Faculty Resources for Teaching

Whether face-to-face or online, Ball State is committed to providing excellence in teaching and learning. Below you will find resources dedicated to quality teaching, as well as ways to support pedagogy with technology. In partnership with each other and our students, we will continue to fly.

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Transparent Ambiguity in Assignment Design

How can we both challenge and support students through our assignment design? Learn how careful planning of information, tools, and support can help students na …

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My Journey with Equitable Grading Practices

Learn about one instructor’s participation in a Faculty Learning Community and how it led to a positive experience with ungrading in their classroom. As a …

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Reducing the Grading Workload for Low-stakes Assignments with the Set Default Grade Tool

Learn how to use the Set Default Grade feature in Canvas’s Gradebook to lighten the grading workload. Whenever a new semester or academic year rolls aroun …

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Ball State Online

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Includes more than 100 online undergraduate and graduate programs

Ball State Dual Credit

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A way for high school students to earn Ball State and high school credit

Office of State Authorizations

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Meeting state regulatory requirements for distance programs

Our Mission

To serve Ball State students, faculty and staff by pursuing, developing, and implementing best practices in teaching, learning, and student support services. We do this through an adaptive culture of rigorous assessment and evaluation of techniques and approaches that benefit Ball State students both near and far.

Our Vision

To establish an institute of good practice that faculty will find useful, formidable, and essential to their aspirations of excellence in teaching. Students will look to us as advocates for their learning process. We will accept the challenge of helping to promote and embody the highest quality in educational experiences, no matter the technology and barriers, toward pride in the Ball State brand and a commitment to lifelong learning.

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Division of Online and Strategic Learning

Main Office: Letterman Building, Room 131
Muncie, IN 47306

8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday-Friday

Main Office: 765-285-1581
Faculty Support: 765-285-1763