Meet the Inaugural TRAIL Guides
April 02, 2026
Meet the first of our Teaching and Responsible AI Literacy Guides and what kind of support they can give faculty.
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First Insights from the 2025 Generative AI 101 Cohorts
September 03, 2025
Since February 2025, nearly 100 instructors from all 12 Northwestern schools have participated in the first three cohorts of the Generative AI 101 program, offered by Northwestern IT Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT).
Lessons Learned from the 2025 Canvas Hall of Fame Winners
August 14, 2025
On May 22, 2025, three new Northwestern instructors were inducted into the Northwestern Canvas Hall of Fame. While these instructors teach in different fields and were recognized for different achievements, all share similar perspectives and ideas about how to use Canvas effectively.
Canvas Module for Enhancing Student AI Literacy Now Available
April 02, 2025
Higher ed students report wanting more experience with generative AI. Although tools like Copilot and ChatGPT have been available for years, it can be easy for students to use them without understanding how they function and how they may affect their learning.
Highlights from the 2024 Northwestern Canvas Hall of Fame Induction
September 16, 2024
The Northwestern Canvas Hall of Fame instructor award recognizes educators at the forefront of the integration of technology and innovative practices into Canvas.
Fixed-Seating, Big Classes...Can You Do Active Learning?
April 01, 2024
Active learning usually has associations of small groups of students talking and moving around a classroom filled with gleaming tech and slick seating. For most instructors, those types of classrooms are not where they spend most of their teaching time.
Northwestern Canvas Hall of Fame Inducts its Second Cohort at TEACHx
December 18, 2023
At the TEACHx conference in May, Northwestern IT inducted its second cohort of instructors into the Northwestern Canvas Hall of Fame.
Ed Tech Fellows Returns for 2022-23
November 11, 2022
Are you wondering if your course allows all students to demonstrate their knowledge of the topic? Do you have an idea for how to...
Northwestern IT Inducts Instructors to Inaugural Canvas Hall of Fame
June 01, 2022
At TEACHx 2022, three Northwestern instructors were inducted into the inaugural class of Northwestern’s Canvas Hall of Fame.
Survey Says...
February 28, 2022
In Teaching & Learning Technologies’ most recent Canvas student satisfaction survey conducted in Spring 2022, we included questions about what students prefer to see in faculty usage of Canvas
Practical Tips for Now and Looking Ahead
February 24, 2021
On Wednesday, February 3rd, eight experienced instructors gathered to share their instructional insights with fellow Northwestern faculty at Northwestern IT Teaching & Learning Technologies’ first TEACHxperts event of 2021.