course design

A list of multimodal active learning strategies with descriptions and connections to the various levels of learning in Bloom's taxonomy.

An activity sheet (Docx.) to evaluate and improve given, or constructed, learning outcomes.

A YouTube video created by the Teaching Commons discussing assessment and grading approaches, as well as grading tools, including various types of rubrics.

An opportunity to gain theoretical understanding, practical examples, and a whole host of highly useful resources for the pedagogy, planning, and hands-on production involved in designing, creating, and assessing eLearning activities in fully online or blended courses. All members of the York University community are welcome to check it out; access is granted automatically based on self-registration (followed by agreeing to a consent agreement).

A worksheet (Docx.) that offers guiding questions to assist you in identifying the situational factors of your course.

This guide is designed to provide you the general information you may need as a Course Director at York.

An ebook in support of learner-centered, thoughtful design of blended and online learning. Topics include design principles, designing for impact, and evaluating for impact & evolving your practice.

Samantha Cutrara (Office of the Vice Provost Academic) created an instructor’s guide for integrating digital humanities and social sciences into your course design. The guide includes sections on theory, practice, and assignment guides.

Envision YU is a pedagogical approach supporting students to gain the skills necessary to successfully transition into, through and beyond their university studies.

This handout offers guiding questions and processes to design your course using learning outcomes.

This one-page handout offers strategies and resources for getting to know your students before and during the term.

Wherever you stand on AI in your teaching — enthusiastic, cautious, or still working it out — we offer a shared framework for thinking clearly about assessment design.

An infographic outlining the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle with ideas for how to support and offer choices in assessment.

An infographic of these two principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) offering different ways to incorporate both principles.

A questionnaire with ten statements for instructors to rate in terms of their importance to their beliefs in teaching and learning that will guide instructors to identify with the corresponding pedagogies, with links to additional resources.

The PATHS instructor toolbox offers resources to support first and second year students transition to university.

checklist meant to help guide you in preparing to teach online, whether synchronous or asynchronous, blended or fully online.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies' Graduate Supervision Toolkit includes a wealth of resources to inform your course design to support all graduate students.

A two-page handout that offers strategies for supporting your students and resources for you and for students from across campus.

The Toolkit will enable the pan-university interdisciplinary infusion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into classrooms at York University.

A handout that defines learning outcomes and how to write effective learning outcome statements.

A narrative based worksheet (Docx.) designed to assist with constructing course learning outcomes.

An worksheet (Docx.) consisting of a table to build-up course learning outcomes, including an example to guide its use.