Center for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning (CETL)
Peter Diplock
Assistant Vice Provost
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CETL Mission
• We facilitate development and implementation of
innovative academic programs, and effective
teaching & learning strategies across all modalities
(online, blended, flipped, f2f)
• We provide the necessary resources and support for
faculty to become better teachers and for students
to become more engaged learners
• We seek to foster a bold and innovative spirit in
faculty teaching
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CETL
• Moving from a stance where excellence in teaching
and research is viewed as an ‘either/or’ to one where
excellence in research and teaching is viewed as a
‘both/and’
• Moving from a stance where learning is the variable
and time and place are constraints, to one where
learning is the constant and time and place are
variables
• Moving from a belief that pedagogy and technology
are independent to a place where pedagogy and
technology are seamlessly integrated
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CETL (Shifting Space & Time)
our students learn in different ways/our faculty must teach in different ways
Different space
Same time
(ITV)
Different space
Different time
(online)
Same space
Same time
(face-to-face)
Same space
Different time
(e.g. labs)
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CETL (Shifting Space & Time)
our students learn in different ways/our faculty must teach in different ways
Different space
Same time
(ITV)
Different space
Different time
(online)
Same space
Same time
(face-to-face)
Same space
Different time
(e.g. labs)
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“The procedure is actually quite simple.
First, you arrange things into different
groups. Of course, one pile may be
sufficient depending on how much there is
to do…It is important not to overdo things.
That is, it is better to do too few things at
once than too many. In the short run this
may not seem important, but
complications can easily arise. A mistake
can be expensive as well. At first the
whole procedure will seem complicated.
Soon however, it will become just another
facet of life”
‘Washing Clothes’
“The procedure is actually quite simple.
First, you arrange things into different
groups. Of course, one pile may be
sufficient depending on how much there is
to do…It is important not to overdo things.
That is, it is better to do too few things at
once than too many. In the short run this
may not seem important, but
complications can easily arise. A mistake
can be expensive as well. At first the
whole procedure will seem complicated.
Soon however, it will become just another
facet of life”
(Bransford & Johnson, 1972)
‘Organizing Tax Receipts’
“The procedure is actually quite simple.
First, you arrange things into different
groups. Of course, one pile may be
sufficient depending on how much there is
to do…It is important not to overdo things.
That is, it is better to do too few things at
once than too many. In the short run this
may not seem important, but
complications can easily arise. A mistake
can be expensive as well. At first the
whole procedure will seem complicated.
Soon however, it will become just another
facet of life”
(Bransford & Johnson, 1972)
eCampus
• Centralized support infrastructure to
advance quality online education, courses
and programs developed and taught by
UCONN faculty
• Innovative Graduate online certificates and
programs
• Undergraduate high demand/high enrollment
online courses (mostly summer)
• Instructional design for online, blended, and
flipped courses
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Institute for Teaching & Learning
our students learn in different ways/our faculty must teach in different ways
• Working to enhance teaching and learning:
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Clarifying teaching philosophies
Identifying and developing learning outcomes
Turning learning outcomes into effective syllabi
Varying methods/modalities of teaching
Addressing multiple learning styles
Promoting civility and facilitating discussions
Classroom Management Strategies
Increasing student participation and engagement
Developing Authentic Assessments and testing strategies
Formative Teaching Evaluations
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Institute for Teaching & Learning
our students learn in different ways/our faculty must teach in different ways
• Supporting Effective Teaching Through:
– Financial incentives for teaching and learning innovation
– Teaching Institutes & Programs; summer & winter
institutes, developing & teaching an online/blended class;
flipping your class; integrating technology
– Individual Consultation for Improving teaching
– Faculty-to-Faculty Mentorships
– Classroom Observations
– Teaching Enhancement Plans
– Lunchtime Seminars and Workshops
– Teaching Awards/Teaching Fellows
– Weekly Teaching Tips (UCONN Daily Digest, Teaching Blog)
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Institute for Teaching & Learning
our students learn in different ways/our faculty must teach in different ways
• Supporting Effective Teaching Through:
– Educational Technologies
• HuskyCT (more than 5,000 courses per semester are ‘web enhanced’)
• Instructional Resource Center: A destination for faculty who want to
more effectively incorporate technology
• iClickers – personal response system for collecting formative data
• Synchronous and asynchronous delivery of course content
• Lecture capture and learning object creation
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Institute for Teaching & Learning
our students learn in different ways/our faculty must teach in different ways
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ITL Student Support
• Writing (W) Center
– Austin Building
– Provided over 4,000 individual tutorials to
undergraduate students in 2013-2014
• Quantitative Learning (Q) Center
– Learning Commons in HBL
– Served over 11,000 undergraduate
students in 2012-2013
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UCONN Q Center (ITL)
• Served over 11,000 undergraduate
students in 2012-2013
• Systemic analysis of high DFW rates in
STEM areas
• Developing asynchronous learning
support materials
• ALEKS collaborative
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