The Teaching & Learning Cooperative (TLCo-op) has facilitated workshops to help faculty develop courses for blended/hybrid and online courses every year since 2012. These workshops, sponsored by the Provost, focus on sound design practices and project development....
Members of the Western community may select “Join this Course” to join this self-enroll Canvas course to view recordings, slides, and resources from recent professional development offerings related to teaching, learning, and technology strategies. This is the...
Members of the Western community may select “Join this Course” to join this self-enroll Canvas course for a collection of videos and help docs organized in an each-to-learn collection: WWU Canvas Orientation for Faculty In addition, WWU's students can enroll in this...
Updated Feb. 5, 2025 Good course design that is accessible creates a learning environment that is usable in an equitable way for all students, including students with disabilities. It's also a federal regulation! On April 24, 2024, the Department of Justice published...
by Rebecca Borowski, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, WWU Group assignments offer one way for students to engage with course content and demonstrate their learning. Collaboration offers an opportunity to students to refine their ideas and receive...
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020. Microsoft Stream is a video creating and sharing app that is free through the Office 365 suite. You can upload videos and share...
One of the concerns faculty have about teaching is the worry that what is being taught isn't effectively being learned or that student needs are not being met. It can be frustrating, but a simple solution could be to do a mid-point survey to find out what students...
Incorporating the suggested etiquette for online learning can help everyone be more successful in online courses, in Zoom or Teams video conferencing, or with online collaborative work. DOs & DON’Ts for Online Learning - Suggestions for online learners, compiled...
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020. Discussion looks very different online than it may look in your traditional classroom setting. However, that doesn't mean that the...
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020. Open Educational Resources (OER) are free, digital teaching resources including textbooks, journal articles, podcasts, video, and...
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020. In this new digital world, something that might be worth considering is using an open, digital textbook. One of the benefits to...
When creating an online course, there are some key details to keep in mind in order to ensure success for both you as an educator and your students. These include clearly communicating your intentions with your students from the start, being prepared technologically,...
When creating an online course, there are some key details to keep in mind in order to ensure success for both you as an educator and your students. These include clearly communicating your intentions with your students from the start, being prepared technologically,...
When creating an online course, there are some key details to keep in mind in order to ensure success for both you as an educator and your students. These include clearly communicating your intentions with your students from the start, being prepared technologically,...
Anyone can share their pronouns with online learning platforms such as Canvas and Zoom. This can help prevent instructors and other students from unintentionally misgendering one another, helping to create a more inclusive and welcoming online community. Explore...
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020. Maybe you like to have music playing as students enter the class to get them started for the day. Maybe the music you are playing...
At Western, class recordings fall in the category of course content that should be saved in a secure location for three months after final grade for the course is recorded and any academic grievances have been resolved. See: WWU Retention Schedule for Teaching &...
Socrative Pro is a student response system that can help instructors to poll their students anonymously, gauge student learning through quizzes, and complement their discussions with interactive approaches, all of which are helpful to increase student...
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020. A lot of people are listening to podcasts these days, and anyone can make or start one. A potential alternative assessment is...
In order to create a syllabus that is compliant with Western's policies, Syllabi@WWU serves as a collection of succinct syllabus policies and information all in one place--written for the student audience. Copy policies to your syllabus or link from your syllabus to...
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020. If you are a professor who is looking to radically change your pedagogy and teaching this quarter, this post might be for you....
Active learning is an instructional approach that "involves students in doing things and thinking about the things they are doing," (Bonwell & Eison, 1991, p.2). Use the Active Learning Toolkit as a resource to develop active learning techniques in the...
FERPA compliance is essential in the classroom, but sometimes keeping up with FERPA compliance in a technologically advanced classroom can be confusing. Learn more about FERPA best practices... Teaching Handbook: FERPA Toolkit Image Attribution: Chintuzza - The Noun...
Creating an inclusive environment in the classroom is an essential skill to learn and the Inclusive Teaching Toolkit has resources to learn more about the subject. Visit the toolkit... Teaching Handbook: Inclusive Teaching Toolkit See also: Teaching Handbook: Social...
Explore this collection of ideas for using open educational resources in the practice of teaching, activities, assignments, as well as materials. Learn more about Open Educational Practices: WWU Teaching Handbook: Open Educational Practices Toolkit See also:...
Engaging in social justice in a classroom setting is essential and the Teaching Handbook's Social Justice Toolkit has resources to learn more about the subject. Visit the toolkit... Teaching Handbook: Social Justice Toolkit See also: Building Classroom Community...
When developing a syllabus, it is important to review Western's guidelines. Explore this resource as you create an informative syllabus that will answer students' questions and state expectations. Teaching Handbook: Syllabus Guidelines See also: Syllabi@WWU - syllabi...