Course Planning Hub for Instructors

Course Planning Tools & Templates

Everything you need to support the course planning process — from structuring your syllabus and mapping key teaching components to integrating textbooks effectively into your course design. Explore the resources below and download the tools most relevant to your needs.

» Ready-to-Use Syllabus Template

Plan your course quickly and confidently with our editable syllabus template. It provides a clear framework for organizing course topics, learning outcomes, assessments, teaching schedule, classroom policies, and more, complete with a sample course outline for easy adaptation.

Download Syllabus Template
 

» Course Planning Checklist

A step-by-step checklist to guide your planning process — from defining learning outcomes and selecting readings to mapping assessments and preparing teaching materials.

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» Integrate Textbooks Effectively Into Your Teaching

A practical guide to help you align textbook content with weekly teaching activities, support student engagement with readings, and make effective use of supplementary teaching resources.

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Teaching & Professional Development Resources

Take our resource recommendation quiz to access curated blogs, guides, chapters and articles that support your teaching practice and broader academic growth.

This short quiz highlights resources on academic publishing, student engagement, course innovation, planning, well-being and more — helping you save time and stay current in your field.

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This Season’s Bestselling Textbooks

A curated selection of widely adopted titles chosen by instructors in ESEA & ANZ.

Discover ten of the most widely used textbooks across higher education, spanning multiple subject areas. These titles are consistently chosen by instructors for their clarity, pedagogical strength, and robust teaching resources—making them reliable options when planning or refreshing your course. If any title aligns with your teaching needs, you can request an inspection copy to review the content first-hand.

Find a Textbook for Your Course

Request a free inspection copy to review any textbook in your discipline.

Whether you’re updating an existing course or designing a new one, reviewing textbooks first-hand helps you assess coverage, structure, and supporting teaching materials. Explore our recommended titles by subject (updated bi-annually):

• Architecture
• Business & Economics
• Communication & Media
• Computer Science & IT
• Criminology
• Education
• Engineering
• Geography & History
• Health, Social Work & Medicine
• Mathematics, Statistics & Physics
• Psychology & Mental Health