Welcome to the Teaching Commons
The Teaching Commons website is where all members of the Stanford community find resources, consider solutions, and explore strategies curated from across the university to enhance their teaching and learning practices.
Featured Teaching Guides
Disruption Preparation Guide
Strategies for preparing for and adapting to disruptions to teaching and learning, such as public health emergencies, current events, and natural disasters.Inclusive Teaching Guide
This guide includes recommendations for fostering inclusive learning communities, links to student support services, tips for making course materials accessible, and methods for facilitating inclusive discussions.Artificial Intelligence Teaching Guide
A series of instructional web pages for instructors and teaching teams about using AI tools for teaching and learning.Recent articles
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Faculty & Staff Resources on Graduate Student Unionization
Information to help Stanford community members think about the continuity of teaching and research in the event of potential labor actions. -
Student-Athletes Policy and Guidance
General policy information, guidance, and contacts for questions about student-athlete academic matters -
Studying Middle Eastern history through graphic novels
Hands-on creative projects in COMPLIT 254: The Middle East Through the Graphic Novel. -
Envisioning the future through a sci-fi lens
COLLEGE 113: Utopia, Dystopia, and Technology in Science Fiction considers the future of technology. -
Dennis Sun’s mission to make statistics more relatable
The incoming data science program director uses beach balls, taste tests, and other unlikely teaching tools to make introductory courses relevant for students across majors. -
Student-curated exhibit from Introduction to Museum Practice course
Students gained hands-on experience curating an exhibit on West Mexican ceramics.
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