Teaching and Learning

The creation and transmission of knowledge is central to the core mission of a university. Achieving both scholarly eminence in research and the highest levels of pedagogical impact in the classroom and beyond are what makes a research university truly great. Practical resources that foster the enhancement of teaching and learning may be found here.

Blackboard
an online learning system, enables NYU faculty to utilize the Web to enhance classroom instruction without having to learn Web programming.

NYU Bookstores
the official bookstore serving New York University.

Campus Media
offers service and support by providing media systems, along with media demonstrations and training in NYU classrooms as well as in a variety of venues around the university. The staff is trained to handle events that are technically and logistically complex.

The Center for Teaching Excellence
promotes an ongoing, university-wide discussion about teaching and learning matters, striving both to facilitate that conversation and to contribute to it intellectually. We seek at once to provide practical resources and activities that foster the enhancement of teaching and learning and to develop greater commitment across schools and programs to supporting teaching in the diverse NYU campus community.

Copy Central
provides graphic design, copying, print purchasing, and addressing/mailing services to the entire University community.

Course Packs
contain a range of materials bound together for class use, including: articles from journals, newspapers, or magazines; chapters from books; business cases from Harvard or other publishers; your original content or class notes; and the course syllabus. The NYU Bookstores have partnered with XanEdu, a leading provider of customized digital and print coursepacks-to deliver high quality, fully copyright cleared coursepacks.

Course Reserve Services
offered through the NYU Libraries, are available for faculty wishing to place print or electronic media on reserve.

Information Technology Services
department offers classes and workshops for faculty to develop expertise with instructional technology.

The Digital Studio
provides advanced technology resources and expert consultation for NYU faculty in all disciplines.

NYU Libraries
hold collections totaling more than 4 million volumes, almost 5 million microforms, 500,000 government documents, 80,000 sound and video recordings and a wide range of electronic resources.

NYU TV
has established relationships with various faculty members and departments to bring programming that complements their classroom education.