Center for Teaching and Learning

The 2024 Faculty Professional Development Showcase will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 10 in Atkins Library, Halton Reading Room. 

Faculty support is the mission of the Center for Teaching and Learning, and for a trio of participants in the center’s Active Learning Academy, it has become a personal bonding experience.

For faculty members Susana Cisneros, Julie Cook and Brittany Johnson, a shared interest in active learning brought them together. They discovered common ground and shared feelings, and the friendship and support network they developed through team meetings are what’s going to continue, which will lead to further collaboration.

UNC Charlotte faculty members’ interest in researching and practicing pedagogy focused on the scholarship of teaching and learning continues to increase.

As UNC Charlotte moves toward the fall 2020 semester, “the new normal” for students and faculty includes different modes of instruction as the University continues to adapt to the challenges of the global coronavirus pandemic.

“Faculty Experiences in Active Learning,” a work featuring contributions from the Center for Teaching and Learning’s (CTL) Active Learning Academy, was published recently by Atkins Library, through its Digital Publishing Services.

Faculty members interested in incorporating greater active learning in their classrooms have the chance to observe their peers from a variety of disciplines as they implement techniques in a live or online classroom setting. The Center for Teaching and Learning’s Teachers Observing Peers (TOP) program is an informal, voluntary observation between faculty, and it is for professional purposes only.

As the fall semester draws to a close, it provides the opportunity to highlight the initial use of a new active learning classroom on campus.The Steelcase Active Learning Classroom, located in the College of Health and Human Services, is a flexible space that seats up to 38 students.

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) recently recognized the success of UNC Charlotte faculty members who received official Quality Matters (QM) Course Certification.

Laura Pipe, director of the Teaching Innovations Office at UNC Greensboro, will present “You’re Coming in Hot: Active Learning Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom,” during the Active Learning Academy Spring Expo on Wednesday, May 1.

UNC Charlotte recently received a $67,000 grant from Steelcase Education’s Active Learning Center (ALC) program to add a new active learning classroom in the College of Health and Human Services.