Awardees left to right: Berit Givens, Mathematics and Statistics; Iman Hemmatian, Management and Human Resources; Janel Ortiz, CEMaST; Kate Ozment, English & Modern Languages

Join CAFE in person or by Zoom as we recognize our 2022 Wall of COOL (Celebrating Outstanding Opportunities for Learning) awardees! Our 2022 Wall of COOL Awardees were selected for their outstanding work in teaching and learning at Cal Poly Pomona. After the awards, stay for our very special (virtual) workshop, “Inclusive Teaching for Everyone: Reaching More Students,” with nationally known educator Dr. José Bowen, author of Teaching Naked (2012), Teaching Change (2021), and the upcoming Inclusive Teaching Techniques: A Short Guide for Everyone. Register today!

The Wall of COOL is a CAFE award which recognizes excellent courses that effectively use technology to enhance student learning and success. Courses of any format are eligible. Any faculty member or faculty team from any college, department, or unit is eligible to submit a course for the Wall of COOL.

Date: Friday, April 22, 2022, 12:30 – 3:00pm

Location: Building 163, Room 1015; or via Zoom

All students should have the joy of learning, the freedom to grow, and the benefits of education! Accessibility of course materials and Universal Design for Learning helps make that vision a reality. In this self-paced, self-enrollable certificate course, get background and practical strategies, and also develop empathy for students whose needs are different.

If you didn’t use Canvas in Fall or you want a refresher on basics, the self-enroll Intro to Teaching with Canvas will allow you to walk through basic steps for using Canvas to offer a good experience for your students (and therefore an easier experience for you). Go to the course to self-enroll with your Cal Poly Pomona Bronco credentials.

This course provides a step-by-step process for creating or improving remote courses. The fully self-paced, non-facilitated, asynchronous course is intended primarily as a reference and resource. Work through at your own pace and use the parts that you need. There is a self-assessment rubric that includes equitable and inclusive practices so that you can assess your own course and decide what to improve.

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