Teaching
Teaching in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences engages learners from young adults to professionals in a variety of settings: classrooms, field schools, internships, directed readings, co-op placements, labs, seminars, and online environments.
Job Postings
Term Lecturer Posting: Arabic and Farsi Languages
January to December 2018, 0.75 FTE
FASS 150-3: The FASS Canada 150 Experience
SI Posting | Course Outline
FASS 250-3: FASS Canada 150 Community Service Practicum
SI Posting | Course Outline
FASS 350-4: FASS Canada 150 Creative Community Mash Up
SI Posting | Course Outline
Resources
- Want to contact a FASS Teaching Fellow?
- Teaching Supports List (pdf file)
- Need help with curriculum or pedagogy?
- Are you a new TA?
- Are you a new faculty member at SFU?
- To get students oriented towards academic expectations at SFU, see this comic or this video.
- Want a grant to examine the effectiveness of your teaching?
- Want to help students understand academic integrity?
- Do you have concerns about teaching international students?
- What's All the Fuss About (Experiential Education)?
- Teaching for a Change: Another Approach for SFU?
Curriculum
For information on general curricular matters requiring Faculty approval, including special temporary topics courses or creating a field school, please sign in to the Faculty and Staff Portal.
Cormack Teaching Awards
The FASS Dean presents up to four Cormack Teaching Awards annually, one each at the rank of lecturer (or senior lecturer), assistant professor, associate professor, and full professor.
Nominations may come from students, colleagues, or chairs and directors. Read more...
The 2016 Cormack Award winners [Lara Aknin (Psychology); Gregory Dow (Economics); Sarah Walshaw (History); and Richard Wright (Psychology)] spoke at the 2016 FASS Cormack Symposium about their teaching.
Writing support
For writing support for your undergraduate students contact (undergraduate) Writing Services Coordinator Amanda Goldrick-Jones
For writing and research support for your graduate students contact (graduate) Writing Services Coordinator Renee McCallum
