Teaching &
Learning Co‑op
Welcome! This site, designed for and by the WWU Community, includes strategies, tools, and practices for innovative teaching and learning.
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Heuristic for Inclusive Instructional Design (HIID)
The Heuristic for Inclusive Instructional Design (HIID) was created by staff at the Center for Instructional Innovation & Assessment and Outreach & Continuing Education as a questioning tool...
Fostering Health and Wellbeing in Classes
Teachers have an important opportunity to create a space for students that is centered on health, the environment, and the community. Possible Actions Make Your Course Accessible Practice...
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
The Institute for Global Engagement launched the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) initiative for the 2023-2024 academic year with information sessions and a program to award grants...
AI and Chatbots Teaching Considerations
Updated 4/1/24 Research and articles about artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots such as Chat GPT have exploded onto the higher education scene, along with much concern and fascination. ATUS...
Learning: TLCo-op Workshops for Faculty
The Teaching & Learning Cooperative (TLCo-op) has facilitated workshops to help faculty develop courses for blended/hybrid and online courses every year since 2012. These workshops, sponsored by...
Canvas Help at WWU
Canvas is WWU's learning management system and primary academic resource for managing course content, assessments, grades, and communications. Key resources for Canvas include the following: WWU:...
Equity, Accessibility, & Privacy Considerations
For information, guidelines, and policies related to concerns about remote teaching, equity, accessibility, intellectual property, and privacy, explore the ATUS page: Equity, Accessibility, &...
Learning: STC Online Workshops
Members of the Western community may select “Join this Course” to join this self-enroll Canvas course by the WWU Student Technology Center, focused on teaching faculty, students, and staff about...
WesternOnline: Teaching and Learning Hub
WesternOnline is a resource created by WWU's Outreach and Continuing Education to help build online courses effectively. In order to learn more about how to create high quality and engaging online...
Syllabi@WWU: Syllabus Policies in One Place
In order to create a syllabus that is compliant with Western's policies, Syllabi@WWU serves as a collection of succinct syllabus policies and information all in one place--written for the student...
Teaching Handbook: Syllabus Guidelines
When developing a syllabus, it is important to review Western's guidelines. Explore this resource as you create an informative syllabus that will answer students' questions and state expectations....
Western Libraries: Faculty Resources
WWU's Western Libraries has an abundance of key resources to support faculty. Consider exploring the following: Need course support? Contact your Subject Team and they will help you find an answer...
Flexible Modality Toolkit
This collection supports faculty as they transition from remote teaching to a variety of teaching and learning modalities. Explore the full Flexible Modality Toolkit collection.
Digital Media Center
The Digital Media Center is an space on campus with the facilities and equipment for the professional production of media content. Students and faculty can reserve a TV studio with a green screen,...
Equity in an Online Classroom
Contributed to the TLCo-op by Emily Gaston, Graduate Research Assistant of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, 2021. COVID-19 drastically altered how society functions, and the...
Our Story
Over the years, several Western Washington University offices have worked to provide faculty and staff with instructional resources, including the Center for Instructional Innovation (CIIA), our teaching and learning center, the Academic Technology (ATUS) Teaching, Learning, and Technology offices–which includes the CIIA, Digital Media Center/DMC, and Student Technology Center/STC among others, Outreach and Continuing Education/Western Online, and Western Libraries.
As our work became more intertwined, the need arose to have a shared repository of inspirational and informative resources to support teaching and learning practices. To be certain, this idea did not only come from our personnel. We held a series of open talks called the Digital Learning Inquiry Project where faculty, staff, and students met eight times throughout the fall 2019 term. In addition, one strong sentiment from the extensive “Remote Teaching” trainings our offices offered during the spring and summer of 2020, was to have a one-stop shop for instructional resources, such as this!
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Coordinating Offices
CIIA
Center for Instructional Innovation, an office of ATUS
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WesternOnline
An office of Outreach & Continuing Education
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Video Services
ATUS
Western Libraries
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