Resources
FACULTY & STAFF RESOURCES
WesternU and CETL offer a range of teaching, technology, and training resources for faculty and staff. See below to access the various resources available.
Elentra Resources
Find How-to guides for Elentra features such as creating Learning Events, Drop Boxes and more.
OER: Online Educational Resources
Most repositories of open educational resources store content across numerous disciplines. These will frequently include health sciences related media. This list represents a small selection of the OER resources available in this large global community. Please check back as links will be added frequently.
Generative AI Resources
Explore Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools, strategies, and best practices to enhance your teaching, improve student engagement, and streamline workflows. From text and image generation to personalized learning tools, generative AI is transforming education—and we’re here to help you stay ahead of the curve.
Teaching and Learning Conferences
A professional conference can be an excellent chance to network with other people in your field, allowing you to feel more integrated into your professional community.
Click to access a list of professional development conferences related to teaching and learning.
Click to access a list of professional development conferences related to teaching and learning.
Journals Related to Teaching and Learning
Academic journals are an excellent source of information for research in your field and provide you with an outlet to publish your findings in your professional community.
Presenter CETL Session
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) provides ongoing professional development sessions for the faculty and staff at WesternU. The department typically hosts 12-15 sessions each month and has an average monthly attendance of 150-200 individuals.
Facilitating Online Presentation
Facilitating an online presentation? Check out CETL’s Facilitator Toolbox.
Research Poster
Research posters serve an important role in academia by allowing scientists and other academics to share the results of their research in a standardized format.
DEI Resources
The embedded board below provides a variety of resources (articles, books, rubrics) that provide information on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Click on the links within the Padlet board to view each resource.
Educational Applications
Explore the WesternU App Hub to view exciting applications that promotes student engagement.
The embedded board below includes many of the technologies that have been shared during these CETL sessions. On the board, please like and comment on any technologies you have used in the past, and feel free to add additional resources that you feel would be useful to share.
The embedded board below includes many of the technologies that have been shared during these CETL sessions. On the board, please like and comment on any technologies you have used in the past, and feel free to add additional resources that you feel would be useful to share.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
A Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research plan is a systematic and structured outline of a research study aimed at investigating and improving teaching and learning practices, often incorporating a technology intervention. SoTL is a discipline that focuses on researching and understanding the teaching and learning process within higher education, with the goal of enhancing student learning outcomes.
External Training Resources
All WesternU faculty and staff have access to these external training resources.