Instructional Resources

Welcome

The Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) is an academic support centre at Memorial University. You can find instructional resources, created by CITL, to support teaching and learning at Memorial. The resources in this site will help you as you plan or create a resource and when teaching or assessing learners.

Categories

Academic Integrity

Speaking to your students about academic integrity and misconduct can sometimes be awkward. However, it is the most effective way to deter academic misconduct.

Accessibility

Ways of thinking about course design and teaching in such a way that materials are accessible to all students regardless of their abilities.

Assessment

Incorporating a variety of assessment approaches can help manage workload as well as provide students the opportunity for feedback on their progress throughout the course.

Course Design

Instructors are not only responsible for teaching a course, they may also need to develop new course or re-develop an existing course. These resources will describe methods for designing a new course or updating an existing one.

Courses

Resources for preparing and delivering your course in a consistent manner.

Curriculum Renewal

Resources for planning and implementing curriculum renewal processes.

Delivery Modes

Courses at Memorial University can be offered as in-person, independent study, flexible, blended, remote, and online.

These resources provide descriptions and methods for these various modes.

Documenting Teaching

Resources for documenting your teaching journey.

Feedback

These resources outline guidelines and methods for providing effective, learner-centered feedback. These may be used by both online and on campus instructors.

Finding Resources

Finding the right resources to build your courses is important. This category provides some examples.

Generative AI

Using generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools may be a decision that instructors and students will have to make during the semester. But what constitutes acceptable use of GAI in a course?

Instructional Strategies

Strategies that can be used during your course development and delivery.

Intellectual Property

This section of the site explains intellectual property, and what you can do to protect it, including learning objects or open educational resources.

Learning Outcomes

These resources are designed to help you write and use learning outcomes as you design and teach courses. They include relevant definitions and the characteristics and benefits of learning outcomes.

Rubrics

Have you ever wondered what a rubric is, how to construct one, or when to use one and which type to use?

Syllabus

This category contains information about creating and using syllabi in your courses.

Teaching

Resources about teaching in-person and online.