CIS Video Hub
This video collection from the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support (CIS) is your compass for navigating curriculum development, design, and delivery at CMU. As champions of teaching and the demonstration of learning, we align with the university’s mission to nurture student success.
Whether exploring new pedagogical strategies, mastering Blackboard, or refining assessment practices, CIS is here to support you at every stage. Dive into our curated collection of insightful and practical videos designed to empower your teaching journey.
Blackboard video library
This video collection (CMICH Login Required) provides a comprehensive guide to mastering Blackboard's tools and features for effective online and hybrid teaching. These on-demand tutorials were designed specifically to help faculty create an engaging, organized, and accessible learning environment.
Chipcast/Panopto Video Training Library
This page is your go-to resource for getting started with Chipcast, CMU’s video platform powered by Panopto. Whether you're recording lectures, editing content, or sharing media through Blackboard, you’ll find step-by-step guides, tips, and studio resources to support your teaching. Explore recording options for Windows, Mac, mobile, or browser-based tools—and learn how to use CMU’s Instructional Studios, including the Lightboard, Video, Voice-Over, and Podcast Studios in Park Library. Let’s help you create and share impactful, high-quality content with ease.
Curriculum Strategy training series
This video collection (CMICH Login Required) was designed to help faculty, curriculum committee members, and academic staff navigate and utilize the Curriculum Strategy platform confidently and efficiently. Whether managing course proposals, reviewing submissions, or updating syllabi, these videos provide step-by-step guidance tailored to your role and responsibilities. Each video was designed to be clear, concise, and practical, empowering you to manage curriculum processes with ease and accuracy.
Concourse Syllabus training series
This video repository (CMICH Login Required) was designed to help faculty, program directors, and academic administrators effectively use the Concourse Syllabus platform. Whether you're just getting started or looking to deepen your understanding of specific features, these concise and informative videos will guide you through every step of the process. Each video was crafted to provide clear, actionable guidance to help you make the most of Concourse.
Teaching and learning
Here you'll find an assortment of videos pertaining to teaching and learning. From classroom assessment techniques to managing difficult conversations, learn quick tips and detailed strategies to strengthen the work you do in and out of the classroom.
Instructional Design – Backward Design
Backward Design, sometimes referred to as UbD, is an approach introduced by Wiggins & McTighe in Understanding by Design (1998). It emphasizes what is learned rather than how it is taught.
Learner-Centered Syllabus – Introduction to a Learner-Centered Syllabus
Is your syllabus learner-friendly? Ensure that your students engage with your course syllabus by following these quick and easy tips to make it more “Learner-Centered”.
Adjusting and Achieving with Emerging Teaching Methods – Video series with viewing guides
These videos (and corresponding video guides) will provide focused strategies to rapidly tweak your course materials in the face of rapidly changing circumstances.
Active Learning – Pros and Cons of Active Learning
Here, you’ll learn about diverse strategies to increase learner engagement in whatever format and wherever your course is offered.
Building Community – Who am I? Finding your teaching voice
Have you ever thought about how you present yourself as a teacher and how that might influence the classroom community and your own well-being? Watch this video to learn about finding your own unique teaching persona, focusing on “who I am” as a person, overall wellness, and establishing boundaries related to your teaching.
Assessment & Evaluations – CATS (2 parts)
This 2-part video series focuses on Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs). Watch and learn how to assess student learning and engagement in real time.
Questioning Techniques to Foster Thinking and Replies
Are you confident with your classroom questioning strategies? Watch this video to learn about the types of questions we ask in class, the importance of waiting time, and more.
Applying Relevance to Instruction
Are you tired of hearing your students complain that they’ll “never need to use” what they are learning in your course? Here, learn how to bring clear relevance into your course materials through backward design in the context of engaging learning activities and materials.
Take 2 for Teaching & Learning
This video series is packed with quick, practical tips to elevate your already amazing skills. Each video is two minutes long, making it easy to fit into your busy schedule. Whether you are looking for fresh ways to engage students, streamline your classroom strategies, or build stronger connections, these bite-sized insights were designed to make your teaching life easier and more impactful. From innovative tools to proven techniques, we've got something for everyone.
Modeling Your Thinking
In this episode of Take Two for Teaching, we explain how modeling your thinking can demystify complex tasks and help students develop critical thinking skills. From analyzing historical texts to solving physics problems, this strategy shows students how experts approach learning, not just what they know.