Teaching Resources

On this page you will find documents, videos, and links to resources that will be beneficial when teaching our first-year courses and learning communities.

K-State First Book Resources

K-State First SLOs and TEVAL/SLO Assessment

K-State First Student Learning Outcomes:

Below are the K-State First specific programmatic learning outcomes. You can copy and paste the example below into your syllabus, or if you'd like to add more specifics related to the content of your course, you can do so as well.

Example Syllabus Statement:

What we're learning as a K-State First CAT Community or First-Year Seminar:
This course is unique in that it is dedicated to first-year student success. As part of that, the learning outcomes embedded throughout all of our work are below:

Think Critically: engage in critical analysis, expand close-reading skills, and develop effective interpretations of the works
Communicate Effectively: Express your own understandings of course content in respectful dialogue with others with engagement, imagination, and self-reflection
Build Community: Interact effectively with faculty and peers both inside and outside of the classroom
Apply Learning: Use the skills and knowledge learned in the class to solve new problems, answer questions, identify areas for further investigation, and collaboratively create

SLO Assessment Guidelines:

If you are participating in the K-State First SLO Assessment process, below are instructions on how to do so. We will also hold a workshop in October to go over the processes and expectations.