Teaching and Learning Resources
Supporting development of exceptional teaching practices and learning experiences
On Campus
Center for Teaching Innovation (CTI)
Programs for Faculty & Instructors
Teaching with Technology Workshops
Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom online course
Learning Strategies Center - Resources for Advisors and Faculty
CALS Office of Information Technology - Teaching and Learning
Mann Library B30A/B Computer Lab
Describes the Mann Library B30A/B computer labs, how to use the computers in these rooms, and how to submit software requests.
Virtual Computer Lab Orientation
Describes CALS OIT's Virtual Computer Lab (VCL) offering, and how to request a VCL consultation.
CALS Support of Teaching and Learning Committee (CSTL)
Happening soon:
Teaching for Tomorrow: Highlighting the Value of Higher Education
The 37th Annual CALS Teaching Experience
June 10–11, 2026 | Mann Library 102 | in person
In an era of AI, remote work, and rapid change, this two-day CALS Teaching Experience workshop helps Cornell instructors translate the value of higher education into adaptable, future-ready learning. Explore practical frameworks, see tested tools and activities, and get hands-on time to revise your own course materials with peer feedback. Ideal for instructors rethinking rigor and relevance in an AI-driven landscape. Free and in person; registration now open and space is limited. Details on the CALS Teaching Experience website.
CTI: Encountering Art for Learning and Connection
Join us for this teaching conversation in the Johnson Museum to reflect on the semester and make sense of end-of-semester emotions and takeaways. We’ll engage with the collections as a means to support reflection and consider art + teaching ideas across disciplines. This event is sponsored by Center for Teaching Innovation and Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. Register for Thursday, May 7, 2026, from 1:00–3:30 p.m., in person.
CTI: Course Design Institute
The Course Design Institute is a two-day institute of working sessions and guided discussions led by CTI staff that focus on course design, promoting student engagement and active learning, evaluating student learning, and syllabus design. June 10-11, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. both days, in person
Selected books available online through the Cornell Library
Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices that Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education. David Clark, Robert Talbert. 2023.
Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning. James M. Lang. 2016.
Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation. Saundra McGuire. 2015.
Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel. 2014.
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. bell hooks. 1994.
Organizations and Platforms
National Institute on Scientific Teaching (NIST): Teaching Supports
free access to a collection of resources, teaching strategies and tools, and more
platform that hosts hundreds of STEM teaching materials, reference materials, and cloud-based software free to use and adapts using open Creative Commons licenses - search by resource type, audience level, activity length, software used and more
American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
publications, webinars, podcasts on current topics (Cornell has an institutional membership)
CAST Universal Design for Learning
guidelines for the implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn
free resources, activities and online short courses on evidence-based teaching approaches
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science (NCCSTS) Case Collection
peer-reviewed case studies on a variety of topics in all areas of science (subscription required for access to teaching notes and answer keys)
Is there a resource that you would like to see on this list? Contact cals-cdis [at] cornell.edu