CourseGateway Digital Learning Tools
In 2021, EDUCAUSE partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to manage and advance CourseGateway. CourseGateway provided resources for higher education professionals to discover, evaluate, select, and implement high quality courseware, encouraging educators to deliver more equitable learning outcomes for Black, Latino/Latina and Indigenous students and students from low-income backgrounds. The initiative’s goals focused on closing equity gaps in course completion rates for underserved students and making the learning experiences for focused populations more accessible, engaging, interactive, personalized, and cost effective. Many organizations, higher education professionals and students engaged in the development and implementation of CourseGateway.
Assessment and Evaluation
The original CourseGateway evaluation rubric was developed by the Association of Public & Land Grant Universities, Equityworks NW, Tyton Partners, the inaugural Product Advisory Board Members, and Paritii. The rubric was developed for the explicit purpose of evaluating digital learning products featured on the CourseGateway.org site. The most recent iteration included an equity-aligned focus that prioritized accessibility and technical solutions (features, functionalities, capabilities) to enable equitable outcomes for Black, Latina/Latino, and Indigenous (BLI) students, and students from low-income backgrounds. Product evaluations were conducted by a diverse group of higher education professionals from CourseGateway’s Governance Board, Product Advisory Board and Product Reviewers).
Governance
- Building Bridges to Equity: Andrea Harris in Education
- Meet Our Governance Board: Dewaynna Horn and the Importance of Assessment in Accreditation
- Meet Our Interns: This Claflin Senior Advocates for Therapy and Recovery For Adolescents
- Meet Our Product Advisory Board: Peter van Leusen Emphasizes Integrating Courseware Into Learning Experiences
- Meet Our Product Advisory Board: How Justin Allison Uses Education and Technology in Instructional Design
- Meet Our Product Advisory Board: Jackie Slaton Promotes Digital Leadership Initiative
- How This Jackson State Senior Is Building Her Writing Community
- Meet Our Product Advisory Board: Ayla Moore on the Importance of Supporting Adjuncts
- Building Bridges, Saving Lives: A First-Gen Student’s Impact
- Meet Our Product Advisory Board: How Megan Kohler Uses Her Acting Career to Inform Instructional Design
- How Instructional Designers Partnered with Faculty to Successfully Implement Adaptive Courseware
- Conversations with the CourseGateway Governance Board
- Meet Our Governance Board: Erin Lynch Helps Faculty Select Quality Digital Learning Tools
- Meet Our Product Advisory Board: Renee Pilbeam on Holistic Student Success at Scale
Courseware/Digital Learning Tools
- Expert Advice on Personalizing Learning with Adaptive Courseware
- How Faculty Can Use Courseware Data to Inform Their Teaching Practices
- Digital Tools to Promote Active Learning in Online Spaces
- Maximizing Learning Outcomes: How to Choose Courseware for Adaptive Learning
- After You Select Your Courseware: What to Anticipate During the First Semester
- Add These Active Learning Activities to Your Courseware for Improved Student Outcomes
- Instructor-Based Strategies to Improve Student Engagement in an Online Course
- 12 Online Student Engagement Resources for Faculty Using Courseware
- 15 Resources on Backward Design to Guide Your Courseware Implementation
- Prioritize Disaggregated Data When Selecting Courseware
- Aligning Your Courseware Selection with a Digital Transformation Strategy
- Teaching Critical Thinking with Social Annotation Software
- How University of Central Florida Clarified Criteria for Evaluating Adaptive Courseware
- How Course Design for Neurodiverse Learners Promotes Success
- Empowering Adjuncts: 5 Practical Ways to Support Them Using Courseware
- Faculty Invited to Self-Paced Short Course on Digital Learning Fundamentals
- How Adaptive Courseware Enabled Innovative Teaching Practices for This Calculus Instructor
- Digital Literacy Skills: From Using Education Technology to Leading With It
- Courseware Reviews: A Guide to CourseGateway
Institutions
- Gateway Courses: What Are They and How Can We Help Students Succeed in Them?
- Why Flipping the Classroom Isn't as Hard as You Think
- Cybersecurity and Privacy: How Faculty Can Protect Themselves and Their Student
- Incorporating Formative Assessments with Digital Courseware
- How to Close the Gap Between Faculty and Instructional Designers
- 10+ Resources for Faculty Building Community in Online Learning Spaces
- The Role of Faculty Development in Digital Transformation (Dx)
- The 4 Pillars of Active Learning Practices for Online Instructors
- Tips for Building a Sense of Community in Online Learning Contexts
- A Collection of Resources for First-Time Adjunct Instructors
- First Time Teaching Online? 13+ Resources to Help Implement Your Course
- How Instructional Designers Partnered with Faculty to Successfully Implement Adaptive Courseware
- How Georgia State Uses UX Design to Improve Student Engagement with the LMS
- How This Professor-Peer Educator Duo Collaborated on a Faculty Development Workshop
- How One Large University Is Preparing for AI Across Campus
- Design Thinking in Higher Education: An Example In Action From UNC Charlotte
Equity
- Why Disaggregated DFWI Rates Matter for Equitable Learning
- 5 Signs Courseware Was Designed With Accessibility in Mind
- A Planful Approach to Equity-Centered Teaching Practices
- Embracing Diversity and Impact: Meet Our Fall 2023 Student Interns
- 8 Guidelines to Ensure Your Digital Learning Materials Are Accessible
- A Resource List for Designing Accessible Online Learning Experiences
- A Selection of DFWI Rates Disaggregated by Race and Ethnicity
- How CourseGateway Centers Equity in Independent Reviews of College Courseware
- An Equity-Centered Look at Common Classroom Ground Rules
- Using Data to Put Student Support at the Center of the Academic Alert Process
- A Practical Guide to Using Culturally Responsive Teaching in Digital Learning
- A Practical Guide to Developing Equity-Minded Professional Learning for Digital Environments
- A Practical Guide to Using Open Pedagogy in Digital Learning
- Why CourseGateway Emphasizes Gateway Courses
Videos
- CourseGateway Platform
- What is Courseware?
- 5 Ways to Keep Engagement High Using Courseware
- Adaptive Learning
- Gamification
- Inclusive Design
- What Makes Good Courseware (Rubric Constructs)