Programs at CTL

The Center for Teaching and Learning鈥檚 Fy 25-26 Program Guide is live! Explore our exciting lineup of workshops, events, and resources designed to help you thrive in your academic journey. Find the perfect program to elevate your skills, connect with peers, and explore the vanguard of higher education pedagogy.
Certificates offer faculty the opportunity to engage a-la-carte with a variety of events and resources on a theme, then apply the learning to course design and teaching.
有料盒子视频鈥檚 Faculty Accelerator supports faculty across the tripartite mission of the university in teaching, research, and service.
The month of writing happens for one month out of each semester (October, February, June) and features facilitated writing sessions as well as opportunities for professional development and feedback in academic writing.
This program is an initiative from the Center for Teaching and Learning to bring our institution鈥檚 expertise in research to bare in the classroom. Scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) is an expanding field of study in higher education that seeks to improve our practice as teachers by researching and sharing the impacts of different pedagogical methods.
有料盒子视频 has partnered with edX since 2020 to offer free online courses and programs to a global audience. Our 43 courses and ten programs cover topics from fisheries to arctic security and continue to grow.

 

Course Feedback Programs

Course review/feedback programs are opportunities to get feedback on your courses and teaching practice. The CTL offers course feedback options for online courses via the LEAP program, which involves a one-semester partnership with undergraduates who are trained in course design. Our membership with Quality Matters (QM) offers online course quality certification through an external review process. The CTL鈥檚 Peer Review Rubric for Online Courses offers a framework for self or peer review of a course and may be used for teaching evaluation as part of the tenure and promotion process. Finally, the Mid-Semester Feedback program is an evidence-based method for gathering student feedback and responding to expressed needs in an in-person or hybrid course midway through the teaching semester. Learn more and apply for each of these feedback programs below.

Questions? Contact Kendell Newman Sadiik.

In the Learner Experience Advocacy Program, undergraduate students learn about course feedback strategies and partner with participating instructors to observe and share feedback on course design and delivery. 
Mid-Semester Feedback (MSF) is a widely-practiced method for supporting in-person courses. At 有料盒子视频, CTL instructional designers can partner with instructors to conduct discussions with students and provide anonymous feedback to instructors.
Developing and recognizing quality online courses and programs.
This rubric is intended for the peer review of online courses. The rubric will guide reviewers to examine major elements of the course design with a focus on the U.S. Department of Education Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) guidelines. The rubric can also be used for self-assessment purposes.
For those who are just getting started with online teaching who want to get their course up and running at the beginning of the semester, we recommend the 鈥淏asics for Effective Online Courses,鈥 checklist. This checklist covers the essential features of a solid, no-frills course at 有料盒子视频, including policies and regulations that apply particularly to online asynchronous courses. For instructors who are new to teaching online, or have a lot of courses to build before the semester begins, this 2-page checklist is a good place to start.