Center for Teaching and Learning
Welcome to the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). CTL reports to the Office of Academic Affairs, and as such, provides leadership
for designing and implementing faculty and professional development programs that
advance the college mission, that reflect research-based best practices related to
community college instruction, and that foster a sense of community for faculty who wish to enact continuous
improvement of their teaching practice. To learn more about the programs and workshops
we offer to all classroom faculty, both adjunct and full-time, read our most current
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Our Goals
The work of CTL is driven by three main goals:
- Collaborating with faculty to provide high-quality instruction (focused on student
learning, student engagement, student retention, and assessment);
- Creating faculty and professional development that emphasizes student-centered use
of academic technologies for teaching in all instructional delivery modalities, and;
- Exploring pedagogies that focus on equity in access, instruction, and assessment.
Our History
Prior to 2017, each campus had its own Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). The TLCs
provided faculty with technical assistance and hosted faculty-run workshops on an
array of topics related to technology and pedagogy.
In 2017, the Office of Instructional Technology was restructured and renamed the Center
for Innovative Pedagogy (CIP). The aim of CIP was to support faculty with best practices
in teaching. During the Covid-19 pandemic, CIP was at the forefront of empowering
faculty to pivot to remote instruction. The CIP team trained about 750 faculty members
in online teaching pedagogy and the use of the learning management system.
In 2023, CIP changed its name to the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). The department’s
mission has expanded to include best practices in all teaching modalities.
