Others have found that the responsibility of being a TAC has overall benefits, as well. Workshops and consultations are but a portion of our services. The IRC produces several well-respected publications, as well. The Teaching Resources Guide you are currently reading is requested around the country. It is a practical guide meant to be accessible to busy faculty and TAs.
Articles are short, and each is chock full of practical, concrete suggestions for achieving results.
The newsletter is distributed via our website. The purpose of the newsletter is to inform teachers of the latest pedagogical alternatives, to reaffirm time-honored successful teaching strategies, to communicate issues related to teaching, and to raise sometimes difficult questions regarding the nature of instruction and learning. The newsletter also announces the accomplishments of various individuals at UCI who have made special contributions to teaching. We have numerous booklets on test and assignment design, as well as handouts on various issues. If the technological medium is more up your alley, the IRC has available a hyperdeck from the UC Berkeley Teaching with Excellence Idea Compendium , a rich resource of specific teaching strategies for specific situations and goals.