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. Research on learning consistently identifies motivation as a key factor in student success. Help students make connections between course subject matter and their lived experience, prompt them to make connections across topics, and convey your belief in their capacity to succeed. Emphasis is placed on helping students develop a growth mindset and self-efficacy and applying evidence-based motivation techniques to your teaching. Teaching Effectiveness Framework Alignment: (1) Student Motivation (2) Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Student Motivation
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Upcoming Events
AI and Student Writing
The session will focus on evidence of teaching pedagogy and its implications related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Dr. Tian Guo will share how AI became a key theme in her...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Fri., May 1, 2026
- Time: 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
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Early-Career Teaching Fellows
SUPPORTING EARLY-CAREER FACULTY IN TEACHING EXCELLENCE Are you navigating your first years of university teaching? Would you benefit from connecting with colleagues who understand the unique challenges of developing effective...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Tue., May 5, 2026
- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: TILT 104
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Teaching with Art: The Perfect Intersection Workshop Series
See the "Notes" section below for session-specific details. TEF Alignment: Instructional Strategies
- Date: Wed., May 6, 2026
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Location: Organ Recital Hall, University Center for the Arts
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Event Details
Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Student Motivation
- Location: Canvas
- Register for this Event
Upcoming Events
AI and Student Writing
The session will focus on evidence of teaching pedagogy and its implications related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Dr. Tian Guo will share how AI became a key theme in her...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Fri., May 1, 2026
- Time: 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
- Register for this event
Early-Career Teaching Fellows
SUPPORTING EARLY-CAREER FACULTY IN TEACHING EXCELLENCE Are you navigating your first years of university teaching? Would you benefit from connecting with colleagues who understand the unique challenges of developing effective...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Tue., May 5, 2026
- Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: TILT 104
- Register for this event
Teaching with Art: The Perfect Intersection Workshop Series
See the "Notes" section below for session-specific details. TEF Alignment: Instructional Strategies
- Date: Wed., May 6, 2026
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Location: Organ Recital Hall, University Center for the Arts
- Register for this event

