Teaching Resources
The Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center (TFSC) assists faculty with their scholarship of teaching and provides resources to enhance teaching strategies and support student learning. From mentorship and peer observation to course planning and syllabi development, we aim to help you become a better educator and learn how to best support your students' success in the classroom and in their professional careers after graduation.
Teaching Tools
Faculty can access a variety of teaching tools to help them plan courses, create syllabi, participate in peer observation of teaching, find innovative teaching ideas and more.
Free Memberships
Faculty receive free access to NCFDD, ACUE microcredentials, The Teaching Professor journal, and the U of A institutional repository. Sign up for these free resources.
Scholarship of Teaching
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) explores what works in the classroom and why by examining teaching practices and student outcomes to improve learning across the university.
Library Services
University Libraries provides faculty with a variety of services to support open education and publishing as well as research guidance and instruction support. Faculty can also apply for funding to convert course materials for the open educational resources program.
Teaching Grants
The TFSC funds grants for teaching and can assist faculty with securing additional funding to support teaching. View more information on teaching grants and funding.
Faculty Policies
Faculty can access academic policies and the Faculty Handbook for guidance on instruction, research, class schedules, promotion and tenure, and more.