Free courses and resources

A core principle of OneHE is our commitment to giving back. One way we do this is by creating content under open educational resources which is free to all faculty.

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Addressing Technology-Access Barriers to Online Learning

by Thomas J. Tobin

The goal of this learning path is to help you to create a technology environment that supports faculty members, support staff, and campus leaders in moving beyond narrowly-defined inclusive-design practices.

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Free activities

From Me to You: A Collaborative Classroom Activity

by Lisa Clughen

This engaging classroom activity integrates simple movement to foster collaboration and belonging among students. With just pen, paper, and the rhythmic passing of sheets, this activity gets students moving, interacting, and learning course content together in an engaging way. It's particularly effective for revision and reflection on learning progress.

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Developing a Pre-Course Survey

by LaKisha Barrett

To ensure students' success, knowing their names and establishing a connection with them is vital. This can significantly impact their ability to stay engaged and motivated. Conducting pre-course surveys and assessments is an effective way to achieve this goal.

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Fast Friends

by Maha Bali

This is a great warming-up activity that helps to build close connections between students.

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Sailboat Retrospective for Reflection

by Maha Bali

Use this reflective activity to bring students together to talk about their experiences at the end of a project.

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Live, Love, Learn and Leave a Legacy

by Maha Bali

This is a reflective activity that can be done at the beginning of a semester to help students set their academic goals.

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Roses, Thorns, and Buds

by Maha Bali

This activity could be used as a warm-up or reflective activity at the end of a class.

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Decolonising Academic Writing through Spoken Word Poetry

by Jenna Goddard, Carolyn Ives

This is a great reflective activity to get students thinking about their writing.

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Origin Stories

by Felecia Caton Garcia, Heather Wright

This reflective activity challenges students' perception of the world by decentering colonial ways of knowing and being.

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Learning to Love

by Felecia Caton Garcia, Heather Wright

This reflective activity allows students to consider love as a motivation and outcome in education.

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Getting at Metaphor

by Felecia Caton Garcia, Heather Wright

This is a creative activity that allows students to deeply engage in fluid, dynamic and ambiguous thinking through metaphors.

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Checking in with GIF, Emoji or Meme

by Maha Bali

A fun and quick way to check in or end a class with your students.

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Personalised Conversation Cards

by Scott Bowyer

This activity can be used in any course for getting students to talk to each other. It can also be adopted for foreign language courses to support practicing speaking and listening skills.

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Alternative Approaches to Grading

by Maha Bali, Mia Zamora, Jasmina Najjar, Laura Gibbs, Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh, Arley Cruthers

Consider different approaches to grading and how they can affect the classroom atmosphere and more!

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Guess The Topic Mingle

by Heather Kretschmer

This is a fun activity to introduce a new topic which will also work well as a warm-up activity.

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Ikigai: Help Students Find Their Purpose

by Maha Bali

This is a reflective activity that helps students to focus on their strengths and passions, and what they can do to make a positive impact on the world.

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Something Behind You

by Rebecca J. Hogue

A fun, low-pressure activity for online introductions where students describe something behind them - real, virtual, or imagined - to spark conversation and connection during the first class. No preparation needed.

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Auditory Affect

by Heather Kretschmer

Students explore an auditory digital tool and afterwards reflect on and talk about their experience

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Creativity Booster: 16 Squares

by Diana Varma

Creativity Booster activities can be used as a fun warm up the beginning of each class. This '16 Squares' activity invites students to think visually and require creative problem solving.

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Creativity Booster: An Ode to the Other Hand

by Diana Varma

Creativity Booster activities can be used as a fun warm up the beginning of each class. This particular activity invites students to discover feelings of empathy.

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Creativity Booster: 5 Senses

by Diana Varma

Creativity Booster activities can be used as a fun warm up the beginning of each class. This 5 Senses activity invites students to quiet and focus their minds.

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Creativity Booster: Yes, Let's!

by Diana Varma

Creativity Booster activities can be used as a fun warm up the beginning of each class. This Yes, Let's activity invites students to get silly and quiet their inner critics.

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Ice Cream / Broccoli: Reflection on Enjoyment and Value

by Maha Bali

Use this activity to structure students' reflections at the end of class or semester.

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Create a Fake Photo Group Assignment

by Maha Bali

This fun activity helps students learn new skills while taking a small step towards building community.

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What We Don't Know About Each Other

by Noha El-Rawy

This activity can be used for ongoing engagement mid-semester helping students to get to know each other better.

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Share Music and Create a Class Playlist

by Maha Bali

Invite students to share a favourite song and why they chose it, helping them express themselves and build community through a collaborative class playlist. Works synchronously or asynchronously.

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Would You Rather?

by Frank Tontala

This fun icebreaker can be used to spark interesting conversations in class.

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I Wish My Students / Teacher Knew

by Amena Magdy

A reflective activity that fosters connection and wellbeing by inviting teachers and students to complete the prompt “I wish my teacher/students knew…” - encouraging empathy, feedback, and meaningful communication.

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Using Metaphors to Express Thoughts

by Sayyed Daifallah

This warm-up activity can be used to gain students' reactions about assigned readings.

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Using Dominoes in Teaching

by Ahmed Gebaly

In this activity students team up to solve puzzle-like domino chains by matching connected concepts. This engaging hands-on activity transforms learning into a collaborative game.

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Desert Island Songs

by Isabel Rodriguez

This music activity will help students to voice their thoughts in a positive way.

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The Shape of You

by Sarah Neuwirth

This fun icebreaker will help your students to get to know each other.

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Words From Your Names

by Ahmed Shalaby

This icebreaker activity can be used when meeting students for the first time.

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What Can You Do With A...?

by Noha El-Sebai

This is an engaging activity that can be used as a warm-up before class.

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Choose a Plant

by Jen Alexander

This activity helps students reflect on their feelings and needs by comparing themselves to a plant. It promotes self-awareness and strengthens community through sharing and discussion.

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Imaginary Buffet (or Potluck)

by Maya Hey

This activity builds active listening and memory by having participants add to a growing shared story. It’s ideal for re-engaging groups after breaks and encouraging creative, judgment-free collaboration.

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PowerPoint Karaoke

by Maha Bali, Jasmina Najjar, Hoda Mostafa

Engage students in improv presenting, and enhance oral presentation skills in a light and humorous way.

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Office Hour Scheduling via Google Calendar

by Fikry Boutros

Particularly helpful to facilitate the scheduling of office hours with students for teachers who need to meet students individually in short timeslots.

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Tiny Tales

by Laura Gibbs

Encourage short, focused storytelling, easy to share with others, writing stories in 100 words (or fewer), or 6 words or 2 sentences, etc.

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Cognitive / Exam Wrappers for Metacognition

by Maha Bali

This activity helps students reflect on their exam or assessment experience to improve future learning and performance. By answering guided questions about what went well, what was challenging, and why mistakes happened, students develop self-awareness and strategies for growth and success next time.

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Language Portrait

by Francesca Helm

Reflect on language experiences with your students and share biographical information.

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Lost in Translation

by Francesca Helm

This icebreaker activity sparks creativity and cultural awareness by exploring unique, untranslatable words from different languages. It encourages sharing, builds connection, and opens discussions about meaning, culture, and communication.

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Wheel of Life for Wellbeing

by Maha Bali

Support individuals in reflecting on their overall wellbeing and satisfaction across different areas of their lives, helping them identify where they might want to make changes or improvements.

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Thick Greetings

by Maha Bali, Mia Zamora, Autumm Caines, Laura Gibbs, Rebecca J. Hogue

Try out a slower and more deliberate opportunity for everyone to introduce themselves.

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Estimate Workload

by Maha Bali

This activity introduces an online workload estimator - a tool that helps both faculty and students assess academic workload and make informed adjustments to course design or study time.

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Simple Metacognitive Activities

by Maha Bali

Some simple questions that can help students develop their metacognitive learning skills.

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Tiny Demons / Drawing Monsters

by Lyse Edwards

Help students express and face their fears in a way that can help reduce stress and anxiety.

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Start / Stop / Continue

by Maha Bali

Use this activity to help students to reflect on what's working for them and how to identify actions that can be taken to make improvements.

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Survey Students Early in the Semester: Pre-Course Survey

by Maha Bali

Use a pre-course survey to get to know your students early on in the semester.

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Pass the Paper

by Sarah Silverman

Create an opportunity for your students to connect through writing.

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Gratitude Journal

by Maha Bali, Nadine Aboulmagd, Hoda Mostafa, Azza Awwad

Support students' wellbeing by suggesting a daily or periodic practice of gratitude, promote radical self-compassion.

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15% solutions

by Maha Bali, Jasmina Najjar

This collaborative activity encourages students to discover and focus on what each person has the freedom and resources to do now.

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Two-Minute Paper

by Maha Bali

This is a great activity for capturing students’ learning, and helping the teacher to understand what students need to know more of, and what they enjoyed in class.

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Appreciative Interviews

by Maha Bali, Autumm Caines, Mia Zamora

This activity will help students prepare for working in groups by discovering and building on the roots of their successes.

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Pop-up Psychogeography Journey Journal

by Sarah-Jane Crowson

To invite students to use their bodies to represent, collaboratively, an image of something that is worth discussing.

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While We Wait

by Jasmina Najjar, Maha Bali

Make use of the 5-10 minutes before class time or if you give a break in the middle of class.

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What Kind of Animal are You?

by Irene Maweu

Fun introductory or warm-up activity.

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Two by Three by Bradford

by Sarita Shukla

This is a great warm-up exercise which involves pairs of students creating movements and sounds to replace counting numbers 1-3, encouraging creativity and collaboration.

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Troika Consulting: Adaptation for Class Community Building

by Maha Bali, Mia Zamora, Autumm Caines

Get students used to supporting each other without always turning to an 'expert' for solutions.

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TRIZ

by Maha Bali

Help students think critically by identifying actions that hinder success. Through structured group reflection, TRIZ turns worst-case thinking into a powerful, engaging way to foster innovation and change.

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Tour of Where You Are

by Patrice Prusko

This activity builds community by inviting students to share where they are studying from, fostering connection, empathy, and inclusivity through storytelling - using simple tech tools in synchronous or asynchronous formats.

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Third Places for Ongoing Community Building

by Maha Bali

Creating semi-formal, semi-synchronous spaces outside of class time for students to socialize with each other.

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Theatre of the Oppressed: Opposites

by Tina Pippin

Warming up before class or after a break in a longer class. Encouraging use of the body, refreshes students' bodies and minds.

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Theatre of the Oppressed: Image Theatre

by Maha Bali, Alex Fink, Tina Pippin, Sarita Shukla

To invite students to use their bodies to represent, collaboratively, an image of something that is worth discussing.

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Teaching Ethics with Theatre of the Oppressed and Liberating Structures

by Maha Bali

Engage everyone in making sense of profound challenges. Use to address difficult or confusing topics.

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Surrealist Free Drawing Introductions

by Autumm Caines

Creative take on doing intros that can help students to know one another and challenges perfection paralysis.

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Studio Visits

by Mia Zamora

Bring external voices into your classroom with a studio visit — an informal discussion with one or two guest professionals who share insights into their work, creative process, or professional journey.

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Structured Dialogues

by Sherri Spelic

This pair or trio activity is ideal for reflection and also to practice focused listening.

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Share an Object From Home

by Maha Bali

This is a simple icebreaker activity that encourages students to share something about themselves.

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Room 101

by Jasmina Najjar

A lively, team-based debate activity where students argue to banish a topic or idea to "Room 101." Encourages critical thinking, reflection, structured argumentation, and collaborative discussion.

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Purpose to Practice

by Maha Bali

Use the Purpose to Practice structure with students to co-develop community guidelines for the class.

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Pass the Ball & How Do You Make Rice?

by Autumm Caines, Patrice Prusko

This storytelling activity invites participants to share personal or cultural experiences of cooking rice, fostering conversations about identity, difference, and shared learning. It builds community, celebrates diverse backgrounds, and encourages an inclusive, open classroom culture through reflective, humanising dialogue.

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Meditation

by Nadine Aboulmagd

Meditation provides an opportunity for students to relax before or after teaching.

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Wild Tea / Mad Tea Party

by Maha Bali

This activity promotes small group intimacy and collaboration, making a large group session feel interactive.

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Introductions: Story of Your Name

by Patrice Prusko

The purpose of this activity is to get to know people's name on a more personal level through storytelling.

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Human Scavenger Hunt

by Susan D. Blum

Create positive engagement and ensure centrality of student voices from the first day of class.

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Four Ideas for Checking In

by Maha Bali, Mia Zamora

Ideas for checking in with your students at the beginning of any class.

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Daily Creates

by Mia Zamora

This activity fosters regular, low-stakes creative practice that builds student confidence, engagement, and community. Ideal as a warm-up, reflection, or community-building tool throughout a course.

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Critical Uncertainties

by Autumm Caines, Maha Bali

Engage students or faculty in a structured process to make sense of complex challenges. Use this activity to explore difficult or confusing topics collaboratively.

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Conversation Cafe

by Maha Bali, Mia Zamora, Autumm Caines

Engage everyone in exploring and making sense of complex or challenging topics. Ideal for addressing difficult or confusing issues through open, respectful conversation.

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Collaborative Storytelling

by Jasmina Najjar

Promote a sense of community and break the ice in class with collaborative storytelling activities.

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Collaborative Literature Review Matrix

by Jasmina Najjar

Help students engage in shared academic conversations while improving their reading, research, and source-handling skills.

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Authentic Open Letter/Video Addressing Students

Learn about different ways you can address your students at the beginning of the semester.

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Asynchronous & Synchronous Introductions

by Mia Zamora, Maha Bali

Discover three creative ways students can introduce themselves at the beginning of the semester.

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9 Whys of Liberating Structures

by Michael Weinraub

This activity helps individuals and groups uncover deeper motivations by repeatedly asking “why.” It fosters reflective listening and meaningful dialogue, supporting students in clarifying their academic goals and educators in exploring teaching and strategic priorities. Simple and adaptable for any learning context.

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Spiral Journal

by Maha Bali, Mia Zamora

Promote focus and reflection while allowing individuals to compose responses thoughtfully and calmly in writing.

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Annotate the Syllabus

by Remi Kalir

Annotating the syllabus helps learners to read, make sense of, question, and discuss their learning.

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Free courses

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning

by Niya Bond, Vince Granito

This course is a practical and reassuring introduction to Artificial Intelligence in teaching and learning. Designed for educators who are hesitant or just beginning to explore AI, the course shows how generative tools can enhance—not replace—your expertise, spark creativity, and support thoughtful, inclusive practice grounded in your own values and real classroom needs.

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Supporting Students in Developing Information Literacy

by Craig Gibson, Sara D. Miller

Introduction to the underlying theories of information literacy (IL) and reflective exploration of the ways in which students encounter IL within courses and disciplines.

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Move, Focus, Learn: Mindful Movement for Learning

by Martha Eddy, Lisa Clughen

Discover how small, intentional movements can enhance focus, attention, and learning. This course introduces mindful movement to support focus and well-being. You will explore easy movement ideas to integrate into your learning space, helping you and your students stay engaged and ready to learn.

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Teaching Pre-Built Courses

by Niya Bond

In this course, you will learn to make the most of pre-built courses (courses that are designed and structured in advance, often with standardised content and materials) by balancing efficiency with your personal teaching style. Discover strategies to engage students, address common challenges, and bring your unique approach to standardised content.

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Improving Student Wellness by Becoming a Natural Mentor

by Robert Eaton

This course explores how informally mentoring students can boost student wellness and learning. It also suggests practical, simple ways teachers can become such mentors.

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Leading In-Class Group Work

by Derek Bruff

Group activities can create active learning environments in our teaching. In this course, we explore principles and structures to make in-class group work successful.

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Strategic Positioning, Budgeting, and Growth: Lessons Learned from Successful Center Leaders

by Chris Hakala, C. Edward Watson, Todd D. Zakrajsek, James M. Lang

Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTL) directors explore how they make best use of their budgets to deliver on those activities of most value to their faculty and institutions.

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How to Establish and Manage a Successful Center for Teaching and Learning

by Chris Hakala, C. Edward Watson, Todd D. Zakrajsek, James M. Lang

CTL directors explain how to lay solid foundations for your center so you can create successful collaborations with faculty and senior stakeholders.

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An Introduction To Enhancing Academic Integrity

by Camilla J. Roberts

Academic integrity is assuring that the work that students do is their own so student learning is authentic, and the system of grades, degrees, and certifications is trusted and robust.

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Introduction To A Pedagogy Of Kindness

by Catherine Denial

A pedagogy of kindness seeks to re-orientate the educator-student relationship on the basis of trust, creating the conditions to get the best from students.

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Engaging Faculty: High-impact Practices for Supporting Your Target Learners

by Chris Hakala, C. Edward Watson, James M. Lang, Todd D. Zakrajsek

Discover effective ways to engage faculty and gain support from key influencers as center directors share success strategies in this resource on high-impact engagement practices.

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Claim Your Space: Demonstrating Value to Faculty and Institution

by Chris Hakala, C. Edward Watson, James M. Lang, Todd D. Zakrajsek

Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) directors explore what contributed to the success of their centers, and the range of things that you can do to win over key supporters and influencers to your side.

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Introduction to the VALUE Rubrics: An Authentic Approach to Assessment

by Jessica Chittum, Kate D. McConnell

Learn how the American Association of Colleges and Universities’s (AAC&U) VALUE rubrics can help you evaluate students’ performance reliably and verifiably across 16 cross-cutting learning outcomes that underpin liberal education.

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Abby Ferber Introduction to the Concept of Privilege

An Introduction To The Concept Of Privilege

by Abby L. Ferber

This course explores the concept of privilege and how it impacts on educational experiences so we can build more inclusive classrooms.

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The Role of Structure in Inclusive Teaching

by Viji Sathy, Kelly Hogan

Who is left behind by the decisions you make in teaching? Bring more equity to your course using structured course design and facilitation.

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Applying the Science of Motivation to Teaching

by Sarah Rose Cavanagh

Faculty could greatly benefit from a primer on aspects of motivation science relevant to the classroom, including self-determination theory, achievement motivation, and goal setting.

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An Introduction to Experiential Education

by Patrick M. Green, Cynthia P. Stewart, Lark Scanlon

Experiential education is learning through an experience and reflection on that experience. This introduction explains the function, value and characteristics of experiential education and offers some ideas for how to apply this approach in your context.

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Designing HyFlex Courses

by Brian Beatty

HyFlex (hybrid-flexible) courses are multi-modal courses which offer students the choice of online or classroom-based learning. This course explains the design principles and suggests ways to get started.

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What is a flipped classroom?

by Alexandra Mihai, Niya Bond

In this video, Alexandra Mihai explains how flipped learning can make classroom time more meaningful by helping students prepare in advance, allowing educators to focus on active learning during class.

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Asynchronous Online Teaching and Course Design in the AI Era

by Karen Costa , Niya Bond

This page contains the proceedings of an open forum hosted by Karen Costa and Niya Bond. The recording will be of interest to educators who teach asynchronous, online courses, as it focuses on overcoming the challenges presented by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in online teaching.

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Addressing Destructive Behaviour in the Classroom: Interview with Chavella T. Pittman

by Chavella T. Pittman, Niya Bond

In this video Niya Bond talks to Chavella Pittman about strategies and best practice for managing micro and macro aggression in the classroom.

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Non-Disposable Assignments: A Chat with Laura Gibbs

by Niya Bond, Laura Gibbs

In this video, Laura Gibbs explains what Non-Disposable Assignments are and how to implement them to enhance student learning.

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Liquid Syllabus

by Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Niya Bond

In this video, Niya Bond talks to Michelle Pacansky-Brock about the Liquid Syllabus, a humanizing element to build a warm welcome and support inclusivity from the start of a course.

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What is Ungrading: A Perspective from Jesse Stommel

by Jesse Stommel, Todd D. Zakrajsek

In this video, Todd Zakrajsek chats to Jesse Stommel about his latest thoughts on using grades for assessing students' work in Higher Education.

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Fast Switch to E-Learning

by Virna Rossi

This infographic presents some simple and practical ideas to help you make a fast switch to e-learning with your students.

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Getting Creative (and Critical) with AI Literacy

by Anna Mills, Niya Bond

In this video, Niya Bond talks with Anna Mills about teaching AI literacy. Anna shares creative ways to help students engage critically with AI and use it thoughtfully in their learning.

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'Minding Bodies': An Interview with Susan Hrach

by Susan Hrach, James M. Lang

Consider a classroom in which you are teaching right now. How much room does it allow for body movement? What changes to your environment or teaching could you make to use the body in support of learning?

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Deliberate Dialogue: Discussing Academic Integrity in the Classroom

by Niya Bond, Tricia Bertram Gallant

In this video, Tricia Bertram Gallant and Niya Bond discuss what academic integrity is, and how to initiate a conversation with students to promote a positive learning environment.

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Small Ways to Spark Joy in Your Teaching: A Chat with Eugene Korsunskiy

by Eugene Korsunskiy, Niya Bond

Joyful learning environments help students to thrive. Learn how to create simple moments of joy in this chat with Eugene Korsunskiy.

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Peer Observation in Teaching: How to Get Started and Why It Matters

by Alexandra Mihai

In this video, Alexandra Mihai from Maastricht University, Netherlands, explains what peer observation in teaching is, how it can help you reflect on your teaching, and how to get started with it.

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GenAI and Alternative Assessment: A perspective from Jesse Stommel

by Jesse Stommel, Todd D. Zakrajsek

In this video, Todd Zakrajsek chats to Jesse Stommel about his latest thinking on Generative AI use in teaching, learning, and assessment in higher education.

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3 Ways to Use Al In the Classroom

by Niya Bond

In this video Niya Bond, OneHE Faculty Developer, shares three strategies for using AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the classroom.

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Teaching Matters Interview with Aeron and Stephanie

'Teaching Matters': An Interview with Aeron Haynie and Stephanie Spong

by Aeron Haynie, Stephanie Spong, James M. Lang

In this video interview, James M. Lang catches up with Aeron Haynie and Stephanie Spong, authors of ‘Teaching Matters: A Guide for Graduate Students’ and invites them to share some of the backstory for the book and talk about their writing practices. Read an excerpt from the book and join the conversation.

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'Picture a Professor': An Interview With Jessamyn Neuhaus

by James M. Lang, Jessamyn Neuhaus

In this interview, James M. Lang catches up with Jessamyn Neehaus, inviting her to share some of the backstory of her new book, and to talk about her writing practices. Read an excerpt from the book below, and feel free to join the conversation.

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Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT)

by Emily O. Gravett

This page contains the proceedings of the Show and Share webinar led by Emily O. Gravett from James Madison University, USA. Emily introduced the TILT (Transparency in Learning and Teaching) framework and explored strategies for bringing more transparency into your teaching.

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Empowering Sessional & Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Faculty: Navigating Challenges in Higher Education

by Adrianna Kezar, Anna Conway, Michael S. Palmer

This page contains the proceedings of the "Empowering Sessional & Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Faculty" webinar hosted by OneHE. In this webinar, our guest panel of experts explore innovative ways to empower sessional faculty and GTAs, creating more inclusive and supportive higher education communities.

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Torrey Trust's Technology is Not the Solution to Cheating

by Maha Bali

This is a useful infographic for thinking through how to build trust and reduce cheating in your courses - recognising that technology will not solve your problems.

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The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI

by David Rettinger, Tricia Bertram Gallant

This page contains the recording of a webinar facilitated by Tricia Bertram Gallant and David Rettinger, authors of The Opposite of Cheating, who share a positive, research-informed vision for fostering learning and integrity in the GenAI era.

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The Art of Giving Feedback

by Virna Rossi

This infographic presents principles and good practices of giving feedback to students that can be embedded in online learning.

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Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources in Education: Interview with Cia Verschelden

by Cia Verschelden, Niya Bond

In this short video, Cia Verschelden talks about her book ‘Bandwidth Recovery For Schools’ and shares insights on how educators can help students free their cognitive capacity from an early age.

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Using AI to Multiply Your Teaching and Time

by Graham Clay

This page contains the proceedings of the Show and Share webinar led by Graham Clay. Graham discussed several ways educators can use AI tools to multiply their teaching impact, either through their pedagogy or by saving them time with admin tasks.

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Working with Climate Anxiety in the College Classroom (Theirs and Ours)

by Karen Costa , Sarah Rose Cavanagh

This page contains the proceedings of the Climate Action Pedagogy workshop ‘Working with Climate Anxiety in the College Classroom (Theirs and Ours)‘ hosted by Karen Costa and Sarah Rose Cavanagh.

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'Ungrading': An Interview with Susan D. Blum

by Susan D. Blum, James M. Lang

In this interview James M. Lang catches up with Susan D. Blum and invites her to share some of the backstory of the book writing, and talk about ungrading. Read an excerpt from the book and join the conversation.

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Maximising the Use of Your Virtual Office Hours

by Flower Darby

Do you feel like you are not making the most of your office hours? This infographic suggests some simple ideas to make them more effective.

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Grading for Growth: Interview with David Clark and Robert Talbert

by Robert Talbert, David Clark, James M. Lang

In this video, James M Lang talks to David Clark and Robert Talbert about their book Grading for Growth which explores alternative forms of learning assessment.

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Using Structured Office Hours to Improve Student Engagement

by Viji Sathy

The purpose of this infographic is to suggest a structure to office hours that will help your students get the most out of designated time with you.

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Exploring the Ethics of GenAI

by Catherine Denial

This page contains the proceedings of the Show and Share webinar led Catherine Denial. Catherine explored how to engage in conversations with students about ethics of labor, environment, privacy, copyright, access, funding, and marketing that surround GenAI.

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Ethical AI Use in Assessment

by Vince Granito

This page contains the proceedings of the Show and Share webinar led by Vince Granito. Vince explored assessments from the perspective of validity, discussed how to scaffold them using AI, and work with an AI assessment scale.

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When the World Changes: Leading and Thriving Through Chaos

by James Rhee

This page contains the proceedings of the "When the World Changes: Leading and Thriving Through Chaos" webinar, hosted by OneHE co-founder Olivia Fleming in conversation with James Rhee – acclaimed CEO, TED speaker, national bestselling author of red helicopter, Johnson Chair at Howard University, and Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management and Duke Law School.

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Generative AI in Practice: A Guided Introduction for Educators

by Todd D. Zakrajsek, Lew Ludwig

This page contains the proceedings of the Show & Share webinar led by Lew Ludwig and Todd Zakrajsek. Designed for those with minimal AI experience, they share practical, adaptable strategies to help educators thoughtfully integrate AI into their teaching in any discipline.

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How to Involve Students in Assessment: Interview with Natasha Jankowski

by James M. Lang, Natasha Jankowski

In this video, James M Lang talks to Natasha Jankowski, assessment expert and the former Executive Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA), about involving students in the assessment process.

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Introduction to Information Literacy

by Craig Gibson, Sara D. Miller

This page contains the proceedings of the webinar led by Craig Gibson and Sara D. Miller, who explored the concept of information literacy, what it means for different disciplines, and how educators can help students question and develop their information literacy skills.

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'Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology': An Interview with Michelle D. Miller

by Michelle D. Miller, James M. Lang

In this interview James M. Lang catches up with Michelle D. Miller and invites her to share some of the backstory of the book, and talk about her writing practices. Read an excerpt from the book and join the conversation.

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What is Cultural Humility?: An Interview with Kelly Haynes-Mendez

by James M. Lang, Kelley Haynes-Mendez

In this video, James M Lang talks to Kelley Haynes-Mendez about cultural humility and how to apply it in the classroom.

Video discussion

Climate Action Pedagogy (CAP): Working with Sustainable and Inner Development Goals

by Karen Costa , Niya Bond

This page contains the proceedings of the ‘Climate Action Pedagogy (CAP) Design Challenge: Working with Sustainable and Inner Development Goals‘ webinar hosted by Karen Costa and OneHE team. The session focused on two frameworks Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Inner Development Goals (IDGs), that can guide and support your climate action pedagogy across all disciplines.

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Integrating Peer and AI Review into Assignments with PAIRR Method

by Carl Whithaus, Anna Mills, Lisa Sperber

In this video, Carl Whithaus introduces the PAIRR project—Peer & AI Review + Reflection—which helps students build critical thinking through structured peer review and reflection on human and AI feedback. Watch to see how you can integrate AI instruction into any course.

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The Path to Online Learning Communities

by Konstantina Martzoukou

This infographic presents simple activities that can enable you to succeed on the path to building online communities among students in virtual classrooms.

Infographic

Climate Action Pedagogy (CAP): Co-Working Session

by Karen Costa , Niya Bond

This page contains the proceedings of the ‘Climate Action Pedagogy (CAP) Design Challenge: Live Co-Working Session ‘ hosted by Karen Costa and OneHE team.

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My Caring Instructor

by Michelle Pacansky-Brock

How do students define an Excellent E-Instructor? An Instructor who is with them, for them and inspires them, through these small yet effective steps. This infographic considers what qualities students value in a caring instructor.

Infographic

Quick Guide to Online Student Engagement in Week One

by Flower Darby

The purpose of this infographic is to bring to notice those little things that can help you show your presence in an online class and make your students feel that you care.

Infographic

'Intentional Tech': An Interview with Derek Bruff

by Derek Bruff, James M. Lang

In this interview, James M. Lang catches up with Derek Bruff, the author of Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching and learns more about the book’s origins.

Interview

How to Show Your Presence in Online Classrooms

by Flower Darby

The purpose of this infographic is to bring to notice those little things that can help you show your presence in an online class and make your students feel that you care.

Infographic

Climate Action Pedagogy (CAP): Co-Working Session 2

by Karen Costa , Niya Bond

This page contains the proceedings of the second ‘Climate Action Pedagogy (CAP) Design Challenge: Live Co-Working Session‘ hosted by Karen Costa and OneHE team.

Webinar recording

Climate Action Pedagogy (CAP): Co-Working Session 3

by Karen Costa

This page contains the proceedings of the third ‘Climate Action Pedagogy (CAP) Design Challenge: Live Co-Working Session‘ hosted by Karen Costa and the OneHE team.

Webinar recording

'Inclusive Teaching': An Interview with Kelly Hogan and Viji Sathy

by Kelly Hogan, Viji Sathy, James M. Lang

In this interview James M. Lang catches up with Kelly Hogan and Viji Sathy and invites them to share some of the backstory of the book, and talk about their writing practices. Read an excerpt from the book and join the conversation.

Interview

How to Generate Multiple-Choice Questions with AI

by Nuria Lopez, Niya Bond

In this video tutorial Nuria Lopez shows how to use generative AI (GenAI) to create effective multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Get clear guidelines backed by research to make high-quality MCQs that accurately test student understanding.

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How Ungrading Fosters Meaningful Writing: A Chat with Laura Gibbs

by Laura Gibbs, Niya Bond

In this video, Laura Gibbs talks about her experience of ungrading, and how going gradeless helped her and her students develop more meaningful approaches to writing.

Video discussion

Teaching for Authentic Student Learning in an AI Age

by Flower Darby

This page contains the proceedings of the Show and Share webinar led Flower Darby. Flower provides practical strategies to help educators guide ethical AI use, build student literacy, and design assignments that ensure deeper, more meaningful learning in any course.

Webinar recording

The Present Professor

by Michelle Pacansky-Brock

This infographic introduces some practical considerations for making your presence felt to students in an online context with five simple 'clicks'.

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Authentic Assessment An Interview with Caleb Curfman

What is an Authentic Assessment?

by Caleb Curfman, Niya Bond

Discover how to create learning experiences that truly matter to students in this short video, as Niya Bond talks to History Instructor Caleb Curfman about what makes an assessment genuinely authentic.

Guide

Teaching in the Age of AI: A perspective from Derek Bruff and James M Lang

by James M. Lang, Derek Bruff

In this video, James M Lang chats with Derek Bruff about artificial intelligence and its applications for teaching and learning.

Video discussion

'The Spark of Learning': An Interview with Sarah Rose Cavanagh

by James M. Lang, Sarah Rose Cavanagh

In this video interview James M. Lang catches up with Sarah Rose Cavanagh inviting her to share some of the backstory of her book, and to talk about her writing practices. Read an excerpt from the book below, and feel free to join the conversation.

Interview

Not Your Default Chatbot Teaching Applications of Custom AI Agents

by Derek Bruff

This page contains the proceedings of the webinar led by Derek Bruff. Derek explored the reasons for, and various pedagogical applications of, custom AI chatbots (custom AI tools tailored to specific teaching or learning tasks), including their use as tutors, course assistants, and assignment coaches.

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Promoting Ethical AI Use Among Educators and Students

by Niya Bond, Marc Watkins

In this video, Niya Bond talks to Marc Watkins about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ethics. They discuss how to use AI ethically as educators and how to encourage students to use it ethically in their work.

Video discussion

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Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality

by Niya Bond, Tolulope Noah

Tolulope Noah shares practical strategies from her book to help educators design and lead meaningful, engaging workshops.

Video discussion

Wondrous Week One

by Virna Rossi

This infographic outlines some simple tips to help you engage your students from day one of the course.

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Using AI for Course Development: A Chat with Aditi Garg

by Aditi Garg, Niya Bond

In this video, Aditi Garg from the University of Saskatchewan demonstrates their institutional AI agent, ALDA, designed to help educators create comprehensive and inclusive course outlines.

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The Opposite of Cheating: An Interview with David A. Rettinger

by David Rettinger, Tricia Bertram Gallant, James M. Lang

In this video James M. Lang is speaking to David A. Rettinger about his co-authored book The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI.

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‘Skim, Dive, Surface’: An Interview with Jenae Cohn

by Jenae Cohn, James M. Lang

In this video interview James M. Lang catches up with Jenae Cohn inviting her to share some of the backstory of her book, and to talk about her writing practices. Read an excerpt from the book below, and feel free to join the conversation.

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