Evidence-Based Teaching Program
The Evidence-Based Teaching Program (EBT) offers collaborative peer support, as well as support from teaching and technology consultants, in cross-disciplinary groups facilitated by UW faculty.
Faculty participate in synchronous Zoom groups that meet four times a quarter, observe peers in their classrooms, and learn what research says about effective teaching. They also experiment with new approaches and explore ways to conduct classroom-based research.
Support for remote instruction
- Explore contemporary research on closing gaps between teaching and learning
- Develop effective approaches for teaching anywhere
- Receive peer and CTL/Learning Technologies support while implementing new approaches and using new tools
The EBT Program consists of three phases
Phase I: Exploration
Explore current research on best teaching practices.
Develop course redesigns and/or research on teaching projects.
Phase II: Implementation
Receive support while implementing course redesigns or conducting research.
Phase III: Research
Design research studies and collect data on the effectiveness of implemented strategies on student success.
What are the benefits of joining EBT?
- Improved teaching and student outcomes
- A community of peers invested in re-envisioning their teaching and supporting one another
- Mentorship from instructors across campus who use best practices in their teaching
- Opportunities to advance as a leader in teaching and learning at the UW
What is expected of participants?
Participants attend four one-hour Zoom meetings a quarter.
Important dates for 2020
- October 7: Autumn quarter EBT meeting times are posted.
- October 7-19: Autumn quarter registration.
- Week of October 19: Autumn EBT meetings begin.
Who participates in EBT?
Over 261 UW instructors from 89 departments have participated in the program, and 21,000+ students have taken EBT-informed courses.
EBT in the news
- EBT coach Ian Schnee receives UW Distinguished Teaching Award.
- Trends and Issues in Higher Education: Using evidence to improve teaching and learning. Learn how the EBT program supports faculty to try new, research-based teaching strategies in classrooms across campus.
- Read the latest UW-IT Partnerships story to learn how EBT’s Ian Schnee and José Guzman are turning screen time into meaningful learning time.
- EBT coach José Guzmán receives UW Distinguished Teaching Award.
- Read EBT coach Taso Lagos’ Seattle Times Op-Ed, “Let’s give new meaning to college ‘senior’: Get the over 60 generation into degree-granting college programs, and don’t treat them as appendages to community life.”