Meet TLi’s Updated Course Starter Kit Building a course from scratch takes time that could be spent on what matters most: your content and your students. Teaching and Learning Innovations’ Course Starter Kit 3.0 is a Canvas template designed to give faculty a strong, accessible course foundation— one that already reflects best practices in inclusive […]
At the Spring 2026 Division of Academic Affairs Kick-off in January, it became clear that many people are still learning that an important deadline is approaching: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II regulations become enforceable on April 24, 2026. Currently at CSUCI, Title II compliance does not reside in a particular office or unit—it […]
Over Winter break, the TLi team has updated some features and tools within Canvas. Below, we’ll give some highlights and descriptors about what’s changed and what you need to know. New IgniteAI Features in Canvas (Opt-in) Canvas has introduced several new AI features that we’ve made available in our Canvas instance. These features are both […]
I know the feeling. You open your inbox and there it is – another email asking for “one more thing.” Maybe your annual training is about to expire. Maybe it’s a new system migration. Or perhaps you’re getting a warning that your Zoom cloud recordings will soon be deleted unless you take action now. I get […]
As an educator, you are likely familiar with this feeling: a new semester is about to begin, and you are handed a blank Canvas shell and a syllabus that needs to be filled out for your course(s). At first, you feel genuine excitement as you envision the topics you’ll explore and the engaging discussions you’ll […]
When we first envisioned Legends of Academia, we knew we wanted it to be different. This wasn’t going to be just another online course for faculty development, it had to feel like an adventure. Our goal was to create an experience that was infused with the nostalgic spirit of 8-bit video games, where each module […]
Background Between 2013 and 2019, CI’s average postgraduate completion rate (16.8%) exceeded the national average of 14.4% (U.S. Census Bureau, 2022). Research-related courses as well as support for attending professional conferences likely contributed to this success. However, completion rates among historically underrepresented groups (HUG), first-generation students, and Pell Grant-eligible students remained disproportionately lower, ranging from […]
This is the second part of the Rethinking Online Discussion Boards series, focusing on practical tweaks to Canvas’s existing structures. My TLi Faculty Innovation Fellowship has focused on challenges with online discussion boards. In part one, I explored the contradiction of using discussions as thinly veiled assessments rather than as tools for dialogue and exploration. […]
Through a TLi Faculty Innovation Fellowship, I’ve been exploring how to adapt online discussion boards to create more genuine opportunities for dialogue, belonging, and learning. This initial blog will focus on why online discussions matter and how to get started with retooling. Part Two will focus on practical tweaks within Canvas’s existing structures. Part Three will […]
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This week, in honor of National HSI Week, TLi is proud to repost “‘Servingness’ Through Culturally Sustaining Learning Design,” by Danna Lomax, Megan Eberhardt-Alstot, and Lorna Gonzalez. This post was originally published on October 24, 2023. Last month, CSUCI celebrated our designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and our identity as a community rich in cultural wealth […]
