This course can count toward the Certificates in University Teaching. Student engagement is a common goal whether you are teaching in person, online, or a mix of both. In this course, we will explore the challenges and barriers to engaging students across modalities. We will begin with the TEC-VARIETY framework, which offers evidenced-based solutions and strategies for online learning, and collaboratively adapt and update its ideas for our own teaching contexts. Discover how you can add some TEC-VARIETY to your course(s) to make them engaging and motivate your learners. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course, participants will have -Identified challenges for engaging students in multiple teaching contexts -Used the TEC-VARIETY framework to categorize a chosen challenge and describe a strategy that can be used to address this challenge -Discussed various challenges and solutions with peers to build a repository of ideas for engaging students in a variety of learning environments This course is open to all course directors at York. Participants can expect to spend a course total of approximately 4-8 hours. There are both synchronous sessions on Zoom and asynchronous activities to be completed in eClass. The required synchronous sessions will take place on May 27th, June 10th, and June 24th, 2026 from 11:00-12:00, Eastern Time. The asynchronous activities allow some flexibility, meaning that participants can complete tasks at any time that is convenient to them, within a specific time frame. This course is actively facilitated by a Teaching Commons instructor, and participants will be able to ask questions and access further support and resources by email or through the course eClass at any point. Course dates: May 25-June 26, 2026 Note that registration for this course closes on May 21, 2026, 11:59 pm.