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Making Teaching & Learning Visible

CETL offers programs and servicesÌýthat provide faculty withÌýopportunities to build community, discuss ideas and issues with colleagues, and engage in reflection, centered onÌýa foundation of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ – teaching and learning.ÌýThese include:

  • Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposia
  • SoTL Fellows Program
  • FACT Program (Formative Assessment of Classroom Teaching): Mid-semester student feedback.
  • COPUS Classroom Observations: The use of an observation protocol to collect non-evaluative information on what instructors and students are doing during a class period, with a focus on active learning practices.Ìý
  • Teaching Nests: Facilitate reflection on your own teaching practices byÌývisiting classes taught instructors.Ìý
  • Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) in teaching and learningÌý
  • Consultations andÌýclassroom observations: These include course development, recommendationsÌýon specific teaching and learning topics, classroom observations, syllabus reviews, and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).
  • program: Offers current and past °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ students a way to express their gratitude to a person who has made a difference in their educational experience.Ìý

CETL partners with units across °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ in these programmatic areas,Ìýincluding Online Learning, Information Technology,ÌýRice Library,ÌýUniversity Division, Institutional Analytics Office (formerly OPRA), andÌýOffice of Sponsored Programs and Research (OSPR).

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Support for Teaching During COVID-19

This is an extraordinary time for all of us as we continue to take action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please know that you have a community of support and expertise, including your colleagues, the staff inÌýOnline Learning,ÌýInformation Technology,ÌýRice Library,ÌýCETL, andÌýDisability Resources,Ìýand many more across °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥.Ìý


Connect. Learn. Share.Ìý

CETL provides supports the education mission of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ by developing and implementing programs for faculty and instructors in their teaching to improve student learning and success. ÌýAreas of focus include:

  • Best practices and evidence-based instructional practices
  • Innovations in teaching and learning
  • Scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL)
  • Student-centered and inclusive learning environments
  • Effective use of instructional technologiesÌý
  • Assessment and evaluation of teaching and student learningÌý