Welcome to a new semester!
Here are some resources that might benefit you as you’re mapping out this semester:
Visit utah.instructure.com for useful tips on designing your course syllabus.
Looking for new ideas on how to create a quality course? Check out this public Canvas tutorial on creating quality courses. Click here to start the tutorial or visit ctle.utah.edu or utah.instructure.com for more ideas. Don’t forget you can even request resources on a specific topic.
Need to shake things up a bit? Click here for helpful tips from the CTLE on promoting active learning, or flip your course with great information here.
Teaching & Learning Technologies provides a new semester checklist for reminders and tutorials for course activation, cross listing, publishing your course, classroom technology needs, exam services and more.
Let Professional Education at the U be Your Department’s Training Arm
Many already know that the Professional Education department extends the boundless capabilities of the University of Utah to hundreds of organizations in the professional community. But, did you know that Professional Education has also partnered with departments on campus to meet specific training and development needs? The instructors and consultants are proven experts in their fields. This means peace of mind for departments because it eliminates the uncertainty of hiring external help.
When you work with Professional Education, you get quality expertise – out of the gate along with flexible delivery methods for all classes. Professional Education can come to you, on-site or you can come to the Professional Education Office. In addition, Professional Education can customize our classes and topics to meet your department’s needs and objectives. The custom training covers a broad range, from basic business writing and computer training to high-end professional and industry-leading certificates. Professional Education offers classes and certificates in areas such as:
- Leadership and management
- Project management
- Financial management
- Writing and communication
- Human resources
- Nonprofit management
- Market research
- Health and fitness
- General computing
- Graphic design
- Desktop publishing
- Web development and design
- Spreadsheets and databases
Whether your department just needs a one-time class or you would like to set up a comprehensive training program, Professional Education can help. To find out how Professional Education can be your departments training arm, in addition to supporting the U’s “Keep it on Campus” initiative, please call 801-585-1780 or visit proed.utah.edu.
Teaching, Employee and Faculty Resources
Visit utah.edu/faculty and utah.edu/staff for essential teaching tools, trainings, reference material, health, safety and business resources. Keep your skills up-to-date and learn some new ones with help from these university resources:
Staff Development
- Training & Development
- New Employee Orientation
- Workshop Calendar
- Continuing Education
- Staff Council
Teaching Resources
- Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence
- Teaching & Learning Technologies
- Registrar Office – Faculty
- Marriott Library
- Eccles Health Sciences Library
- S.J. Quinney Law Library
Faculty Administration
- University Administration
- Academic Senate
- Academic Affairs
- University Teaching Committee
- Research
- International
- School of Medicine Administration
- Faculty Handbook