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Spring 2025 Registration

Registration is now open for Spring 2025 certifications and events!

Learn more about Teaching and Learning Practices through Teaching Excellence Certificates and Pedagogical Workshops.

Teaching 4 Learning Conference

Save the date for the 9th annual Teaching for Learning (T4L) Conference, held here at UVU February 26-28, 2025.

During the conference, participants will be able to connect with other instructors, take home great ideas for teaching, and stay current on research in teaching and learning.

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Offering robust professional development pathways and recognition through the Teaching Excellence Program (TEP). Through the TEP, instructors enhance teaching practices through peer-led teaching certification programs with a special focus on high impact teaching practices such as supporting first year students, undergraduate research, collaborative learning, service learning, and writing pedagogy.

Teaching Fellowships

As the only American institution accredited by Advance HE, OTL awards prestigious HEA fellowships in recognition of teaching/supporting learning excellence. The HEA fellowship program provides instructors with service opportunities through mentoring and assessing peer applications.

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Instructional Design

The Instructional Designers support faculty in designing and developing effective and engaging courses. Whether you teach online, hybrid, or face-to-face, we can help you apply the principles of course design and learning theory to your course. We can also assist you in creating and integrating multimedia elements, such as videos, podcasts, animations, and interactive content, to enhance your students' learning experience. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and discover how we can help you achieve your teaching goals.

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Teaching With Technology

The Office of Teaching and Learning offers guidance on integrating technology into your teaching. Schedule a consultation to explore different educational technologies including H5P, Storymaps, Qualtrics, Delphinium, and artificial intelligence resources for your face-to-face and/or online classes. We'll help you identify and implement tools that enhance your teaching, simplify feedback and grading processes, and engage your students. From simple solutions to advanced platforms, we're here to ensure technology serves your pedagogical goals effectively.

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Technology Support

OTL Support Services guides faculty through preparing and maintaining their Canvas courses and other course related technologies such as Microsoft Teams, Proctorio, and CopyLeaks. We also support instructors and students with any technical issues they are experiencing with Canvas, Microsoft Teams or other integrated course technologies. We are available to support your technology needs through 1:1 scheduled appointments, phone, Teams Calls, email, and in the OTL office on the 5th Floor of the UVU Library.

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

We facilitate the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning program to advance teaching practices. Conduct research in your classroom and share your findings through public events.

Learn more about SoTL