The Center for Teaching Excellence is committed to stimulating best practices in teaching and learning and promoting faculty as teacher-scholars.
This resource collection provides a repository for articles, links, handouts, LibGuides, and presentation materials to support faculty.
Common Tools
Explore IUP’s online course designed to help faculty and staff use key tools for student success.
Engaged Learning
Learn more about the resources available to foster engaged learning in the classroom.
Open Educational Resources
Learn more about educational resources that are free and available for faculty.
Foundations of Teaching and Learning
Find resources related to essential teaching topics.
Online Teaching
Need recommendations for teaching online? Look here for resources and best practices.
Required Syllabus Statements
Syllabi shall contain the following policies and statements.
LibGuides
Read LibGuides compiled by the CTE co-director of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Theresa McDevitt. These guides are full of resources gathered from Reflective Practice Large Group Meetings.
IUP SPARKS
An interactive newsletter with resources around a theme—specially created by the CTE associate director of Instructional Design, Jacqueline McGinty.
Checklist of Higher Education Online Course Design Standards for Quality Assurance
This document was created by Ammar Mahmoud in April 2025. It is based on the seventh edition of the Quality Matters Higher Education Rubric and aims to provide clear guidelines for creating and revising online college course syllabi.