Computer Resources for Faculty
Computer Resources for Students at UCLA
Computer Resources for the Disabled
Incorporating Technology into Instruction
UCLA Office of Instructional Development (OID)
Resources for Teaching with Technology
Suggested ReadingsUniversity Libraries
Charles E. Young Research Library
College Library
Special Collections
Subject Libraries
Specialized Services
SECTION C: REWARDING TEACHING
Measuring and Evaluating Teaching
Defining and Measuring Effective Teaching
Data from Students: Systematic Student Evaluations
Supplemental Types of Evaluation
Data from Students: Interviews with Students
Data from Peers
Data from Oneself
Suggested Readings
Documenting and Improving Teaching
Documenting Teaching Using a Teaching Dossier or Portfolio
Developing a Comprehensive Departmental System of Evaluation
Suggested Readings
Rewarding Teaching at UCLA
Distinguished Teaching Awards (Senate Members)
Distinguished Teaching Awards (Non-Senate Members)
Distinguished Teaching Assistant Awards
Resources for Improving Teaching
General Publications on Improving Teaching
Journals
Official University Publications
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