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You teach more than content and skills in your discipline — you also help students learn. We've provided these resources for the development of teaching and learning, from embracing student diversity to designing universally accessible courses.
After completing a faculty learning community on accessible course design, participants shared:
  • "This was a great experience. I wish more departments would get involved as I hear a need from students to have faculty understand more about how they learn and more options for assessment."
  • "It was inspiring to learn tools that can make my teaching more accessible to students and also heartwarming to be part of a group so deeply committed to students' learning and wellbeing."
  • "Participating in the Accessibility and Inclusion FLC was eye-opening and useful to improve and enhance my classroom teaching and mentoring. I already valued this approach but through the FLC I learned about many more tools and strategies and have already had the chance to make small changes to my classes that my students have been excited about and have helped them to be more successful."
  • "This Accessible Teaching FLC was very useful. Laura provided a large amount of resources during and after the live sessions. Alexis is also amazing as sharing resources and illustrating examples of Accessible Teaching within the course itself. Alexis also provided several of us with books for the CAFE library and made time for some of use to reflect on best ways to implement what we were learning."

For Faculty, By Faculty

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CAFE Online Learning

CAFE expanded its Teaching and Learning pillar to include course-level support for online, hybrid, and HyFlex instruction. This includes instructional design consultations, quality course reviews (QCR), online teaching certification seminar (OTCS), and accessibility guidance. CAFE serves as the º£½ÇÂÛ̳ contact for course-level online teaching support. Services previously offered through Missouri Online -- such as instructional design for Canvas, accessibility planning, and teaching strategy consultations -- are now available through CAFE.

CAFE Online Learning
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Digital Accessibility

Supporting Accessible and Inclusive Learning (SAIL) is a CAFE initiative that helps º£½ÇÂÛ̳ faculty design course materials that are inclusive, effective, and compliant with federal ADA Title II requirements. Through SAIL, faculty can participate in a self-paced online course or an in-person workshop focused on building accessible teaching habits using their own syllabi, slides, and Canvas content. For those looking to go further, SAIL also offers two advanced self-paced modules—Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TiLT) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)—that provide practical strategies to improve clarity, flexibility, and student engagement. SAIL supports º£½ÇÂÛ̳’s commitment to accessible instruction and helps faculty design with everyone in mind.

Resources for Accessibility
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Adjunct Faculty

At CAFE, we recognize and appreciate your role in º£½ÇÂÛ̳'s academic community. We want you to have the resources and support needed to thrive in your teaching endeavors. As adjunct faculty, you bring unique perspectives and professional experiences that enhance the learning environment. Your contributions help shape your students' minds and foster a culture of intellectual curiosity and innovation. That's why we are committed to providing you access to a wide range of teaching resources and professional learning opportunities designed to support your success. º£½ÇÂÛ̳ offers a variety of tools and services tailored to meet your needs, from instructional design support and technology training to workshops focused on enhancing teaching strategies. CAFE is here to assist you with everything from course planning and student engagement techniques to using the latest educational technologies.

Adjunct Resources
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Faculty Learning Communities

CAFE funds faculty participation in learning communities to explore teaching practices. Each year, we announce faculty learning communities across a range of topics related to teaching, student success, and º£½ÇÂÛ̳'s strategic plan.

Faculty Learning Communities
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Evidence Based Practices

In 2023, a faculty learning community focused on examining evidence-based teaching practices that improve student motivation and learning. They investigated a variety of techniques from the framework of the Expectancy-Value theory. The FLC created summary resources that faculty can use and that also support the peer observation program.

º£½ÇÂÛ̳ Teaching Tools

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Simple Syllabus
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RooEval - Student Course Feedback

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Classroom Technologies