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Digital Resources for Teaching (DRT)

Santa Clara University's Digital Resources for Teaching (DRT) database is a collaborative space collecting together evidence-based, justice-driven techniques, strategies, and ideas to aid faculty in continually innovating their curriculum and instructional approaches. 

Supported by the Center for Teaching Excellence, Faculty Development, and campus partners, such as Academic Technology and the Office of Accessible Education, SCU's DRT site is the product of extensive interdisciplinary and inter-departmental collaboration.

Faculty and staff from across the university have worked together to produce this repository of teaching knowledge. Many of our resources are the product of research conducted by our team of Faculty Associates. 

We strive to improve and expand our resources continually; new collaborators are invited to reach out with suggestions for new topics, to offer feedback, and/or to propose crafting their own entry.

Planning Instruction

Articles: Teaching and Learning in the Context of AI; Accessibility; Course Design; Online Content Design; Syllabus Design

Planning Instruction

Instructional Strategies

Articles: Case Studies; Discipline-Specific Resources; Discussions; Engagement; Group Work; Lectures; Teaching Sustainability; Writing to Learn

Instructional Strategies

Assessment

Articles: Assessing Group Work; Assignment Design; Exams; Rubrics; Soliciting Student Feedback; Student Peer Review; Student Presentations; Alternative Approaches to Traditional Grading (Ungrading)

Assessment

Classroom Environment

Articles: Building Classroom Community; Inclusive Teaching; Talking About Syllabus Statements; Teaching Academic Integrity in the Age of GenAI; Teaching First-Generation College Students & Fostering Belonging

Classroom Environment

Supporting Students

Articles: Motivating Students; Orienting Students; Teaching During Crisis; Supporting Student Well-being; Writing Letters of Recommendation; Office Hours

Supporting Students

Teaching Observation

Articles: Evaluation of Teaching; Peer Observation of Teaching

Teaching Observation