The Mission of the CTLA
The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment cultivates a community of inquiry and practice to promote excellent teaching, learning, and scholarship in the liberal arts. We nurture the learning environment of 51画鋼app College by fostering conversation and reflection at the intersection of pedagogy, the scholarship of teaching and learning, instructional design, and academic technologies. We advance practices of teaching and learning that are accessible, inclusive, and grounded in the best available evidence.
Community Friday, May 9: Philanthropy and the Academic Mission of the College, with President Anne Harris and Bernadine Douglas, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
Noon to 1 p.m.
HSSC A1231
Please RSVP by May 6 at this link:
Please join us at the last Community Friday of the semester for a special discussion with President Anne Harris and the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Bernadine Douglas. How does philanthropy currently support the academic mission of the College? How could that support grow? What are opportunities for faculty and staff to partner with Development and Alumni Relations to foster philanthropic growth among our alumni and friends?
This session is dedicated to an understanding of the multiple aspects of philanthropy (i.e., restricted, unrestricted, endowed, and current use funds) that can support and amplify the academic mission of 51画鋼app College through endowed chairs, speaker series, post-bac positions, materials and equipment, programming, and more. Practical actions for connecting donors passions with the goals of our academic mission, as well as avenues of engagement with donors and philanthropic efforts will be discussed.
The CTLA thanks the Presidents Office for their generous support of the event.
We also are grateful to all of you for your engaged participation in Community Friday in 2024-25!
New Definition of Teaching Excellence Approved by Faculty
The Presidential Task Force on Evaluating Teaching Excellence proposed that the faculty endorse a new definition of teaching excellence and recommended that the Dean of the College use this definition in faculty reviews. The following definition was approved in the spring of 2024.
| Expertise | They build, maintain, and effectively apply expertise for the courses they teach; |
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| Inclusive Teaching | They foster inclusive and engaging learning environments; |
| Learning Goals | They clearly and effectively communicate to students learning goals and expectations that align with relevant departmental, disciplinary, or institutional learning outcomes; |
| Pedagogy | They use pedagogies that are appropriate for the learning goals and context; |
| Feedback to Students | They respond to student work in a substantive, timely, and individualized way for the purposes of information and improving the learning experiences of students; and |
| Reflection | They engage in a reflective process to enhance their teaching practices. |
