Teaching and Learning Resources
Course Design
Start with the end in mind: Understanding By Design
- Understanding by Design (Vanderbilt CFT)
- Hope College Syllabus Guidelines
- Syllabus: A Tool to Promote Student Equity, Belonging, and Growth (SEP Module)
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Writing Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
- Credit Hour Policy
- Using Course Evaluations to Improve Your Course (Recorded Workshop)
- Connecting to Certifications and Micro-Credentials
Van Wylen Library Resources
- Reserve Course Materials
- Streaming Video Requests
- Course Design (Ebook)
- 33 Simple Strategies for Faculty (Ebook)
Teaching Strategies
Below is a collection of resources to help guide the instruction and assessment of student learning in your courses.
- Prompting Civil Engagement in the Classroom (Hope College CTL)
- Active Learning (Harvard)
- Inclusive Teaching (Cornell CTI)
- Interactive Lecturing (Elon CATL)
- Teaching with Cases (Harvard Kennedy School)
- Transparency in Teaching and Learning (TILT HigherEd)
- Klooster Center for Excellence in Writing
- Dr. Mays Imad's workshop on Trauma-Informed Teaching (Recording and Slides)
Assessment of Learning
Bloom's Taxonomy & Assessment Strategies

Teaching Tech at Hope
At Hope College, instructors have a wide array of technology available to them to support their teaching. To learn more about teaching with technology and designing your course with technology in mind, reach out to the instruction specialist.
- Classroom Technology
- Moodle (Hope College LMS)
- Google Workspace (GSuite Learning Center)
Library Faculty Services
Center for Teaching and Learning
Van Wylen Library
53 Graves Place
Floor 2
Holland, MI 49423
P. 616.395.7013