The Office of Teaching and Learning and the Academic Technology team paired up to bring you weekly pedagogical tips with practical applications throughout the semester.

Articles (8)

Pinned Article Week 7: Taking the Stress Out of Collaborative Learning

This week, we explore how to make group projects more effective, inclusive, and less stressful for everyone involved. We include practical strategies on balancing team dynamics and leveraging our accessible tools for seamless collaboration!

Week 6: The "Art & Science" of Grading

This week’s tip explores how to craft a more human-centered approach to grading and offers strategies for using rubrics and flexible forms of feedback to streamline the process without losing that personal touch.

Week 5: Boost Student Success & Streamline Your Course Navigation

This week's tip focuses on how to leverage Starfish for timely feedback and utilize a Canvas setting that streamlines your course navigation for a distraction-free student experience.

Week 4: Three Steps to a Flipped Lesson (+ The Tech to Do It)

This week’s tip explores the strategy of Flipping a Lesson, showing how you can move foundational content outside of class to free up time for deeper, active learning without redesigning your entire course.

Week 3: Student Accommodations & Canvas Assessments

This week's tip focuses on creating a supportive environment for every student including how to make sure your assessment configurations are set up correctly.

Week 2: Reaching All Learners

Our latest update discusses fostering a sense of belonging in the classroom and how to stay connected to your students.

Week 1: Starting the Semester

This week we share some tips for introductions and setting the tone on the first day of class as well as tutorials on publishing your Canvas course and testing the student view feature.

Week 0: Syllabus and Canvas Shells

This week addresses the following questions: What should I include in my course syllabus? Where can I find my course shell? Where do I put my syllabus?