Centering Your Learners
The tools described below...
The tools described below...
Key takeaways:
Movement breaks can lead to better...
Movement breaks can lead to better...
Core Questions
The University of Waterloo’s...
The University of Waterloo’s...
Why provide transcripts?
Transcripts are text...
Transcripts are text...
Early engagement quick tips are...
These short, timely,...
These short, timely,...
What is Padlet? ...
Be present and let your students see you as a real person....
Icebreakers are short activities, often at the beginning of...
Similar to in-person office hours, virtual office hours...
Printable PDF
Use this checklist to guide you...
Use this checklist to guide you...
The term universal design (UD) originated in the mid-1980s...
Image used under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license...
As instructors and teaching assistants you often have...
According to recent advances in neuroscience research,...
Good teaching involves considering the strengths and needs...
Good course design involves considering the strengths and...
What are pronouns?
A pronoun is a part of speech...
A pronoun is a part of speech...
In large, crowded, undergraduate classes students can feel...
A trigger warning is a statement made prior to sharing...
Metacognition has been defined as “one’s...
In the context of higher education, the word “...
Motivation and learning are inextricably intertwined:...
Most people strive to be gracious and sensitive when...
Ensuring that courses and program activities include global...
Have you ever had to deal with a disruptive or highly...
Technology has become an integral part of students’...
Supervision of undergraduate and graduate student research...
Including well-designed library-based assignments in your...
Many instructors in engineering, math and science have...
The rules of “netiquette,” the do’s and...
Telling students what you really want
Language is a...
Language is a...
A tip sheet focusing on virtual office hours is also...
These guidelines are also available as a Word document...
Course outlines, or syllabi, are an integral part of course...
Fostering an effective discussion can be challenging in a...
Early in the term
Introduce yourself to your class....
Introduce yourself to your class....
The first day of class can set the tone for the rest of the...
The first day of class sets the tone for the rest of the...
Some basic skills can help you to be a more effective...
Critical thinking is a high priority outcome of higher...
