I spent part of this summer redesigning ENGL 105 (Composition and Rhetoric), a first-year writing course I’ve taught in various forms over twenty years. One of my most useful collaborators was CourseTuner, a custom GPT developed by CSUCI’s Teaching & Learning Innovations (TLi) team. I provided CourseTuner with learning outcomes, assignments, and pieces of my […]
You’re invited to join OneHE! In the 2025-2026 academic year, the CSU has partner provided each campus with a limited number of licenses to access the resources at OneHE, a pedagogy-focused professional development platform for higher education faculty. The platform works with faculty experts to provide resources on practical, engaging teaching practices that are easy […]
Introduction Building engaging online learning experiences to be sustainable and reusable for always-evolving student populations is no easy task. In a higher education system that attracts students with different life stories, it is important to consider what biases are brought into the course development process and how the institution can adjust to more closely meet […]
Teaching and Learning Innovations is thrilled to welcome Stacey Beauregard to our team! In 2024-2025, Stacey is joining us in the role of Faculty Learning Design Coordinator, a new position that will lead core learning design initiatives for CSU Channel Islands. Stacey Beauregard has been a Lecturer in English at CSUCI for more than ten […]
What is a Quarry? Typically, this refers to an open-pit mine from which rocks, sand, stone, or minerals are excavated because of their utility as building materials. Some materials are highly valued since they serve a purpose while also having aesthetic appeal. Marble supports some of the world’s most impressive structures, including the Taj Mahal, […]
