“The key is that the components in the teaching system, especially the teaching methods used and the assessment tasks, are aligned to the learning activities assumed in the intended outcomes.”
(John Biggs, 2003, p. 1)
Course Design
Instructors usually plan before the course begins and adjust plans during the course. Part of planning includes determining learning outcomes, drafting the course syllabus and analyzing the approach to take, such as experiential learning.
Setting Up Canvas
Canvas is an online course delivery and learning management system you can use to distribute content, arrange online activities, and track student performance. Our UBC Okanagan Canvas template can help create consistency among online courses.
Remote Teaching
Learn more about using video to teach online, online assessments, and using Canvas to grade online. Campus Resources include remote access to computer labs and on campus blended teaching classrooms.
Communicating with Students
Improve engagement and learning while easing anxiety by effectively communicating with your students.
Feedback
Learn how to use feedback from students and peers to make quality improvements to your teaching practice.
Designing & Grading Assessments
The CTL can help you design formative and summative assessments in general and online assessments in particular, and grade them.