This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions, and readings. Rubrics are a tool for assessing student performance on assignments, papers, and projects. This course will prepare you to design an analytic rubric for one of your assignments. Additionally, we’ll examine rubrics for a wide set of purposes in your course. When rubrics are used as a teaching tool, they can help to improve student performance. Rubrics provide: 1) instructor expectations, 2) opportunities for feedback and self-reflection, and 3) improved communication between students and instructors. Teaching Effectiveness Framework Alignment (1) Feedback and Assessment (2) Pedagogical Content Knowledge PLEASE NOTE: Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Create Assignments is highly recommended as a prerequisite to this course.
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Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Rubrics as a Tool to Support Student Success
Upcoming Events
Teaching Squares Kick Off: (Residential, Hybrid, and Online Faculty)
The TILT-sponsored Teaching Squares allows faculty, instructors, and GTAs to observe each other, learn from each other, and support each other in their quest to become better teachers. It is...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Fri., September 11, 2026
- Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: TILT 104
- Presenter(s): Tonya Buchan, Jennifer Todd
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Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Active Learning
This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. Discover a range of instructional techniques related...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Mon., September 14, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Location: Canvas
- Presenter(s): Jennifer Todd
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Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Learning Outcomes and Course Alignment
This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. Write measurable learning outcomes and align them...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Mon., September 14, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Location: Canvas
- Presenter(s): Anastasia Williams
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Event Details
Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Rubrics as a Tool to Support Student Success
Upcoming Events
Teaching Squares Kick Off: (Residential, Hybrid, and Online Faculty)
The TILT-sponsored Teaching Squares allows faculty, instructors, and GTAs to observe each other, learn from each other, and support each other in their quest to become better teachers. It is...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Fri., September 11, 2026
- Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Location: TILT 104
- Presenter(s): Tonya Buchan, Jennifer Todd
- Register for this event
Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Active Learning
This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. Discover a range of instructional techniques related...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Mon., September 14, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Location: Canvas
- Presenter(s): Jennifer Todd
- Register for this event
Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Learning Outcomes and Course Alignment
This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. Write measurable learning outcomes and align them...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Mon., September 14, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Location: Canvas
- Presenter(s): Anastasia Williams
- Register for this event

