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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). All courses will be cohort-based and delivered online. The deadline to register for the spring 2023 courses is Jan. 5 at 5 PM.

Register for the information session on Dec. 13 at 10 AM.

For more information and to register for the spring courses, visit our website.

Check out our PEER SUPPORT OF TEACHING service

It’s free, one-on-one, customized to your specific needs, and completely confidential. It pairs fellow instructors to collaborate and build skills or address challenges related to teaching and learning.

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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.

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!

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

WVU Press Adds a New Title on Equity and Inclusivity in the College Classroom

Written by and for college teachers, Inclusive Teaching: 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.

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 the View Feedback From Instructors training page and/or this video with your students, ideally, at the very beginning of the semester. For students who prefer to read instructions, you can share the transcript.

Resources for WVU Community

• Instructor Guidance (Faculty)
• CircleIn (Students/Faculty)
• Go2Knowledge (Faculty/Students/Staff)
• Magna Digital Library (Faculty/GTA)