Faculty Resources

Harte Center for Teaching and Learning

Observations and Evaluation

Guided by Washington and Lee University’s Framework for Assessing Teaching Effectiveness, the Harte Center assists faculty in reflective self-assessment and classroom observations.

Harte Center Fellowship

The Harte Center Fellowship (HCF) offers an opportunity for 2-3 faculty members from diverse disciplines to engage in a transformative learning and teaching experience.

PLAI

Prompting, Learning, and Artificial Intelligence represents the approach W&L takes to ensuring thoughtful, responsible approaches to AI.

Teaching Tips E-Books

The Teaching Tips e-book series gathers, organizes, and distributes the wealth of teaching knowledge presented at APA conferences each year.

Art Museum and Galleries at W&L Interactive Gallery

The Art Museum and Galleries at W&L offer engaged interdisciplinary learning opportunities that can support a variety of courses. Visit their interactive gallery to explore possibilities for directly connecting a museum visit with an assignment or class activity.

Peer Tutoring

Learn how the Peer Tutoring Program partners with faculty to enhance student success through independent and embedded tutoring.

Creating a Classroom Environment in Which Civil Discourse Can Thrive

Supported by an Associated Colleges of the South collaboration grant between University of Richmond and Washington and Lee University, this guide gives instructors a plug-and-play, two-week sequence with concrete prompts, timings, and rubrics that measurably builds trust, belonging, and shared norms. The intended result: creating an environment in which faculty and students can meaningfully engage in civil discourse. The guide blends evidence-based face-to-face and digital strategies (e.g., collaborative annotation, polling, structured controversy) so courses of any size or modality can practice listening, perspective-taking, and respectful, evidence-driven dialogue from day one.