Designing a college class is a multi-layered process; it involves curating content but also creating (and aligning) learning goals, practice opportunities, feedback loops, and assessments. This ...

To teach in academia, we complete years of extensive study in our disciplines but often receive limited training in the art and science of teaching. Many junior and even senior instructors rely solely ...

Educators don’t need to choose between building students’ knowledge and teaching reading comprehension strategies. The question isn’t whether to teach strategies—it’s how to do it and when. “Are we ...

Teaching techniques refer to the diverse array of strategies and methodologies employed by educators to engage students and facilitate effective learning experiences. What are some examples of ...

Each week, the Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning (CETL) shares ideas and strategies from SCU faculty that you can use immediately in your teaching. These weekly teaching tips are designed to ...

Have you or your program conducted and completed the analysis steps? Then, you are ready to begin the Backwards Design process for creating your course and developing learning goals, objectives, and ...

How Do You Adjust/Modify Activities for the Online Learning Environment? As mentioned in the course design resources for online teaching, the Community of Inquiry (COI) framework (depicted below), is ...

The transition from card games with family to lessons in a classroom after winter break is tough for both students and teachers. Young students who are eager to get back to school may struggle to fall ...

To facilitate the growth of effective instructors, we have gathered and developed the following strategies and approaches that recognize the responsibility instructors have to provide students a range ...

For a novice teacher, a great mentor can mean the difference between launching into a successful career and burning out in the first few years. When teachers have effective mentors, they can improve ...