Explore the large collection of videos created by instructional designer, Kevin Dixey, and other ATUS staff. These videos may differ from what is shown in Panopto's documentation and better represent the WWU Panopto environment. Panopto is the primary media management...
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,...
In order to bring up the production value of your online course recordings, consider using a DSLR camera as a webcam. Learn more from AJ Barse 's post, Pro Camera as Your Web Camera. Image Attribution: "photographer-455747_960_720" by Free-Photos is in the Public...
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...
The Student Technology Center is a resource designed to support students as they increase their working knowledge of technology, and how it can be utilized in their field of study. The Student Technology Center offers self-paced, self-enroll workshops, peer tutoring,...
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....
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:...
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...
https://youtu.be/c5qtaaaThPc As working from home continues to exist as an essential part of our everyday lives, you may begin to notice that your home setup could use a refresher. Check out this video by AJ Barse, or this page:...
When Bloom's Taxonomy was first published in 1956, it changed how educators categorized their educational objectives and goals. Within the original framework, there were six categories that educators could use to gauge how students were engaging with material and to...
What's the Big Idea? “Assuming for the moment that this course is the LAST course the students will ever take in the area (as opposed to the first in a series of courses), what core discipline-specific ideas/concepts do you want ALL students taking the course to...
Western offers professional video and instructional media services for academic support. Learn more... Video Services at WWU
Occasionally, there is a need to edit video beyond the simple "clip" and "trim" techniques offered in Zoom, Stream, and Panopto. WWU faculty, staff, and students have access to Adobe products at educational pricing, and can purchase their own copies of the product...
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020. Not all labs can be in person this quarter, but luckily there are so many simulations for all sorts of labs that can be done at...
Western CEDAR is Western Washington University’s institutional repository of scholarship and creative works. Mission CEDAR advances the university’s commitment to enriching academic inquiry and strengthening communities by sharing the expertise and creativity of its...
WWU's Western Libraries has an abundance of key resources to support faculty. Consider exploring the following: Need course support? Contact your Subject Team and they will help you find an answer to your question. Information & Services for Faculty &...
Have you ever wished you had the basic framework all set up for a Canvas course so you could just fill in your course content? Created by WesternOnline designers in Outreach and Community Education, these templates were created in an effort to provide an organized and...
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Alina Holmes, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2020. A lot has changed with online learning. This is requiring many educators to also reconsider grading practices, and how to...