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Teaching at Georgia Southern

Faculty Teaching Resources

Welcome to Georgia Southern’s collaborative teaching and learning resource site. Student success is closely linked to active learning and effective teaching methods. To support faculty and students’ teaching and learning experiences, this page provides resources for excellent and innovative instruction in various teaching settings.

If you would like to know what services we provide, such as Teaching Observations and our Faculty Center Spaces, you can find our listings at Faculty Center’s Services page.

éÙ×ÓÊÓÆµ offers a robust suite of digital learning tools to support innovative teaching, meaningful engagement, and student success. These technologies are available to faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants (TAs) to enhance course delivery, collaboration, and assessment across learning environments.

Each tool below is either centrally supported or adopted by academic units to help improve instructional efficiency, accessibility, and academic integrity.

Learn more about Digital Learning Tools

Explore effective strategies for teaching in the classroom environment, including inclusive pedagogy, peer-to-peer learning, large-class techniques, and discussion-based instruction.

Learn more about Effective Classroom Learning

Empower your teaching with resources designed to enhance student success. Explore our How Students Learn section for insights on effective learning methodologies. Leverage Accessibility Video and Audio Accommodations to ensure your classroom is inclusive and accessible to all students.

Learn more about Faculty Supporting Students

Discover Georgia Southern’s Lightboard and Podcast Studios—available to faculty for developing engaging instructional media, course content, or interviews.

Reduce textbook costs and improve access by exploring open educational materials that align with your course objectives. Guidance and tools are available for locating, evaluating, and adopting OER.

Your syllabus guides the course structure, expectations, and resources. It includes objectives, grading policies, materials, and key dates. A well-designed syllabus can positively impact student learning and support effective course design. Review it thoroughly and refer to it throughout the semester to stay on track.

Learn more about Simple Syllabus

Learn how to maximize student learning using Folio, Georgia Southern’s learning management system. Find tutorials and tools for structuring content, managing grades, using rubrics, and more.

Learn more about Teaching with Folio

Web accessibility means that websites and web tools are designed to allow people with disabilities to perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act protect everyone’s right to have equal access to information and communication technologies, including the web.

Learn more about Web Accessibility & UDL

Be prepared to shift to remote teaching in case of emergency. (ie. weather or a pandemic). Find practical advice, quick-start guides, and communication strategies to help maintain instructional continuity.

Learn more about Emergency Move to Remote

Stay informed about recommended practices for integrating AI in your teaching, including guidelines for responsible use, sample syllabus language, and student policies.

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