TILTed Pedagogy: A Collection of Evidence-Based Assignments to Inspire Learning in Higher Education

Center for Engaged Learning Open Access Book Series

Series Editors: Jessie L Moore and Peter Felten

Transparent assignments make expectations visible and invite students to take an active role in learning. TILTed Pedagogy brings together instructors across disciplines to show how the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) framework can deepen learning, engagement, and equity in higher education.

Organized around the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning's Grand Challenges, these cases offer adaptable assignments across disciplines and contexts. Each explains its pedagogical foundations, provides implementation guidance and transparent teaching materials, reflects on lessons learned, and suggests adaptations. Together, the assignments foster critical thinking, engagement, reflection, student agency, and more inclusive learning.

For new and experienced instructors, graduate teaching assistants, and educational developers, this open-access collection offers evidence-based models to adapt and use. It invites educators to join a community committed to meaningful learning for all.

Shannon M. Sipes directs the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Program and is Lead Instructional Consultant at Indiana University. She edits An Applied Introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2027).

Mandy Frake directs Teaching Development in York University's Teaching Commons. The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning named her a Fellow in 2020.

Jennifer C. Friberg is Cross Endowed Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Illinois State University. Her coedited books include Going Public Reconsidered (2022) and Evidence-Based Education in the Classroom (2022).

Contributors include Mary-Ann Winkelmes, Teresa Focarile, Sarah Pedzinski, Madeline Keyser, Sean Sidky, Kelvin Chan, Natasha May, Skylar Davidson, Taren Wellman, Shannon M. Sipes, Mari Rice, Erin Rausch, Mike Stefancic, Emily Esola, Lisa Garner Santa, Alice Anne Light, Tammy Disharoon, Mandy Frake, Lauren Scharff, Lynne Chandler-Garcia, Christopher Culver, Timothy Frank, Martiqua Post, Joel Sloan, Julie Tetley, Bethany Lisi, Jeong il Cho, Jennifer C. Friberg, Sergey Rybas, and Natalia Rybas.