Teaching & Learning

UW Libraries Teaching & Learning

udub icon The UW Seattle Libraries offers a mix of online (asynchronous and synchronous) and in-person instruction services.

- - - This multimodal approach allows the Libraries to uphold our core values of excellence, equity, and access while delivering services that meet the needs of instructors and students.
    - A requested modality (online or in-person) cannot be guaranteed in all circumstances.
      - If a requested modality is not feasible, alternatives will be offered based on pedagogical needs and current staffing capabilities.
      - Instructors may contact their subject librarian to discuss options.
    - Services include: library instruction sessions, orientations, research consultations, and workshops

The content on this page is directed toward UW-Seattle instructors. See also: Teaching @ UW | Teaching support at: UW Bothell and Cascadia College Library & UW Tacoma Library.

Course Materials

Course Reserve icon The Libraries’ extensive online collections are available to instructors seeking free and licensed course materials to supplement student learning (books, book chapters, articles, streaming media, etc.).

- - - Search | e-Books | Journals | e-Newspapers | streaming videos | to support course instruction.
    - Find freely available Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Textbooks for use in courses.
    - Browse more options for providing access to course materials for students.

Ready-to-go Teaching Resources

Citation Management icon Need a handout for your students to learn about research? Download or link to one of our ready-to-go online learning objects.

- - - Class and Research Guides are online portals to research in a specific subject or course.
    - Citation Management (Research Guide). Get quick help on citing sources and tools.
    - Evaluating Information (Research Guide). Choose the best and most reliable information that meets research needs.
    - Graduate Student Research Institute (GSRI) GSRI is a free online workshop and will take place asynchronously over a 5 day period.
    - Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR Research Guide). Supports instructors for ENGL 131, ENGL 121, ENGL 182, and other courses in PWR.
    - Undergraduate Researcher Tutorial (Canvas). A self-paced online tutorial that introduces students to research skills across fields and disciplines.
    - UW Libraries YouTube Channel (Video). Find short tutorials and library promotional videos.

Request a Session: Class Instruction, Workshops & Consultations

Instruction Request Form icon Librarians are available for orientations, information sessions, research consultations, and workshops by request. Our staff also provide support with assignment design, custom class guides, Canvas modules, and other online-compatible learning objects.

- - - Contact your subject librarian to request a workshop to build your students’ research skills.
    - Browse Event & Exhibits to find specialty office hours & open workshop opportunities.
    - Consult with a librarian about Canvas materials, class guides, and assignment design.

Who We Are: Principles & Partnerships

image adapted from Flaticon The Libraries seeks to provide UW instructors with services and content that follow the principles of learner-centered design, which empower students to be leaders and co-creators of their own learning experiences. Libraries staff also collaborate actively with campus partners to instill lifelong learning skills that students can apply beyond the University to the greater good of our knowledge-driven and globally oriented society.

- - - Learning Partners across all three campuses to promote student learning and instill lifelong learning skills.
    - Collaboration examples of successful partnerships between UW librarians and instructors or programs.
    - University Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs), instruction spaces ranging from basic to innovative technology.
    - Health Science ALC, the largest active learning classroom space on campus.