Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
As of July 1, 2011, Learning Assistance Services has changed its name and expanded its role in the College. Our goal is to promote excellence in both teaching and learning through a range of programs for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students.
CETL offers College faculty a series of workshops, a consulting service, a mini-grant program, and a repository of online resources about designing, teaching, and evaluating courses.
Our program provides graduate students in the College with resources to support their work as classroom TAs, laboratory TAs, and instructors. Graduate students are also welcome to make use of services that support their own learning.
CETL supports undergraduate students in the College with services that promote academic success, including course-specific collaborative Workshops and study groups, study skills counseling, a study skills course, and disability support.
News and Events
Funding Available to Attend Teaching Conference
The
annual Faculty Institute on Teaching and Learning Conference, sponsored
by RIT, is a well-attended and lively venue for discussing new ideas in
teaching. This year's theme is
Innovative Course Design. This cross-disciplinary conference includes
presentations, break-out sections, and the opportunity to speak with
faculty from across western New York colleges and universities about
best practices in teaching.
The
College's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) will
sponsor the registration of ten faculty members who wish to attend this
conference. It is scheduled for May 30-31 and will be held at the RIT Inn and Conference Center.
More information about the conference: http://www2.rit.edu/fitl/
To request funding from CETL: http://cetlatthecollege.wufoo.com/forms/faculty-institute-on-teaching-and-learning-fitl/
Professional development for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
The University of Rochester is a member of the nationwide Center for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL). The CIRTL network offers a continuing and expanding range of resources and learning communities to improve your teaching and professional development. To benefit from this new resource, see our new CIRTL page at http://www.rochester.edu/college/cetl/CIRTL/
Graduate supervision/advising resources
These resources are now available from our Learning Library (304 Lattimore Hall).
