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Innovative university teaching and learning initiatives
Lessons from Georgian Technical University’s experience
GTL’s teaching center
Background
GTU experience with education reform through EU programs
Iowa State University & SENCER programs
Educational reforms at GTU Community Colleges for
International Development, Inc. (CCID)
CETL’s activities
Presenting workshops, seminars and trainings for departments
Holding consultations with faculty members,
Partnering with Georgian educational institutions and on international projects
Publishing research about teaching & learning in higher education
for more information, go to http://cetl.gtu.ge or contact the director
Dr. Lali Gogeliani, [email protected]
CETL staff
Hub for higher professional education network - CETL
Establish the 1st Georgian community college – 2006 – 2009
Curriculum development – 3 specialties (construction management, hotel/hospitality, small business)
Business services – advisory committee
Update teaching skills
Church near Gori
Gori project activities, 2006-09
Selecting hospitality, small business, and construction management specialties
Preparing textbooks & materials for 57 courses
Selecting and preparing teachers Organizing a monitoring system Developing business partnerships
Gori college
Activities continued…
Offering training courses for businesses
Organizing study programs in U.S., Canada, and Europe
Developing internship and career services activities
Preparing Accreditation materials Adding new program sites
Some CETL seminar topics
What is a career center? Quality of teaching and learning Monitoring of the educational process Learning styles Quality assurance Bloom’s taxonomy Memory & learning Curriculum development for
engineering specialties
Gori college
Linking higher educational institutions, 2008 --
NATO, Engineering Information Foundation, and Iowa State University
CETL’s video studio Linking CETL and Gori’s college Developing a higher professional
education network
NATO activities, continued…
Mobil studios available for use in multiple locations
Lectures & seminars delivered live via internet or as CDs or DVDs
Assistance from Iowa State University’s teaching center and distance education programs
Distance education for Georgia
For discussion
Your ideas and comments … We welcome new partners &
activities
Gori college