Faculty and Staff Resources

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is a great resource for faculty to learn more about themselves as educators as well as how their students learn in the 21st Century. We welcome all to utilize one or all of our resources at any time during the academic year.

Becoming a great teacher is a journey. Whether you are looking for an answer to an immediate need, building new skills, or modifying your course/curriculum, we can help! Below are some foundational resources; there are many more! Please reach out by emailing CETL@stcloudstate.edu if you have additional questions.

Select an area to learn more about:

Teaching Foundations

• Academic Affairs Instructional Resources SCSU Knowledge Base Knowledge Base - Academic Affairs
• NED Foundational resources related to course design, assessment, and humanizing your class 
• Transparency in Teaching and Learning (TILT) Framework and Examples TILT Higher Ed Examples and Resources
• TILT Online Template for assignment design. Microsoft Word - Faculty Transparency Framework without highlighting.docx
• Humanizing your teaching and learning Humanizing - MICHELLE PACANSKY-BROCK
• 3 ways to humanize your asynchronous course 3 Ways to Humanize Your Asynchronous Course | Harvard Business Publishing Education
• ACUE Teaching Toolkits ACUE Toolkits: Online Teaching Tools for Faculty Instruction (free with registration) 
• CETL Lending Library

Technology and Teaching

• SCSU Online Education Faculty Resources
• NED Academic Technology Sharepoint resources (StarID and password required) https://mnscu.sharepoint.com/teams/SO-ENTPR-NED-Team/SitePages/Academic-Technologies.aspx
• Faculty Learning Channel – D2L Brightspace and Teaching Technology Demonstrations
• SCSU Knowledge base AI and Education Knowledge Base - Artificial Intelligence
• Minnesota State Generative AI Guidance Document Generative Artificial Intelligence: Policy Intersections, Considerations, and Recommendations
• Ideas for assignment redesign in age of AI How Do I (Re)design Assignments and Assessments in an AI-Impacted World? : Center for Teaching & Learning : UMass Amherst

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) 

• Minnesota State SoTL Resources and REFLECT learning community (StarID and Password required) 
• What is SoTL?
• Getting Started with SoTL SoTL: Getting Started

Inclusive Practices

• SCSU Student Accessibility Services – Faculty and Staff Resources
• Universal Design for Learning Guidelines The UDL Guidelines
• Download an Accessible Syllabus Template
• Minnesota State Equity 2030 and Student-Centered Guided Learning Pathways Minnesota State - Minnesota State Guided Learning Pathways
• NED Academic Equity Resources

Keeping Course Costs Low

• SCSU Affordability Initiative Welcome - Affordability Initiative at SCSU - Research Guides at St. Cloud State University
• SCSU Open Educational Resources (OER) Library Guide What is OER? - Open Educational Resources (OER) - Research Guides at St. Cloud State University
• OER Community Site (StarID and Password required)

Minnesota State Network for Educational Development (NED)

• ASA Newsletter--subscribe for upcoming news, events, opportunities 
• ASA Connect--Minnesota State Internal documents and links related to teaching and learning (StarID and Password required) 

CETL Lending Library