THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Consulting

Consulting Services are open to faculty and graduate student instructors and are provided in three professional areas: teaching, assessment and technology. Contact us at ctl-consultants@utlists.utexas.edu to learn more about our services and how we are helping UT instructors continuously improve and enchange teaching and learning in their classrooms.

The consulting services provided are confidential and at no cost.

Teaching

Teaching consultations are collaborative discussions with the goal of increasing your enjoyment and effectiveness as a teacher. Topics can include:

  • increasing student engagement
  • teaching to cultivate motivation and critical thinking
  • nuts-and-bolts tips for grading efficiently, managing office hours, etc..
  • instructional strategies based on effective practice and learning science research

Learn more about teaching consultations.

Assessment

Assessment consultations focus on providing you expertise and resources on methods of measuring student learning and achievement including:

  • establishing instructional objectives
  • identifying student performance benchmarks
  • designing tests and
  • interpreting results

Learn more about assessment consultations.

Technology

Technology consultations focus on providing you approaches to integrate learning technologies into your classroom. Technology consultation topics include the following:

  • Blackboard
  • blogs
  • clickers
  • online learning environments
  • podcasts
  • wikis

Learn more about technology consultations.

Contact the CTL staff at ctl-consultants@utlists.utexas.edu to collaborate with us around your specific teaching needs.