Pedagogical Best Practices for Teaching & Learning
The principles and practices of teaching are both an art and a science, the various methods and best practices shared on this page are here to guide your delivery choices as you support learners through their journey.
Course Structure
The type of course you teach determines how best to structure it. Content-focused courses include many lecture-based segments and discussion-based components. Process-focused courses include activity-based instruction and experiential environments.
Outcomes & Alignment
Learning outcomes describe what learners will be able to do upon completion of a course or instructional module/unit. Alignment is the link between the stated learning outcomes (or objectives) and everything a learner is asked to complete inside the course.
Assessment & Evaluation
Review our selection of pedagogical considerations for evaluating and developing formative and summative assessments.
Academic Rigor
Academic Rigor-What is it? Why is it important? Where do I start? Including examples and an academic rigor decision-making tool.
Instructional Materials
In the course design and development process, collections of texts, OER materials, lectures, and multimedia segments are essential to support a students’ content mastery, conceptual understanding and demonstration of skills. Curate an amazing course using our materials selection guide.
Interaction & Engagement
Identifying opportunities for interaction and engagement during course development can help you build a more robust and effective course that supports knowledge construction and critical thinking while cultivating self-efficacy and a sense of community.
Technology Tools
Discover available technologies for media development , engaging learners, and conducting summative assessment virtually while upholding academic integrity.
Learning Library
Take a look at several strategically developed guides for a deep dive into course design, teaching with Canvas Learning management system, and our learning library with quick reads about various teaching & learning topics.
