Session 1 Recap:

Agenda

• Welcome: Intro to the Lifelong Learning Team

• Reflection on Learning

• Who CU Students Are and Why It’s Important 

• Share a Student Story Live

• Best Practices for Adult Learners

• Overview of CU’s Teaching & Learning Competencies

• Closing Reflection

Workshop materials:

• Workshop Slides: Faculty T&L Workshop #1 (Fall 2026-06.18.26)

• Workshop Recording: Understanding Teaching & Learning at CU Session 1- 06.18.26.mp4

• Meeting Chat: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BlQi1tE5L_R8yNmYX634Ck9lqW0aE_m2/view?usp=sharing

• Student Story: Sharae and Peter Full Story

• CU’s Approach to Teaching: CU’s Transformational Teaching and Learning Competencies: Overview

• Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Lab Faculty Roles & Responsibilities

  • Instructional Faculty Roles & Responsibilities

• Overview of CU’s Curriculum:  CU Journey Map.pdf & Excerpt from 24-25 Academic Catalog re curriculum

•  Student Projects: Core Project one-pager and Example: Eco Life Depository 

Recommended Reading: Trauma-Informed Pedagogies: a Guide to Responding to Crisis and Inequality in Higher Education, chapters 1-4. 

We strongly encourage you to add this text to your reading list. This text will help you understand CU’s educational philosophy and how those values translate into instructional practices.

Session 2 Recap:

Agenda

• Brief check-in  and Overview

• Incorporating Teaching and Learning Competencies Into Instructional Courses

• Engaged learning in an online environment

• Prompt:  What might you do in your first class meeting/interaction to create a welcoming class environment?

• Introduction to the CU Curriculum

Workshop materials:

• Slides:  Teaching & Learning Instructional Faculty #2- AY 2025-26

• Recording: Understanding Teaching & Learning Instructional Session 2.mp4

• Chat: June 30 Understanding Teaching & Learning Zoom chat 

• Moodle Info Preview: Moodle Quick Start Site

Recommended article: How The Adult Brain Learns: The Importance of Creating Enriched Environments When Teaching

Session 3 Recap:

Agenda

• Brief welcome/  Introduction

• Course Updates & Logistics

• Student Engagement: Creating an Engaged learning environment

• Brainstorming strategies for creating an engaged learning environment

• Scenario role play

• CU System Basics and MyCU/Campus Cafe

Workshop Materials:

• Slides: Instructional Faculty-Teaching & Learning Workshop #3

• Recording: Instructional Session 3 Understanding Teaching & Learning at CU Recording

• Chat: Chat- Instructional Session 3 Understanding Teaching & Learning at CU

Important Semester Launch Resources

• Academic Catalog 2026-2027

• Syllabus Template for Gen Ed, Special Topics and Elective Courses. 

• Syllabus templates for core courses and writing courses will be shared directly with faculty, and are available from this syllabus template folder

• MyCU to access Campus Cafe, Moodle, Google Drive  and CU Gmail accounts

  • An overview of these systems is available on this New Faculty Quick Start Guide

• Moodle Quick Start Guide

• Pre-Semester To-Do List for Instructional Faculty

Other Useful Resources

• Faculty Resource Site

• Academic Catalog

• FERPA training (Moodle)

• Understanding Accessibility

• Moodle Basics + What’s new in Moodle (support request forms available for faculty!)

• Presence in Online and Distance Learning

• Downloadable Online Course Review and Q&A or Discussion