The Center for Faculty Excellence provides instructors with resources to help design, deliver, and refine high-quality learning experiences. Whether you are learning about Canvas, building a new course, developing a syllabus, planning active learning activities, improving the accessibility of course materials, or exploring instructional technologies, these resources provide practical guidance grounded in effective teaching practice.
Canvas Resources
Michigan Tech uses Canvas as its learning management system (LMS). Our Canvas page provides links to instructor guides, information on common tools used with Canvas (e.g., Zoom, iClicker), and details on how to submit grades.
Active Learning Resources
See our list of available Active Learning Classrooms and Glossary of Active Learning Teaching Strategies. The CFE staff are available to help faculty implement any of these strategies in their classrooms.
Classroom Polling
Faculty can use iClicker Cloud to live-poll their students during class. This can be an effective way to gauge comprehension of course content and engage students. This page describes how to get started using iClicker Cloud for student polling.
HuskyFolio and Folio Thinking
The HuskyFolio page describes the concept of "Folio Thinking" and why it is being used in the Essential Education curriculum. Also describes different types of folios which can be created to support learning objectives in diverse courses.
Other Resources
- CFE Learning Library: Center for Faculty Excellence Library provides faculty and staff with curated access to books and resources that support great teaching, deep learning, and academic innovation
- The Teaching Professor: Weekly newsletter with thoughtful advice on a wealth of critical topics, including planning and designing courses, promoting academic integrity, increasing student engagement, responding to course evaluations and feedback, dealing with difficult students, and developing effective activities and assignments.
- Upper Peninsula Teaching and Learning Conference: the annual UPTLC brings together educators from across the Upper Peninsula to share effective teaching practices, innovative ideas, and strategies that enhance student learning.