Resources (DCAL, Dartmouth, and Beyond)
The College's mission statement underlies all policies regarding teaching at Dartmouth. Especially important to teaching and learning at Dartmouth are these "Core Values":
- Dartmouth expects academic excellence and encourages independence of thought within a culture of collaboration.
- Dartmouth faculty are passionate about teaching our students and are at the forefront of their scholarly or creative work.
- Dartmouth embraces diversity with the knowledge that it significantly enhances the quality of a Dartmouth education.
- Dartmouth recruits and admits outstanding students from all backgrounds, regardless of their financial means. Dartmouth fosters lasting bonds among faculty, staff, and students, which encourage a culture of integrity, self-reliance, and collegiality and instill a sense of responsibility for each other and for the broader world.
- Dartmouth supports the vigorous and open debate of ideas within a community marked by mutual respect.
Please also read the entire Mission Statement.
DCAL Resources
Dartmouth Resources
- Teaching Guidelines for Faculty by The Arts and Sciences Committee on Instruction, May 2009
- Reference Tools:
- Classrooms and Classroom Technology Service: Follow this category link to get detailed information about the Blackboard course management system, the Banner Student information system, reserving classrooms, including "smart classrooms," getting technical services and help.
- Offices on campus that Support Teaching and Learning: Follow this category link for a brief introduction to the most commonly used resources in support of teaching—the Library, Curricular Computing, the Center for Research, Writing and Information Technology (RWIT), the Study Skills Center, the Language Resource Center, and the Arts and Humnaties Resource Center. And DCAL, of course.
- Policies Regarding Teaching: Follow this category link to learn about policies regarding teaching at Dartmouth, policies set by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Dean of the College, and by you as an instructor.
- Opportunities to Direct Undergraduates in Research: Follow this category link for just a few suggestions about opportunities to direct undergraduates in university-funded research.
Resources Beyond Dartmouth