Check out the CTL's Online Teaching Faculty Toolkit: a growing resource of evidence-based practices and strategies to enrich your instruction.
Click below for more information about just some of the CTL's offerings:
– The CTL's weekly update for faculty & staff
– The CTL's upcoming workshops
– QM courses: the CTL's suggested courses
Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
The many effects of trauma affect the quality of a learning environment. Here are some resources to help your thinking about preparing for teaching in times of stress:
Article from Faculty Focus, "Trauma-Informed Teaching: How to Be More Intentional with Course Policies, LMS, and Scaffolding Feedback"
Article from The Chronicle, "What Does Trauma-Informed Teaching Look Like?"
Mays Imad's presentation on YouTube, "Examining the Intersection of Equity, Trauma-Informed Pedagogy, and Social Emotional Learning"
Karen Costa's slidedeck, "Trauma-Aware Online Teaching"
Inclusive Teaching
Teaching with equity, diversity, and inclusion in mind helps students to feel welcome and accepted in their learning environment. Consider these resources to assist your work:
Inclusive Teaching Practices Toolkit (Association of College and University Educators)
Making Excellence Inclusive (Association of American Colleges & Universities)
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
Creating an Inclusive College Classroom (University of Michigan)
A Guide to Bias-Free Communications (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Get In Touch
Center for Teaching and Learning
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678-839-5289Please explore the resources available on our site. If you're looking for something you don't see, or have a suggestion or request, please feel free to contact us.
USG's After-hours Help with CourseDen (D2L):
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Teaching from a Distance
You have all the support you could need to teach your courses from wherever you are:
• Online Teaching Faculty Toolkit – Click the link to find evidence-based instructional solutions, as well as short videos of your colleagues talking about their teaching experiences.
• Moving Instruction Online Effectively: An Advanced Guide for Faculty – Click the link to explore the CTL's guide to teaching online via CourseDen.
• The USG's Keep Teaching Guides – Click the link to review the USG's resource course for help with making the transition to teaching remotely.
You can call or email, too:
• For technical assistance with CourseDen, email UWG Online at online@westga.edu or call 678-839-6248. Or explore their new repository of tutorials (link).
• For pedagogical and/or specialized assistance with online teaching, email the Center for Teaching and Learning at ctl@westga.edu or call 678-839-5289.
Need help with CourseDen in the middle of the night or weekends? The USG has a 24-hour service desk for CourseDen (D2L):
• After-hours helpline: 1-855-772-0423
• 24-hour online searchable help (link)