This OER has been adapted from a live course taught at Northwestern University, February and April 2025.

Each year, the University Practicum hosts a practical, flexible, and supportive online practicum on a timely topic of learning and teaching. This year, the topic was determined by a survey of Northwestern instructors, who expressed their commitment to promoting academic rigor and learning enriched by empathy and care.

Working alongside educational developers and faculty experts, participants will (re)define students’ holistic success and advance their techniques for creating, facilitating, and assessing student success. 

As the fifth online practicum in the series since 2020, the format continues with weaving together interactive synchronous sessions, asynchronous learning activities, individual consultations, and opportunities to learn with and from peers in order to create more inclusive learning and teaching environments.