Is your class a gathering? Insights from The Art of Gathering
This summer, consider designing a course by applying concepts from Priya Parker's The Art of Gathering.
Commonwealth ConnectionsCourse Design & PlannningBlog Post
This summer, consider designing a course by applying concepts from Priya Parker's The Art of Gathering.
Below are resources drawn from a March 2023 workshop around building liquid syllabi from Allain Daigle (Instructional Designer at Penn State Greater Allegheny and Fayette). This post draws on the work and strategies of Michelle Pacansky-Brock, who has built stellar...
Course Design & PlannningBlog Post
Have you checked out the Toolkit section of the Commonwealth Campus Teaching Support website? In this section, we highlight an important resource that you can refer to for instructional ideas - the Pathways to Pedagogy website.
Commonwealth ConnectionsCourse Design & PlannningInclusive Teaching
As instructors begin to think of the start of the upcoming semester, many start with a review and revision of their course syllabus. As you think of how you might prepare your syllabus, we wanted to share some information from a book entitled “What Inclusive...
Commonwealth ConnectionsCourse Design & PlannningTeaching TipsBlog Post
Feedback is ever-present in many aspects of our lives. We get feedback on our job performance. We get asked for our feedback from almost every business we interact with. Have you bought a new car? You get asked for your feedback from the dealership, the...
Commonwealth ConnectionsBlog Post
The Teaching Online Program (TOP) is an asynchronous series of professional development courses focused on best practices for teaching online. In May 2022, Levels 1 and 2 were made available. We are happy to announce that Level 3 is now available for faculty enrollment.
At the recent Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days event on August 10th and 11th, 2022, over 177 faculty from across the Commonwealth were able to learn about ways in which they could improve their craft and innovate their approaches.
Learn what the new website has to offer.