Instructional Development | CITS

“We have such an opportunity to use our classrooms as experimental places where we can really affect change.”  -Karen Cangialosi Hello, faculty! One topic that got more interest from our newsletter last semester was information on varying assessments. If you attended...

“Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.” -G.K. Nielson Hello, faculty! Instructional Development is excited to continue sharing with you our newsletter, This Week in ID, now bi-monthly. Each newsletter (or Instructional...

"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." -Steve Jobs Hello, faculty! With the semester ending in a few weeks, we thought a few resources about creating accessible and visually appealing course designs would be useful. As you...

"A really good assignment, which is also a really good assessment, also teaches you something." -Deandra Little Hello, faculty! Hang in there-December is approaching... This week we are going to look at rethinking assessments. Assessments serve an important purpose in...

Hello, faculty! This week we are exploring the many benefits and ways to create rubrics for your courses. Rubrics have become a popular grading tool as they offer consistency for both the students and instructors and provide opportunities for accessibility. They also...

Before COVID, instructors and teachers were beginning to incorporate virtual field trips and guest speakers more readily in their classes. During the pandemic, these opportunities became very common and a welcome addition for students to engage with course material in...