CITL - Instructional Resources

Welcome to the CITL Instructional Resources Site

Great teaching starts with effective instructional practices. Whether you’re teaching online, in person, or remote, the Instructional Resources Site brings together how-to guides, evidence-informed approaches, and teaching tips to help you design engaging learning experiences and support student success.

Developed by CITL for Memorial instructors, these resources reflect effective instructional practices within Memorial’s teaching and learning environments.

This site is supported by CITL’s Curriculum and Course Design Line of Innovation, which promotes the proactive development of programs and courses that inspire positive learning experiences.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Course Design

Courses

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

Courses

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

Curriculum Renewal

Resources for planning and implementing curriculum renewal processes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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?

Rubrics

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

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Resources for the scholarship of teaching and learning

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Resources for the scholarship of teaching and learning

Syllabus

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

Syllabus

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

Teaching

Resources about teaching in-person and online.

Teaching

Resources about teaching in-person and online.

Welcome to the CITL Instructional Resources Site