Office of Teaching and Learning

Our Mission

Advancing the scholarship and practice of effective teaching and learning.

Core Strategies

As partners, we advocate and support:

Faculty and student success and access wherever our teachers and learners are.
Evidence-based professional development opportunities for faculty.
Integration of instructional technologies and innovative course design to enhance student learning, engagement, and completion.

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Services Offered

Teaching Certifications

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Offering robust professional development pathways and recognition through the Teaching Excellence Program (TEP). Through the TEP, instructors enhance teaching practices through peer-led teaching certification programs with a special focus on high impact teaching practices such as supporting first year students, undergraduate research, collaborative learning, service learning, and writing pedagogy.

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Teaching Fellowships

As the only American institution accredited by Advance HE, OTL awards prestigious HEA fellowships in recognition of teaching/supporting learning excellence. The HEA fellowship program provides instructors with service opportunities through mentoring and assessing peer applications.

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Technology Support

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OTL Support Services guides faculty through preparing and maintaining their Canvas courses and other course related technologies such as Microsoft Teams, Proctorio, and CopyLeaks. We also support instructors and students with any technical issues they are experiencing with Canvas, Microsoft Teams or other integrated course technologies.

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