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Effective College Teaching Designing or Revising a Course Strategies for Active & Collaborative Learning Critical Thinking Student Evaluation & Assessment

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New Faculty Workshop Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Office of Institutional Assessment Workshops

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New Faculty Resources

Welcome to George Mason University! We are excited that you are here on campus and will be sharing your expertise with students and enriching our academic community. To help you get started teaching and get oriented to life on campus, we have assembled links below to some of our most popular resources.

Preparing to Teach

Getting Started Teaching at Mason, including syllabus construction
Classroom Technology (see the room you’ve been assigned and check out the technology available)
Blackboard Faculty Support
Registrar's Faculty QuickGuides
Library Resources for Faculty (including course reserves and instructional support)
Goals for the First Day of Class (series of short videos from Merlot Elixr)

Teaching Resources at Mason

Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct Faculty Information and Resources

Mason News and Information

Mason Gazette (general campus news)
Mason E-files (practical information for Mason employees)
Mason Tweets

Faculty Resources by College

College of Science
New Century College (includes syllabus guidelines)
College of Visual and Performing Arts
College of Humanities and Social Sciences (includes syllabus guidelines)
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
College of Education and Human Development
Volgenau School of Engineering
School of Law
School of Management
College of Health and Human Services
School of Public Policy

Practical Mason Information

Provost's Office Information for Faculty
Required Sexual Harassment Education & Training
Human Resources Welcome Center
Parking
Mason Dining (locations and hours)
Mason Alerts sign-up and latest messages
Mason’s resource website for Faculty
Technology Support Page (including > email access and password management)
Mason Recreation Membership Information