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 麻豆传媒 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, Dec. 6: 鈥淭he Digital Liberal Arts Collaborative Teaching with Technology Fair鈥
Visit the fair anytime between noon鈥1 p.m. JRC 101 (buffet with pizza, sides, and dessert bars opens at 11:45 a.m.)
Please RSVP at this link:
You are cordially invited to the annual DLAC Teaching with Technology Fair on Friday, Dec. 6, in Rosenfield Center, Room 101. The Digital Liberal Arts Collaborative has assembled an innovative and diverse group of twelve projects for this year鈥檚 fair, presented by faculty, staff, and student partners from across campus. Visit different stations around the space to discover innovative ways that technology is being used in the classroom and for special projects. Presenters will be on hand to share their projects and answer questions.
For the list of presenters and descriptions of their projects, please visit the event website at .
Pizza, veggies and fruit, dessert bars, and warm beverages will be available, and you are welcome to visit the fair at any time between noon to 1 p.m.
The CTLA is planning another excellent Community Friday calendar for the spring 2025 semester. Please watch for more information to be shared in January.
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.
While teaching methods vary by discipline and instructor, broadly speaking, excellent teachers do the following:
- Build, maintain, and effectively apply expertise for the courses they teach
- Foster inclusive and engaging learning environments
- Clearly and effectively communicate to students learning goals and expectations that align with relevant departmental, disciplinary, or institutional learning outcomes
- Use pedagogies that are appropriate for the learning goals and context
- Respond to student work in a substantial, timely, and individualized way for the purposes of informing and improving the learning experiences of students
- Engage in a reflective process to enhance their teaching practices