Center for Teaching and Learning

David Kennedy discusses how to give an effective and informative lecture and explains what these lectures should strive ... Read more

Mary Louise Roberts gives a talk on the ways that teachers can improve their classroom discussions. She describes how sh... Read more

A DVD of this lecture is available for the Stanford community to check out from the CTL Office.

A DVD of this lecture is available at the CTL office for members of the Stanford Community. (11/18/1999)

Christopher Chidsey seeks to answer how peer learning, assessment driven learning, and active learning apply to introduc... Read more

Stanford Professor of Chemical Engineering discusses how undergraduate research is a highlight experience; for others, i... Read more

A DVD of this lecture is available for the Stanford community to check out from the CTL office. (11/21/1996)

This talk focuses on several interrelated aspects of the 'calling' of university teaching, the importance of generationa... Read more

Stanford professors host a lively discussion about "keeping it fresh," maintaining enthusiasm in their teaching over the... Read more

“I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing [...] the material." Professor Mazur... Read more

While there are many advantages to project-based courses, they are often labor-intensive and expensive. Professor Nass ... Read more

Stanford professors share their views and experiences on teaching interdisciplinary courses and topics. A lively discuss... Read more

In his 30+ years at Stanford, John Boothroyd has engaged in teaching at all levels - from undergrads to faculty-and in ... Read more

Critical thinking skills, problem solving ability, effective communication, passion for a subject, leadership skills: Me... Read more

David Freyberg discusses the feedback process and the problems he encounters with problems sets in trying to close the f... Read more

Scott Sagan explains his deeply immersive International Relations simulations in which students are assigned a role such... Read more

David Abernethy discusses how to deal with areas of controversy and long debate within the classroom. He explains how he... Read more

I’ll show how service learning course in health professions develop a student's deep understanding of the principles of ... Read more

Robert Siegel talks about his path to Stanford, stories and experiences from teaching in different departments and class... Read more

Professor Corn's talk explores role-playing, making things, simulations, and re-enactments as teaching tools. (May 4, 20... Read more