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The online resources linked from the menu on the right side of the page connect you to a world of resources to help you succeed during your graduate program. You will find information about grant writing, giving effective poster presentations, networking at academic conferences and managing stress in graduate school. The resource pages include services for graduate students at Western as well as links to information from universities in Canada and around the world.
Teaching Tips
Look in this section for information on learning styles, preparing your teaching philosophy, designing a course and how to report grades electronically at Western.
General
Student Code of Conduct
Academic Integrity & Plagiarism
Scholastic Discipline for Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Electronic Posting of Student Personal Information
Multi-faith Calendar
TSC Library
Teaching Professor
Sessional Dates
TA Handbook
Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement
Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence
Barbara Gross Davis
Tips Index
University of Hawaii Teaching
Teaching Tips
Graduate Student Development, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Online Resources
Faculty Development Associates
Strategies for Dealing with Disruptive Behavior
National Teaching and Learning Forum
Georgia State University: GSU Master Teacher Program: The Lecture
Very practical site. How to prepare, organize, and present an effective lecture. Links to examples.
Collaborative Learning and Group Work – Harvard University
Site is designed for both teachers and students. Easy-to-read, useful links, a good place to start.
Tips Sheets: Learning & Teaching Activities
University of Waterloo
Classroom Assessment Techniques
National Teaching and Learning Forum
Learning Styles
Field Dependence/Independence
Describes field dependence/independence as a cognitive style variable
Kolb’s Learning Styles
(Active experimenter, reflective observer, concrete experiencer & abstract conceptualizer)
University of Guelph – Learning Styles
Links to multiple learning style inventories
Felder’s Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire online
Learning Styles exercise from JCU
(Active-reflective; sensing-intuitive; visual-verbal, sequential-global etc.)
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