Best Practices in Teaching
Design
Student engagement & learning begins
with strong course design.
Basics of Course Design
Inclusive & Equitable Teaching
Teaching in Different Formats
Creating Accessible Courses
Bloom's Taxonomy
Build
Once you’ve designed your course,
use a variety of tools to build a course
that accomplishes your goals.
Teaching in Different Formats
Creating Accessible Courses
Flexible Teaching for Emergencies
Teach
Make your course design come to life
as you work with your students.
Inclusive & Equitable Teaching
Teaching in Different Formats
Flexible Teaching for Emergencies
Improve
“The best teaching is critically reflective”
Stephen Brookfield
Additional CAFE Resources for Course Design
Building an Effective, Inclusive, Syllabus for CPP
These resources are designed to support CPP instructors in creating clear, effective, and inclusive syllabi. Whether you’re refining an existing course or building a syllabus from the ground up, the tools below offer practical guidance, examples, and descriptions of syllabus elements. You can use the customizable template aligned with best practices to create your own inclusive syllabus!
- Inclusive syllabus checklist - Insure that you are using best practices in creating an inclusive syllabus.
- Annotated Sample Syllabus - View a sample syllabus with annotated information describing its structure.
- Syllabus Template (customizable) - Save time building your syllabus by tailoring this template to fit your course.
Student Resources for Your Syllabus or Canvas Course
Faculty may include the following links in their syllabus or Canvas course under campus or student support resources. Proactively directing students to these services can help address academic, technical, or personal challenges before they impact learning. Each resource includes a brief description of available support. Links are curated by CAFE and are periodically reviewed to ensure accurate, up-to-date information.
- Learning and Support Resources - Shortcuts to student services and campus technologies.
- Technology Support - Find tutorials, guides, and get support with Canvas.
- University Policies - Accessibility, privacy, data security, student conduct, and academic catalog.
Publicly Available and Self-Enroll Courses
This series of courses in best practices are self-paced, non-facilitated, asynchronous courses available either publicly or to self-enroll with your CPP Bronco credentials.
| Course Name and Description | Course Link |
|---|---|
Intro to Teaching with Canvas (Self-Enrollable)If you’re new to Canvas or you want a refresher on basics, the self-enroll Intro to Teaching with Canvas Course will allow you to walk through basic steps for using Canvas to offer a good experience for your students (and therefore an easier experience for you. |
enroll |
Fundamentals of Accessibility eCertificateAll students should have the joy of learning, the freedom to grow, and the benefits of education! Accessibility of course materials and Universal Design for Learning helps make that vision a reality. In this self-paced, self-enrollable, certificate course get background and practical strategies, and also develop empathy for the needs of all students. |
enroll |
Course Design for Cal Poly PomonaThe goal of Course Design for Cal Poly Pomona is to support faculty to create courses that are informed by knowledge of the Cal Poly Pomona student body and our institutional mission and values. |
public |