Using Canvas quizzes, you can create assessments similar to what you may have given in a face-to-face class. However, there are other forms of assessment that focus on students producing knowledge and then sharing that knowledge with their classmates. Explore some...
by Rebecca Borowski, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, WWU Getting bored with Discussion boards? Consider having students post to a wiki! A wiki is a website that can be edited by multiple users. Rather than discussion boards, where students reply...
This video from WWU's Instructional Design Video Library provides an overview of how to use the "annotated submission" option on Canvas assignments. For assistance with Canvas, see: Canvas Help at WWU.
This video from WWU's Instructional Design Video Library provides an overview of the Modules feature in Canvas: How to add to and organize a module, edit module content, and add prerequisites and requirements to modules. See also: How do I add a module? How do I...
This video from WWU's Instructional Design Video Library provides an overview of how to submit an assignment from your Google Drive, using the URL instead of the Google Drive (LTI) tab, including how to change the permission settings to allow access to your document...
by Deborah Hanuscin, Professor, SMATE and Elementary Education, WWU The belief that “all students can learn” is widely proclaimed in support of high expectations for all students, particularly diverse learners. I, too, have espoused this premise in the past as part of...
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Emily Gaston, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2021. COVID-19 drastically altered how society functions, and the education sphere is no exception. Educators have been forced to rewrite...
Teachers have an important opportunity to create a space for students that is centered on health, the environment, and the community. Possible Actions Make Your Course Accessible Practice Universal Design of Instruction. Ensure all pages, documents, and PDFs are...
The theme of the 2018-19 Innovative Teaching Showcase was "Open Educational Practices." Explore this resource for great ideas for utilizing OER in the practice of teaching. See also: Teaching Handbook: OER Toolkit "By replacing a static textbook — or other stable...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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 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....
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...
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Emily Gaston, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2021. The Theory of Margin, also known as the Power-Load-Margin (PLM) formula was McClusky's major contribution to adult and higher...
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...
Definition Microlearning is learning bursts of new information in small parts at a time. Some key features tend to include1: Sessions under 10 minutes Targeted simple and/or narrow topics Tasks be completed in-person or virtually Information paired...
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...