Center for Faculty Excellence

The Center for Faculty Excellence is the University’s lead resource for teaching and learning support for faculty, staff, and graduate students. The CFE provides professional development workshops and training sessions, instructional design consultations, web resources, communities of practice, certificate programs, and more—all designed to support the BGSU teaching community.

Concourse Syllabus| Preparing for Fall

Ohio law (Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, Section 3345.029) requires specific information to be included in all undergraduate syllabi. BGSU has adopted the Concourse Syllabus platform, which integrates with Canvas, to ensure compliance.

The deadline to enter your required information into Concourse Syllabus is Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

To assist you in creating your syllabus in Concourse and adding required information, the CFE has developed resources and training sessions:

• To learn more about using Concourse Syllabus, visit the Syllabus Template page. 
• To see a list and register for upcoming Getting Started with Concourse Syllabus training sessions, visit the Session Catalog. 

Schedule an Instructional Design Consultation

Are you looking for support in designing and building your courses in Canvas or using Canvas tools? A CFE Instructional Designer (ID) can help! CFE IDs offer one-on-one consultations on a variety of topics, including academic tools and technology, Canvas tools, course content adaptation and development, course review, video recording, Quality Matters Rubric application, and syllabus development and review.

CFE Instructional Design Consultation Request Form

Digital Accessibility for Course Content

The Center for Faculty Excellence has brought together practical tools, guides, and strategies to help you create digital content that is accessible for everyone. Whether you're designing course materials or simply exploring best practices, you’ll find resources that align with accessibility standards. The goal is to make accessibility easier to understand and implement so that all learners can fully engage and succeed.

Digital Accessibility Resources