Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL)

Explore options for instructors to advance inclusive, student-centered classrooms that invite students’ authentic participation without pressure to disclose personal or sensitive information. The resource provides core principles, practical strategies, and sample guidance language that can be incorporated into Canvas pages, syllabi, and course communications.

Need a refresher or new to Canvas? The Canvas Quick Start Guide features tutorials and videos to help get started with Canvas.

Scaffolding is a powerful instructional strategy that supports student learning by breaking complex tasks into manageable steps. Explore this resource on scaffolding assignments to learn more.

Formative assessment refers to a wide range of low-stakes, ongoing activities used during instruction to gauge students’ understanding, provide feedback, and guide next steps in teaching and learning. Learn more about formative assessment from this resource.

Teaching online and have questions about regular and substantive interaction requirements in your courses? Review the Instructor Checklist and list of auditor evidence for RSI engagement. 

Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) and CASL offer a Canvas module for faculty and instructional staff to learn how disabilities are verified, accommodations are determined, and responsibilities for supporting students with disabilities. Access the Accommodations training module.

Access ARC's OneNote resource that includes additional information and resources. 

Active Teaching Lab provides instructors an opportunity to learn from other educators. In this month’s session, David Delgado will guide us through the evolving AI landscape including practical ways to make informed, intentional decisions about AI in our classrooms.

Need help making your course materials digitally accessible? Join our open Digital Accessibility Support Hours, offered in partnership with the Accessibility Resource Center (ARC).

As you navigate your first semester at UWM, join us for this monthly community of practice designed for new faculty and instructional academic staff. Learn about navigating difficult dialogues, formative feedback, and available educational technology for use in your courses. 

Vevox is UWM’s digital polling tool. Join this online session to explore Vevox’s key features and learn how to set-up polling sessions, integrate Vevox with existing PowerPoints, and enable grade passback to a Canvas course.

Join us for an interactive Lunch & Learn focused on fostering student engagement through active learning strategies. Bring your lunch and enjoy the first portion as a listening session, then stay for an informal discussion. Come ready to eat, listen, connect, and engage!

Join our monthly AI Club, an open and welcoming space for anyone interested in artificial intelligence. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced AI user, you are welcome to join at any time and connect with a community of curious, supportive peers.

Want students posting throughout the week instead of all at once on Sunday night? Need an easier way to grade reply posts? In this 30-minute session, we’ll look at how Canvas’ new “graded checkpoints” feature lets you set separate due dates and point values for a student’s initial post and their replies. We’ll walk through set up and talk through grading approaches that keep your workload manageable.

Whether you're teaching your first online course, supporting instruction as a TA, or have years of experience designing and delivering online learning, the Online Teaching Community of Practice is a space to connect, collaborate, and grow. Open to all instructors and teaching assistants engaged in online teaching, this monthly community brings together colleagues to discuss real challenges, exchange ideas, and discover practical solutions that improve the online teaching learning experience.

Join us for our monthly ACUE Community Check-In, where participants from all three grant cohorts come together to connect, reflect, and learn from one another. This ongoing session provides a space to share insights from the ACUE coursework, discuss progress and successes, and explore challenges encountered along the way.

How AI is reshaping Wisconsin’s workforce and what employers, educators and policymakers need to do next.

Join UW-Milwaukee’s School of Continuing Education for an important discussion about the future of Wisconsin’s workforce, innovation ecosystem and economic growth.

Every semester, our Thank an Instructor program collects notes from students and alumni. We congratulate Adam Follmer on receiving a note. Adam is making waves by helping UWM students learn in his role as a Clinical Assistant Professor. Read one of the Spring student notes for Adam below. 

Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL)
414-229-4319
2033 E. Hartford Ave., B50
Milwaukee, WI 53211