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Guides & Resources

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Explore our collection of guides, resources, and research created and curated by the Searle Center's educational developers to enrich instructors' learning and teaching practice—at all stages of their careers.

Northwestern Principles of Inclusive Teaching

Deeply rooted in pedagogical research, the Northwestern Principles of Inclusive Teaching outline eight principles and their impacts on learning, providing broad strategies that can be used in course preparation and teaching.

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Learning & Teaching Guides

Our Learning & Teaching Guides synthesize leading-edge research on a variety of contemporary topics in learning and teaching, offering practical, evidence-driven teaching strategies that are easily adaptable to any teaching context.

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Assessment Gallery

Northwestern University’s Assessment Gallery is an assessment tool designed to systematically collect and share teaching and assessment innovations at the program, major, department, and school/unit level.

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Our Library

The Robert J. Menges Memorial Library, located at the Searle Center, houses a large selection of books, articles, and audio-visual materials on learning and teaching. We invite the campus community to peruse the collection in person or explore our online catalog.

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What We’re Reading

Stay up to date with the latest research on learning and teaching. Our reviews of recent books, articles, and podcasts share major takeaways and innovative strategies at the forefront of higher education.

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Video Resources

Our high-quality, accessible video resources feature presentations by national experts in learning and teaching. Video resources are currently available to the Northwestern community with University login credentials.

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