Author: Teaching & Learning Center
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Course Set-Up Checklist
We at the TLC are here to support you as you work to prepare quality course sites and materials for your students. Here is a checklist of steps to prepare a course for a new semester. Select each item for specifics. Where possible, we link to relevant directions or resources. Thank you for helping students…
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Before the Accommodation Letter: Four Questions to Consider Before the Semester
from the Teaching & Learning Center and the Office of Educational Accessibility Accommodations can sometimes feel difficult to navigate, particularly when they require changes to a course that is already underway. Planning for flexibility before the semester begins can reduce the number of adjustments needed when accommodations are presented. Inclusive pedagogy and Universal Design for…
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Accessible Instructional Materials: Recordings & Summer Bootcamp
Thank you to everyone who joined us in the spring for our first run of the Accessible Instructional Material Webinar series! For those of you who were not able to join us in the spring, you can find recordings and slides for those offerings below, and we are excited to be offering this webinar series…
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2026 Pedagogical Innovations Faculty Learning Community
The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP), invite applications for the third cohort of a Faculty Learning Community focused on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Grounded in the teacher-scholar model, the FLC offers an opportunity to connect teaching and research by using your own teaching…
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The Newest Members of the TLC – Laurie Hays and Dr. MB Henry Podcast
Introducing the two newest members of the Teaching & Learning Center staff, Laurie Hays and Dr. MB Henry. Hosts: Amber Alvord & Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions Show Notes: Spirits Podcast Lore Podcast Strike Force Five Podcast Your Money Guide on the Side Podcast SoTL Spotlight: Social and Emotional Learning
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TLC Book Club Review: Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching Podcast
The Teaching & Learning Center staff discuss our recent reading of the Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching written by Isis Artze-Vega, Flower Darby, Bryan Dewsbury, and Mays Imad. Guests: Dr. Naomie Nyanungo, Marc Drumm, Brian Carothers, Connor Goyne, and Hannah Glatt Cohosts: Amber Alvord, Jes Drass, & Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions Norton Guide to…
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Navigating Digital Learning (NDL)
Students with Ed-Tech Struggles? Provide proactive support in D2L with the TLC’s Navigating Digital Learning (NDL) tutorials What is Navigating Digital Learning (NDL)? Navigating Digital Learning (NDL) is a D2L repository of short tutorial modules on various learning technologies found at WCU. Originally built as the distance education orientation for West Chester University students, the TLC recognized that NDL could benefit the wider WCU learning community, and…
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Developing First Year Experience Common Content with Dr.s Mitchell, Mrkich, Raskauskas, and Blake Podcast
First Year Experience (FYE) instructors and members of the common content development team Dr. Karen Mitchell, Dr. Shannon Mrkich, Dr. Jennifer Raskauskas, and Michelle Blake discuss how they collaborated to create common content to help students succeed in their transition to university. Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions WCU First Year Experience Requirement H5P
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ACUE Teaching Certification Program with Drs. Barker, Perry, & Kopacz Podcast
Reflecting on their experiences completing the ACUE Certification in Effective Teaching, professors Nancy Barker, Merry Perry, & Ola Kopacz share what they learned from the year long program. Cohosts: Jes Drass and Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions Show Notes: ACUE Certification in Effective Teaching Supporting Faculty Excellence | Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education PASSHE…
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Course and Activity Design, Inclusive Teaching and Accessibility, Instructional Delivery, Integrating Research and Teaching (SoTL)
Found Poetry Activities with Dr. Nancy Pearson & Dr. Rebecca Rich
Found poetry advocates Dr. Nancy Pearson and Dr. Rebecca Rich describe how they came to incorporate found poetry techniques into their English and Public Health courses. Cohosts: Jes Drass and Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions Research Connection: Johnson, J. (2019). Using found poetry to cultivate student literacy, empathy, and creativity. Social Studies Research and Practice,…
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