Center for Teaching Excellence New Faculty Orientation,
August 17, 2006
Center for Teaching Excellence New Faculty Orientation,
August 17, 2006
Jackie Dewar, Ph.D., Director Nick Mattos, Administrative Assistant
Linda Leon, Ph.D., Chair of the Committee on Excellence in Teaching
Jackie Dewar, Ph.D., Director Nick Mattos, Administrative Assistant
Linda Leon, Ph.D., Chair of the Committee on Excellence in Teaching
Well, here we are…Well, here we are…
LMU – A Student-Centered Learning Organization
Recruiting new students How faculty work with them
– In/out of classroom– Undergraduate research– Service learning
Demonstrated institutional commitment– Affiliate campus - Carnegie CASTL program – CTE supported by endowment
CTE’s MissionCTE’s Mission
To support Loyola Marymount University’s mission of academic excellence by enhancing the teaching and learning process through a wide range of services to all who teach at LMU.
To support Loyola Marymount University’s mission of academic excellence by enhancing the teaching and learning process through a wide range of services to all who teach at LMU.
CTE’s GoalsCTE’s Goals
To help new faculty achieve excellent teaching
To foster dialog in the University on teaching excellence
To provide faculty with support mechanisms to enhance teaching/learning To disseminate pedagogical and curricular
innovations
What does CTE offer?What does CTE offer?
Workshops and presentations on topics related to teaching and learning (lunch included)– See the calendar of events
Conversations on teaching–related issues (refreshments included)– Teaching Evaluation– The Core
What does CTE offer?What does CTE offer?
Resource library of videotapes, books, journals on a variety of teaching topics
A Book Club later this year Videotaping of faculty class
presentations to improve teaching techniques
What does CTE offer?What does CTE offer?
Support for teaching-related programs and initiatives– Mentor for Mission– 2nd year faculty pedagogy workshops– Academic Technology Showcase– Scholarship of Teaching/Learning (SoTL) brown
bag lunches
One-on-one consultation – Pedagogical interests or concerns– SoTL projects
What does CTE offer?What does CTE offer?
Funding of innovations in teaching SoTL grants– Examples
• Using Peer Evaluation to enhance writing skills in a core class
• Implementation of a team teaching approach to improve student term projects
• Active Learning Strategies in Introductory Physics
Visit CTE’s website http://www.lmu.edu/cte
Visit CTE’s website http://www.lmu.edu/cte
Calendar of upcoming presentations Access to online pedagogical journals Information on SoTL projects Documents needed for innovations in
teaching SoTL grant applications List of materials in CTE library
The Center for Teaching Excellence is the place where faculty can find
professional assistance and development in a supportive
environment.
The Center for Teaching Excellence is the place where faculty can find
professional assistance and development in a supportive
environment.
CTE is open to your ideas!CTE is open to your ideas!
Please stop by the CTE table tomorrow in the Campus Forum!