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:
CTI: What Works: Belonging, Motivation, and Agency for Meaningful Learning
Join us for our annual fall teaching symposium to consider “what works” and what matters most in a time of cascading trials. How do we foster intrinsic motivation, agency, and belonging in the current context? Come be inspired by teaching & learning stories of challenge and success.
This year's What Works event will give you the opportunity to explore teaching practices and ideas that have had an impact on inclusion and belonging. Hear and share inspiring stories, and leave with resources and new ideas for building community and belonging, removing barriers to learning, and fostering shared agency in the classroom.
CTI: Human-Centered GenAI for Teaching and Learning
We invite instructors across disciplines to join us for a workshop session on using GenAI in their courses. We will share guidelines and inspirations for developing assignments that incorporate GenAI and explore what students need to know about responsible and effective GenAI use. In the session we will cover key design principles that support successful GenAI integration in course assignments, sharing a framework for thoughtful, human-centered implementation. Participants will have the opportunity to work through practical use case examples and draft their own AI-enhanced activities taking advantage of Cornell-specific GenAI resources, tools, and capabilities currently available to faculty and students.
- Register for Wednesday, September 2, 2026, from 2:15-3:30 p.m., in person.
- Register for Thursday, September 3, 2026, from 1:15-2:30 p.m., in person.
Bovay Seminar Series: GenAI for Teaching and Learning Community of Practice
The Bovay Seminar Series: GenAI for Teaching and Learning Community of Practice returns September 24 to kick off the 2026-2027 academic year. The first session will include a summary of updates from across campus regarding GenAI for teaching and learning, followed by small-group reflections and a discussion.
As a reminder, these monthly lunches provide an opportunity to learn more about GenAI as it applies to multiple disciplines, to hear what other instructors have tried, and to ask questions and share ideas. This series is co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching Innovation and the Sue G. and Harry E. Bovay Program in the History and Ethics of Professional Engineering. Lunch will be provided.
Selected books available online through the Cornell Library
Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning. José Antonio Bowen, C. Edward Watson. 2025.
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