Teaching on the DLC Orientation: Part 1 Setting up for Success

Join us for a 2-part series designed to guide your preparations to teach a DLC course to students at multiple campuses. These 1-hour sessions will cover the essentials from logistical processes to pedagogical approaches, and everything in between.   Part 1: Setting up for Success  The first workshop will focus on essential considerations for teaching […]

Designing Your Syllabus to Support Learner Success

Did you know that the majority of disabled learners in your classroom have invisible disabilities that you can not see? The recommended strategies to reach these disabled learners actually benefit ALL learners in your classroom. This hands-on workshop will focus on strategies that you can use to make your course more universally designed for all learners. During the workshop, you will be able to apply your new skills to your course syllabus.

Teaching on the DLC Orientation: Part 2 Designing for Engagement

Join us for a 2-part series designed to guide your preparations to teach a DLC course to students at multiple campuses. These 1-hour sessions will cover the essentials from logistical processes to pedagogical approaches, and everything in between.   Part 2: Designing for Engagement In the second workshop, we will explore strategies to enhance interaction, […]

Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days

Save the Date! Join us for a half-day, virtual event focusing on teaching, learning, and technology which will include a student panel, followed by an instructor panel. More information will be provided soon.  

Introduction to Canvas for New Commonwealth Campus Instructors

IT Learning Design (ITLD) is offering a Canvas Training for new Commonwealth Campus instructors on Zoom on: January 9th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Participants will be able to:    Identify key features and tools of Canvas and their basic functions    Identify possible use cases for Canvas    Identify benefits of using Canvas    Locate support resources for using Canvas    […]

Set up Your Canvas Gradebook to Work for You (And Your Students!)

Are your students frequently asking about their grades or expressing confusion about how they’re calculated? Learn how to make your Canvas gradebook work for you and your students. In this workshop, we’ll discuss automating common grading policies like dropping the lowest test or homework scores, weighting assignments, and more. Bring your Spring 2025 syllabus and […]

Designing in Canvas for All Learners, Part 1

A key component of learner success is course content that learners can easily navigate.  By considering the design of course content in Canvas, faculty can significantly affect how successful learners are in a course.  This workshop will provide participants with best practices related to course navigation, module structure, and the Canvas content editor.  These strategies will help you reduce barriers for learners. 

Creating Online Assessments with Integrity in Mind​

This session explores the changes that can you make to your assessments to take advantage of the affordances of the online environment while keeping integrity in mind. Topics include setting expectations for online assessments, determining the most effective delivery method in your teaching context, adapting assessments from in-person to online formats, and leveraging technology to […]

Creating Online Assessments with Integrity in Mind​

This session explores the changes that can you make to your assessments to take advantage of the affordances of the online environment while keeping integrity in mind. Topics include setting expectations for online assessments, determining the most effective delivery method in your teaching context, adapting assessments from in-person to online formats, and leveraging technology to […]

Designing Course Videos to Engage All Audiences

Using instructional video can increase learner engagement with course material.  Video can provide alternatives for representing ideas to students, add relevance and value, and provide options to learners.  This workshop will help participants to develop new instructional video that is universally designed and consider the many ways in which learners will consume video content in […]

Designing Course Videos to Engage All Audiences

Using instructional video can increase learner engagement with course material.  Video can provide alternatives for representing ideas to students, add relevance and value, and provide options to learners.  This workshop will help participants to develop new instructional video that is universally designed and consider the many ways in which learners will consume video content in […]