Teaching Wrap-Up Checklist |
As the term comes to a close, here are a few things to do before you relax and celebrate the success of your course. This checklist outlines the process for sharing grades with both your students and the registrar. Read our full list for things to consider now as you prepare for winter term.
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Say hello to Grant — our new Associate Director of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment |
Grant brings a calm, thoughtful energy to conversations about teaching—and a genuine interest in helping instructors find approaches that feel clear, doable, and aligned with their values. He’s excited to make more faculty peer connections possible across PSU and support Community-Engaged Learning efforts.
We asked him a bit about what motivates his work, what he’s excited to learn from the PSU community, and what he’s been up to lately.
Hop over to our Instagram post to get to know Grant and help welcome him to his new role.
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Do you want students to still have access to your course? Extend access for your class in Canvas. |
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By default, students lose access to a Canvas course on the first day of the following term (i.e., Winter term courses will be available to students until the first day of Spring term). If you want all students to have access to your course for longer, you can change your Course End date.
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Extend access for a specific student |
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Students are learning on their phones. Here's how to make your winter course mobile-friendly. |
Canvas mobile app checklist
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More than 50% of PSU students access Canvas via mobile devices. Designing for mobile devices helps ensure accessibility, especially for students with limited access to computers or the internet.
For guidance on effective mobile design, refer to the Canvas Mobile App Design Checklist .
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Join the winter Faculty Book Club |
Reserve your spot quickly–book clubs are limited to 15 participants! |
Choose the book most relevant to your teaching goals, connect with colleagues across departments, and spark new ideas for your classroom. You'll receive a complimentary copy of the book you can pick up before your first meeting.
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| No Study without Struggle: Confronting Settler Colonialism in Higher Education |
by Leigh Patel; Meets 12:00-1:00PM, January 16-February 27, 2026
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Leigh Patel examines how campus social justice movements illuminate the tension between higher education’s promise of opportunity and the structural realities of settler colonialism. The book invites readers to consider how struggle and study are intertwined in the pursuit of social transformation.
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| | Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI |
By Ethan Mollick; Meets 12:00-1:00PM, January 23-March 3, 2026
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From Wharton professor and author of the popular One Useful Thing Substack newsletter, Ethan Mollick, comes the definitive playbook for working, learning, and living in the new age of AI. He assesses its profound impact on business and education, using dozens of real-time examples of AI in action.
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Celebrating community partnerships in teaching and learning |
Partners from across Portland gathered to celebrate the PSU collaborations that make learning real and relevant at the Community Partner Breakfast on October 30. The morning featured introductions, discussions of shared purpose, and exciting new ideas for our community.
Thank you to everyone who joined us—your commitment to Portland State students and educators helps make these partnerships possible, and we’re excited to keep building what’s next together.
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Embodied pedagogies faculty workshop |
Feb 6 from 12:10pm to 1:30pm | Online event |
Are you seeking a few practical ways to welcome students to your course and recognize their diverse lived experiences? Or perhaps you are seeking opportunities to incorporate mindfulness into your workday?
If so, please join this workshop, where University Studies' Neera Malhotra will facilitate a few mindfulness activities and then help us explore how we might implement these strategies in our specific departments and offices.
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