Resources for Faculty, Instructors, and Postdocs
Summer Conference Registration is Open!
Engaging Students Through Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Join us for this year’s conference on May 21–22! This two-day event brings together educators to share ideas, explore new strategies, and build community. Rooted in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), the conference will highlight inclusive, student-centered approaches that support all learners.
Plan your schedule and register today!
Develop Your Teaching Effectiveness
» Teaching Effectiveness Framework (TEF)
Discover CSU’s Teaching Effectiveness Framework (TEF): seven interrelated domains to enhance teaching practices, student success, and professional growth through evidence-based practices. Access resources, tools, and support, and join a community dedicated to educational excellence.
» Teaching Effectiveness Initiative (TEI) Program
The TEI is a voluntary program that enhances teaching skills and recognizes instructors committed to improving their teaching. Based on CSU’s Teaching Effectiveness Framework, TEI fosters growth through evidence-based practices and self-reflection. Participants earn Certificates of Achievement in seven domains by completing professional development experiences and reflective activities.
» TILT’s Recommended Process for Annual Review of Teaching
Optimize your teaching evaluations with TILT’s Recommended Process for Annual Review of Teaching. Access comprehensive guidelines, resources, and evidence-based practices to enhance your instructional methods and support your professional growth. By diving deeper into one domain at a time, it will positively impact other domains of teaching through repetition and continuous reflection.
Professional Development
Open to all CSU instructors, graduate teaching assistants, and staff
Complete any of TILT’s 13 evidence-based, 3-week, online courses for effective teaching practices across 7 domains
Advance your teaching prowess with opportunities tailored for faculty, instructors, and GTA’s
Elevate your teaching with TILT’s workshops, conferences, and sessions designed for transformative learning
Join for collaborative observation and growth-oriented feedback from your peers with an agreed-upon set of norms
CSU’s Teaching Excellence Network (formerly MTI) includes all 8 colleges for collaborative growth and a culture of valued pedagogy
Share a passion for something you know how to do and collaborate with others to enhance your skills to do it better
Discover inspiration and evidence-based teaching strategies with TILT’s Lending Library, located in Room 231
Log in with your NetID and track your TEI progress in the Teaching Effectiveness Initiative Dashboard
Our Election Year Teaching Toolkit offers resources to help educators navigate classroom discussions during this pivotal time. It includes CSU and TILT-specific articles, TED Talks for class, and conversation guides for thoughtful dialogue. You’ll also find event details and tailored resources for students and faculty, supporting informed participation and critical thinking. Whether you need strategies for tough discussions or handling sensitive topics, these tools equip you to create engaging, respectful learning environments throughout the election season.
What is the difference between the TEF and the TEI?
The CSU Teaching Effectiveness Framework (TEF) defines the seven domains of effective teaching and provides evidence-based teaching practices to support faculty in their teaching. Each TEF domain provides a collection of evidence-based teaching practices and reflection tools to help instructors develop their teaching.
The Teaching Effectiveness Initiative (TEI) Program recognizes instructors for implementing the evidence-based practices of the TEF and reflecting on the impact they have on student success. Upon completion of professional development experiences, integration, and completion of reflections equivalent to ten domain experience units (DEU’s), faculty earn domain certificate milestones, which are recognized and honored by the Office of the Provost.
Academic Integrity
» Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity
Explore how artificial intelligence impacts academic integrity, prevents misconduct, and fosters a trustworthy educational environment for all
» What To Do When You Suspect an Integrity Issue
CSU’s policy on academic misconduct ensures faculty consistency, upholds professional obligations, instills grading confidence, and fosters student-teacher trust
» Strategies for Reducing Academic Misconduct
From your syllabus statement to talking about academic integrity in the classroom, we discuss the most effective approaches for reducing academic misconduct
» Integrity Information for CSU Students
Student-friendly, everyday language to common questions surrounding academic misconduct, plagiarism, what is and is not cheating, and more
Teaching Resources
» Assessment and Gradescope
Valuable information about resources like Respondus LockDown Browser, grading of bubble sheet (Scantron) exams with Gradscope, and external exam preparation resources
» Closed Captioning & Inclusive Design
Enhance classroom accessibility with TILT’s caption support services and learn how, and when, to make materials inclusive for closed captioning
» Syllabus Template
Streamline your syllabus: Use this recommended syllabus structure to ensure necessary and recommended content is covered to help you and your students all semester long
» Community Engaged Learning Resources
TILT’s Community Engaged Learning program supports faculty by providing resources, consultations, mini-grant funding, and more to help integrate service-learning and community partnerships into CSU courses.
» Online Teaching Training and Resources
Short, on-demand lessons available to help you with various aspects of teaching online. The lessons are applicable for asynchronous, synchronous, hybrid, and even on campus courses that utilize Canvas. Self enroll to access the lessons.
Graduate Teaching
Postdoc Teaching
The Institute for Learning and Teaching’s (TILT’s) Postdoc Teaching Certificate of Completion (PDTCC) program offers all CSU postdocs the opportunity to learn about, practice, and reflect on teaching at the post-secondary level. If you are a postdoc who plans to teach at a college or university after completing your degree, the Postdoc Teaching Certificate of Completion program will give you a head start.
Academic Success
Undergraduate Opportunities
» Undergraduate Research at CSU
» MURALS (Multicultural Undergraduate Research Art and Leadership Symposium)
Providing a platform for undergraduate students with marginalized identities to showcase their scholarly work
» Learning Assistants (LA’s)
» Scholarships and Fellowship
Helping students find local, national, and international external awards that enables students to pursue academic or professional growth.
Upcoming Events
Sep 2025
Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Learning Outcomes and Course Alignment
September 15, 2025 - October 5, 2025 - All Day
Oct 2025
Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Inclusive Pedagogy
October 6, 2025 - October 26, 2025 - All Day
Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Student Motivation
October 6, 2025 - October 26, 2025 - All Day
Community of Practice: Alternative Grading Practices
October 9, 2025 - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Writing a Teaching Philosophy Presentation
October 10, 2025 - 10:00 am - 11:15 am