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...
By Jennifer Riepl, Education Leadership & Inclusive Teaching Overview Working with Indigenous youth has opened my eyes to the many disparities in education, from elementary through university. As a math and history teacher, I’ve used many different textbooks and...
When remote teaching became part of our everyday language, our ATUS and CIIA staff compiled many resource pages to help support teaching and learning. These sites continue to evolve and provide essential resources for the many modalities in which we teach and learn......
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...
by Deborah Hanuscin, Professor, SMATE and Elementary Education, WWU Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that is designed to give all students an equal opportunity to succeed. The UDL framework offers flexibility in ways students access material...
Google Docs is a great tool to allow multiple students to work on the same shared document. Students can share their thoughts through text, photo collages, word clouds, and drawings in individual breakout rooms and come then come together as a class on a single...
Google Slides is a great tool for promoting students to work together in breakout rooms on a document that is easy to access after coming together as a complete class. For more information on this strategy see Utilizing Breakout Rooms and Online Tools for Student...
Representing graded components of your class properly in the Canvas learning management system is essential for sharing accurate grades with students and for ensuring transparency between your expectations and theirs. Guiding Questions Can students easily find the...
The Heuristic for Inclusive Instructional Design (HIID) was created by staff at the Center for Instructional Innovation & Assessment and Outreach & Continuing Education as a questioning tool that could be layered with other instructional design methods to help...
by Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi, Assistant Professor, English, WWU Common challenges in teaching larger courses (GUR) In teaching my recent GUR (around 60 students), I felt I struggled to gain the student trust, commitment, attendance, and involvement that I was used to in my...
Shared with WWU from the UW Resiliency Lab, the WWU Learning Library (requires login) includes the Well-Being for Life and Learning Guidebook, a new resource for instructors to aid them in designing learning environments that promote well-being. Combining research,...
The theme of the 2016-17 Innovative Teaching Showcase was "Critical Thinking." Explore this resource for great ideas for utilizing critical thinking in the practice of teaching. See also: Teaching Handbook: Critical Thinking Toolkit “Within the current cultural...
The theme of the 2017-18 Innovative Teaching Showcase was "Engaging Social Justice." Explore this resource for great ideas for utilizing social justice in the practice of teaching. See also: Teaching Handbook: Social Justice Toolkit "When you make the decision to...
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 theme of the 2022-23 Innovative Teaching Showcase is “Difficult Conversations.” Explore this resource for great ideas for utilizing difficult conversations in the practice of teaching. When I do introduce [a difficult topic], my students love it because [it]...
Members of the Western community may select “Join this Course” to join this self-enroll Canvas course made by ATUS and CIIA, which is the primary site for accessing professional development offerings each term: ATUS-CIIA Teaching, Learning, & Technology ProDev See...
This course is a starting guide for anyone who might be new to Canvas, WWU, and the Bellingham community. Hosted by your friendly (Bellingham) neighborhood Canvas Admin, Chris Powell (ATUS), along with AJ Barse (ATUS instructional designer) and Deran Browne (ATUS...
Monday Morning Mentor delivers a 20-minute online program each week, addressing some of today’s most important academic issues and teaching strategies. For weekly 20-minute videos and resources, members of the Western community may select “Join this Course” to join...
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...
Good course design that is accessible creates a learning environment that is usable in an equitable way for all students, including students with disabilities. Explore the following considerations and resources to learn more about setting-up your course to address...
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...
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...
OneNote is a great tool for encouraging students to work together in breakout rooms on a single document that is easy to access after coming together as a class. For more information on this strategy see Utilizing Breakout Rooms and Online Tools for Student...
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...