FYS Pedagogy Portal


Important Dates for FYS Fall 2025 Instructors — Summer and Fall 2025

The FYS instructor roster for the Fall 2025 semester 

Here are some valuable FYS course development resources (courtesy of CITL):

  • The of an FYS
  • of the W1 program
  • The : We are moving from coursedog to courseleaf 
  • The : You can see which questions appear and how you should respond
  • : Editable google doc for you to fill out
  • used during the course proposal workshop ()

If you would like to see annotations of the forms or a copy of slides from August 2025, .

Syllabus Template provided by the Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning (CITL)

All handouts from the session

The slides presented

Start here for an overview of the workshops.

The videos and PowerPoint presentations from the April 14, 2025 FYS Pedagogy Workshop . Note that access is restricted to those who teach FYS in the fall of 2025.

The videos and PowerPoint presentations from the August 18, 2025 FYS Planning and Preparation Workshop are available in a . Note that access is restricted to those who are part of the ֲý community.

The videos and PowerPoint presentations from the May 10, 2024 FYS Pedagogy Workshop can be found in . Note that access is restricted to those teach FYS in the fall of 2024.

The videos and PowerPoint presentations from the August 19, 2024 FYS Planning and Preparation Workshop can be found in . Note that access is restricted to those teach FYS in the fall of 2024.

The  from the August 21, 2023 FYS Pedagogy Workshop (available to ֲý faculty only). The recordings can be found in embedded links in the session agenda.

The FYS Proposal Workshop was held on Monday, December 12, 2022 at 2 PM. A recording of that session can be accessed . The slides from that session can be accessed here.

The can be accessed here. Additionally, we have videos of the sessions:

  • First-Year Experience (facilitated by Steve) and Inclusive Teaching in the FYS (facilitated by Lindsey) is .
  •  FYS as the W1 (facilitated by Bridget) is .
  •  How the Class of 2027 Will Register Over the Summer (facilitated by Megan and Steve) and Student Support Advisors as Partners to FYS Instructors (facilitated by Jess) is .

The from the August 24, 2022 FYS Pedagogy Workshop (available to ֲý faculty only)

The and from the May 6, 2022 FYS Planning and Preparation Workshop Morning Session on First-Year Experience (available to ֲý faculty only)

The and from the May 6, 2022 FYS Planning and Preparation Workshop Afternoon Session on W1 Learning Goals and Resources for the First-Year Seminar (available to ֲý faculty only)

 of the faculty, course titles and times, Course-Attached Tutors (CATs) for writing and speaking (formerly, “PWSAs”), librarians, and the September 1, 2022 session locations for each FYS (available to ֲý faculty only).

(requires login): A selection of FYS syllabi from the fall 2021 and fall 2022 offerings.