Teaching & Innovation Blog

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Jun 28, 2026 by Alexi Ginther

Jun 28, 2026 by Doug Wiemer

Feb 17, 2026 by Mark Isenburg

Career-readiness workshop series helps faculty highlight transferrable skills

Sep 2, 2025 by Amy Linville

Beginning September 22, 2025, YouTube videos embedded in Canvas courses may show ads due to changes in how Instructure integrates with YouTube.

Feb 26, 2025

The Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (URCA) connects CU Denver students with the research and creative mission of the University. Through our EURēCA! programs, student collaborate with faculty to engage in inquiry, design, investigation, and discovery outside of the classroom. We help with grants, student research jobs, fellowships, workshops, and 1-on-1 advising, and also feature undergraduate and graduate projects at the annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium (RaCAS).

Dec 10, 2024 by Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy

Get to know Instructional Accessibility Specialist Kady Katona!

Dec 8, 2024 by Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy

Get to know Senior Instructional Designer Jessica Critten

Dec 1, 2024 by Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy

Get to know Senior Instructional Designer Jill Giacomini!

Nov 17, 2024 by Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy

Get to know Senior Instructional Designer Dr. Lia Schraeder!

Nov 14, 2024 by Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy

Small, actionable strategies for designing AI responsive assessments

Nov 10, 2024 by Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy

Get to know Instructional Technologist and Trainer Amy Linville!

Oct 27, 2024 by Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy

Get to know our Director of Academic Technology, Dr. Crystal Gasell!

Oct 28, 2024 by Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy

Resource roundup on teaching and supporting students during elections

Oct 27, 2024 by Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy

Meet our CETL Director, Dr. Kate Goodman!

Oct 2, 2024 by Lia Schraeder, PhD

Post announces a new cycle of Teaching Innovation Grants (TIG) while spotlighting the work of previous grant recipients.

Sep 24, 2024 by Jill Giacomini

On July 30, 2024, the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) released important updates to the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines. The new UDL Guidelines 3.0, which resulted from an effort launched in 2020, are an expanded version that intentionally includes the experiences and perspectives of practitioners and scholars who may not have been represented in previous versions of the guidelines.

Jul 9, 2024 by Lia Schraeder, PhD

History Professor Dr. Steven Vose used his Teaching Innovation Grant to fund a visit from Dr. Moyukh Chatterjee, whose presentations made an impact on students and the public.

Apr 22, 2024 by Kady Katona Lia Schraeder, PhD

Anthology Ally is a new tool in Canvas which can help support accessibility and inclusion. Here we provide a quick overview of what it does and why you might want to use it.

Mar 25, 2024 by Jill Giacomini

Learning a new technology, especially one as integral as a learning management system (LMS), can be a daunting task. "Getting Started in Canvas: Building Blocks for an Organized and Effective Course" is a new resource designed specifically to help faculty learn the basics of Canvas.

Jan 22, 2024 by Sarah North, PhD

Demonstrating empathy to students enhances our teaching presence. It affects how we design and develop our courses, our communication and tone to students, the boundaries we set, and the focus we maintain on the learning process and students' learning success.