Consider taking our other robust programming: ACUE, Career-Engaged Learning, Inclusive Teaching, and the Online Course Development Program.
Our T.E.A.C.H. program features four pathways each investigating a critical theme in teaching and learning. T.E.A.C.H. replaces former programming, including the TECH certificate, Teaching Project certificate, and ALT-Instruction certificate.
The Four Pathways
Each pathway features one of four specific themes: 1) technology, 2) course structure, 3) student engagement, and 4) assessment.
Complete a single pathway to earn a badge. Complete all four pathways to become a Teaching & eLearning Advanced Certificate Holder (T.E.A.C.H.) and you will receive your program certificate.
T.E.A.C.H. encourages you to go at your own pace. With flexibility in mind, programming includes a mix of live webinars and self-paced courses. Put what you learn into practice by sharing ways you’ve changed your teaching practice. Simply complete a short assignment or activity for each online webinar or workshop. Faculty who have taken programming with us may recognize several of these workshops and will receive credit towards any prior workshop. However, a short deliverable is now associated with each workshop.
We highly recommend the T.E.A.C.H. program for faculty new to teaching at Cal State LA. All instructors of record, including lecturers and graduate teaching assistants (TAs), are welcome to participate in CETL programming.
Please Note: Full program coming 2023.

Canvas and Our Students
Starting Canvas with Online Activities and Assignments
Canvas Gradebook and SpeedGrader
Leveraging Multimedia
Teaching Our First-Generation Students

Structure
Transparent Assignment Design and Rubrics
Accessible Instructional Materials
Student-Centered Syllabus
Organizing Your Course

Engagement
Check for Understanding
Motivating Students in Your Course
Showing Students You Care
Discussing Discussions
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Productive Group Work
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Gathering Feedback From Students
Coming Fall 2023

Assessment
Formative Assessment
Writing Smarter Test Questions
Cheating 101
Grading Best Practices
Coming Fall 2023
Webinars and workshops in the TEACH series will be regularly offered, so check your Monday email from CETL or our calendar at: https://www.calstatela.edu/cetl
Note that the Teaching with Technology pathway is the prerequisite for the DOC Program (Designing Online Courses).
Webinar Resource Courses
After attending any webinar, you'll automatically be enrolled in a Resource Course in Canvas. Use the resource course to complete any required assignment. You can also access the slides and materials featured in the webinar.
The resource course should appear on your Dashboard within 48 hours. If you’re unable to find it, please check Courses (global navigation on left) > All Courses.
Please visit CETL Virtual Support for additional assistance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Visit the TEACH Program FAQs page for additional information.
You can track your progress in completing workshops for the program through the TEACH Hub Course.
Webinar and Self-Paced Course Descriptions
Teaching With Technology
In this self-paced course, explore the essentials tools and features of Canvas. Learn how to use Modules, Quizzes, Assignments, Discussions, and Rubrics. You'll also have the option to check out: Roll-Call Attendance, Prerequisites and Requirements, and Scheduler (Canvas Calendar). In this self-paced course, learn how to configure the Canvas Gradebook to provide students up to date information on their progress in the course. You'll also learn how to use the SpeedGrader for efficient grading workflows, and providing students timely feedback. In this self-paced course, learn how to best utilize media in your course to free up design and engage students. You'll also learn how to find pre-existing videos and online content to help supplement your course. Do you know that more than 50% of your students have parents who do not have a bachelor's degree? These students are determined to succeed. However, they do not have informal guides, such as their parents, to orient them to the college experience. In this self-paced course, you will list their challenges and different strategies to incorporate first-generation students into the fabric of your teaching and the university as a whole.Starting Canvas with Online Activities and Assignments (Self-Paced)
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Canvas Gradebook and SpeedGrader (Self-Paced)
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Leveraging Multimedia (Self-Paced)
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Teaching Our First-Generation Students (Self-Paced)
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Structuring Your Course
Students in classes that used more transparency report gains in academic confidence, sense of belonging, and skills like group work and using written and oral communication. All students report benefits, but first-generation and underrepresented students reported even greater benefits. In this workshop, see how transparently designed assignments offer equitable opportunities for all college students to succeed. Deliverable: Transparent Assignment An important component of designing and building an online or hybrid course is to ensure that the instructional materials are accessible for students with disabilities. In this workshop, we will demonstrate several things instructors can do to ensure accessibility of their course materials. Deliverable: Accessible Syllabus Designing an organized, student-center syllabus is a high-impact practice that promotes student success, especially for first-generation students. Your syllabus gives learners the first impression of your course and sets the tone. In this Q&A workshop, learn about practical ways to create a student-centered syllabus and discover resources to help get you started. Deliverable: Revise a Course Syllabus Policy Being online is disorienting! Have you ever looked at your Canvas course and thought, "Why is it organized this way?" Nothing seems to fit together, maybe it's a bit messy. On mobile, you scroll forever; you open files in another application; and shift back to Canvas. Is there a better way? In this self-paced online workshop, see how weekly overview pages and modules can help organize your Canvas course. Overview pages (1) welcome and introduce students to the week; (2) summarize the upcoming assignments and activities; and (3) show students the connection between assignments and learning outcomes. With overview pages and organized modules, both you and your students navigate your course with ease. Your Canvas course turns into an organized learning environment and place where you all want to create, think, apply, and share. Deliverable: Completion of 3 Knowledge Check Quizzes and Sample Overview Page Having trouble getting students to participate in your synchronous class meetings? This 45-minute active webinar will demonstrate ways to check for student understanding. In this demonstration and practice, we will model how to use various tools to make sure students understand your course content, and how to keep students engaged during your Zoom sessions—all without needing to see students on camera. Does it feel like students are not keeping up in your remote instruction course? Are you looking for practical strategies to motivate students through the remainder of the term? Join us for a new webinar on how to motivate students in your course. You'll identify reasons students may be motivated (or demotivated) and how you can improve student motivation to help them succeed in your course. Have you noticed your students are stressed out and disengaged? Have you wanted to show students you care about their well-being but are not sure how? Join us for this new workshop where we will discuss ways to build care into our courses and teaching. You'll learn about resources to support student well-being on campus and strategies you can incorporate into your teaching to show students you care. Deliverable: Completion of Caring Teaching Practices Implementation Plan Have you planned the perfect online discussion forum only to have it fall flat? Do you end up with low participation or simple answers and believe discussion forums are not worth the time and effort they take to create or grade? Come discuss discussions and discover how to increase participation, decrease grading time, and actively engage students with their peers and your course material. Deliverable: Discussion prompt and rubric Instructors committed to inclusive teaching can revolutionize student learning using formative assessment. In this special two-hour webinar, we will model in real time the 7 formative techniques and their related activities. Formative thinking helps students take responsibility for their own learning, a precondition for improvement. It also challenges our assumptions about what "assessment" looks like in any environment. We will demonstrate multiple creative activities that can be integrated into a class session—or the entire term. Participants will be asked to complete a short survey prior to attending the webinar. Deliverable: Five Item Knowledge Survey Writing multiple choice test questions, also known as item writing, is art and science. A well-constructed MC question is versatile, reliable—and reusable! Learn when to ask what type of question, and why. In this workshop, we will review the steps to writing equitable tests. Please bring a copy of a current quiz, test, or exam to work on. Deliverable: Revised Test Questions Having trouble with students cheating on tests? Dive into our practical, equity-based approaches that mitigate this stressful issue that arises during in-person and remote instruction. Learn about how cheating environments are created and practice modifying your assessments and course design to discourage the motivation to cheat. See how faculty have implemented new strategies to help eliminate cheating on assessments. Deliverable: Rules of Engagement Document for studentsTransparent Assignment Design & Rubrics
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Accessible Instructional Materials
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Student-Centered Syllabus
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Organizing Your Course
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Engaging Students
Check for Understanding
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Motivating Students in Your Course
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Showing Students You Care
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Discussing Discussions
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Measuring Students Success
Formative Assessment
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Writing Smarter Test Questions
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Cheating 101 (Self-Paced)
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