Offerings

The Center for Teaching and Learning Canvas workshops focus on the nuts-and-bolts of working with different Canvas features.

Effective teaching practice frames our approach to how these tools are used and modeled but the primary outcome for these sessions is to improve your comfort using different components of Canvas on a technical level. We hope that by increasing your comfort with Canvas, you will be able to use its features in support of your pedagogical strategies.

Each session covers a specific set of features or functions in canvas, providing how-to demonstrations and guiding you to additional resources.

Visit our Workshops page to learn more about the current Workshops we have available for you to join this term!

Deep Dives are interactive sessions that explore a specific teaching strategy or learning technology feature. Each Deep Dive session consists of:

• An introductory overview of the session’s topic.
• An opportunity to experiment with the concept, either by trying out new technology or through guided design activities.

Eight to ten Deep Dive sessions are scheduled each term, each focused on a different topic or strategy. The Center for Teaching and Learning adds new topics over time but also repeats popular offerings regularly so don’t worry if you can’t make a session. You will likely see it scheduled again in the future.

Visit our Deep Dives page to learn more about the current Deep Dives we have available for you to join this term!

Catalyst is a collaborative faculty development program that explores pedagogy and provides design support to jump start new course design and instructional projects.

Catalyst is usually offered during Summer, but can be offered at other times of the year when there is sufficient demand or interest. Each iteration of the program is a session that lasts approximately 4 weeks, with two weeks focused on content and community activities followed by two weeks of dedicated project support.

Each time Catalyst is offered, the session will have a specific pedagogical focus that informs the content, activities, and design project for that session. The focus for each Catalyst session will be indicated in its title and explained in its description. Regardless of the focus, the primary goals of Catalyst are to brings faculty members together to:

• • Explore the intersection of technology and pedagogy together through content-driven modules and online interaction.
  • Make progress on individual design projects with support from the CTL and the Catalyst community.
    Build a community around WOU’s passion for teaching and learning.

If you have any questions about an upcoming Catalyst session, feel free to reach out to CTL@wou.edu to learn more!

Visit our Catalyst page to learn more about the current Catalyst programs available for you to collaborate in this term!

The Foundations of Online Teaching course equips educators with essential skills to design, deliver, and improve high-quality online courses. Participants will learn to align their course design with instructional goals, effectively use technology to enhance engagement, implement inclusive practices for diverse learners, and build a strong learning community. Through hands-on activities and reflective practice, faculty will also explore best practices in course design, interaction, and assessment. The course includes key modules on student success, quality course design, community building, instructor presence, and authentic assessment, culminating in an action plan for future teaching improvements.