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The Teaching and Learning Commons (TLC) provides teaching support and resources for faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. TLC staff collaborate with campus partners to assist instructors in enhancing their teaching tools, whether on campus or online, to deepen student learning.
TLC Spotlight Events and Services
Fall Semester Instructor Guidance: Attendance
Student expectations and the operational realities of our classes have evolved over the last two years. It is best to clearly communicate expectations and policies regarding attendance at the start of the semester. To assist in this process, WVU’s Teaching and Learning Commons offers recommendations you can use in your class.
Visit Fall Semester Instructor Guidance Webpage
WVU Press adds a new title on equity and inclusivity in the college classroom
Written by and for college teachers, Strategies for Promoting Equity in the
College Classroom provides guidance on ways to address privilege and implicit
bias in the college classroom. It also describes ways to make all students
feel welcome and included. The authors are highly regarded specialists who
have delivered over a hundred workshops on inclusive pedagogy and who contribute
frequently to public conversations on the topic. For more information or to
buy,
visit the WVU Press website.
Visit WVU Press Webpage
Earn credentials while you improve your teaching!
In partnership with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), WVU is offering all instructors, including GTAs, the opportunity to pursue a Certificate in Effective College Instruction at no cost! This is the only college teaching credential endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). The deadline to register for these courses is August 29.
Visit Webpage for Details
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
The Teaching and Learning Commons strives to curate resources for our instructors to help promote health and wellness for our campus community. Being more informed of the various support services available can make us all better responders should we encounter someone at risk. For example, the WVU CARE Team provides assistance and interventions as referrals are made to help students and the WVU community.
What do we do when a student is in crisis? Help Sheet
Make a CARE Referral
Full list of Resources
Providing Reasonable Accommodations
Accommodating students who are in quarantine, isolation, or are symptomatic but undiagnosed, is challenging and will be unique to your course and students. “Reasonable accommodations” should be made but those actions will vary by course, activity, and learning outcome. These accommodations should give students the information and assignments necessary to achieve the course goals.
The Teaching and Learning Commons has compiled a few things to take into consideration
when evaluating accommodation options. Visit our accommodation page for some
ideas on meeting these challenges.
Providing Reasonable Accommodations Webpage
Did you know?
We have a video catalog, which contains recordings on a wide variety of topics. Whether you want to know more about Tips for Teaching Online Labs, Testing in eCampus, Keeping Your Students Awake, or Re-Thinking Course Level Assessments, you will find a treasure trove of topics and information in our video catalog. Check it out!
Video Catalog
Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2022 OER Grant
This year's recipients of the Open Education Resources grant have been announced:
Benjamin Silverberg – WVU Health Sciences Center, Department of Human Performance
Adrienne Williams – WVU Tech, Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering and Sciences – Department of Biology
Maegen Shultz – WVU Tech, Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering and Sciences – Department of Mathematics
Yong – Lak, Park - WVU Evansdale Campus, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, Department of Plant and Soil Science
Alyssa Beall - WVU Main Campus, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Religious Studies
To learn more about OER, visit the OER Grant webpage.
OER Grant Webpage
New Teaching Resource at Potomac State College
The new Active Learning Center in Keyser hosted an open house on April 29, 2022. The Center is a joint venture between our TLC affiliate in Keyser and Potomac State College. Here are some photos from the event (click photos view larger image).
Finding Instructor Feedback on eCampus
Instructor feedback is a valuable tool in student learning. Most instructors take the time to craft meaningful responses to student work. But if students cannot access that feedback, or find it easily, the value of this tool is greatly diminished. To spare students any potential frustration of having to search for your input on their assignments in eCampus, consider being proactive and sharing this video with your students, ideally, at the very beginning of the semester. For students who prefer to read instructions, you can share this transcript.
Finding Instructor Feedback in eCampus Video
Award for Outstanding Teaching to One of Our Own!
Aimee Morewood, Professor and Program Coordinator of Literacy Education and a Teaching and Learning Commons Faculty Associate, was just awarded a 2022 WVU Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching. Read more about Professor Morewood and the award.
Award Announcement
Educators Designing Great Experiences
May 23, 2022 until September 6, 2022
Registrations are now open for this self-paced summer course that will guide you through the elements of designing and delivering a quality course, regardless of modality. The course will open Monday, May 23rd, 2022, and remain available until Tuesday, September 6th, 2022.
For details or to sign up, visit the course page.
EDGE Teaching Institute Webpage
Event and Workshop Calendar
Upcoming Events
Visit our Event and Workshop page or the full calendar to view all events.
Please note that recordings of previously held webinars are on our Video Catalog page.
