Faculty Teaching Support
David Way, Director
The Center for Learning and Teaching emphasizes the importance of life-long learning in the development of outstanding teachers. CLT's instructional support programs encourage a constant refinement and development of the practice of teaching and create an atmosphere in which teachers may discover their own most effective teaching methods. These programs support graduate TAs as they begin their careers as well as faculty members as they continually strive to achieve excellence in teaching.
Faculty members receive individualized consultation on a variety of instructional issues, including course design, classroom performance, evaluating student learning, providing and receiving student feedback, and documenting instructional quality for peer review.
Faculty Seminar Series
This seminar series focuses on current pedagogical theory and practice and is co-sponsored by the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education.
Mid Semester Teaching Evaluations
CLT can provide confidential tabulations of midsemester student evaluations. In contrast to end-of-the-semester evaluations, this student feedback on instructional quality and effectiveness can provide teachers with the opportunity to fine-tune instructional practice as it is evolving during a semester. Consultation about evaluation results can help instructors to develop effective responses to student feedback.
Consultation
CLT staff consult confidentially with both new and veteran faculty members to foster the development and improvment of instruction. Faculty members, either individually or in groups, can focus on classroom presentation skills, interactions with students, planning of courses or individual classes, and other matters related to teaching.
Videotaping Service
CLT staff and equipment are available to videotape seminars, rehearsal presentations, and class sessions. These tapes provide an opportunity for self-evaluation, reflection, and development of personal teaching styles. They can be viewed with a CLT staff member or in sessions with students or colleagues. Teachers are encouraged to identify areas of strength, clarify issues for improvement, and formulate principles of teaching that will guide the improvement of instruction.
Resources for electronic submission of grades, grades on disk and op scanning
If you are interested in participating or in scheduling services, please contact David Way dgw2@cornell.edu