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[Purpose]
[Vision]
[Mission]
[Goals] [Roles/Responsibilitie]
Purpose
The Center for Teaching and Learning,
established in April 2001, supports
the University Mission. Western
Oregon University is a comprehensive
university that creates personalized
learning opportunities, supports
the advancement of knowledge for
the public good and maximizes individual
and professional development. Our
environment is open to the exchange
of ideas, where discovery, creativity
and critical thinking flourish,
and students succeed.
The Center's Vision
The Center for
Teaching and Learning is a welcoming
and easily accessible
facility where faculty can meet
to get to know each other, discuss
issues of mutual concern, explore
alternative teaching strategies,
discover faculty development resources,
and experiment with instructional
technology.
The Center for
Teaching and Learning is dedicated
to building
a learning-centered
community, and to improving student
learning by supporting faculty
in ways that make teaching a
more satisfying, and productive
activity.
The Center is committed to helping
students and faculty achieve
the Institutional Aspirations for
Learning.
The Center's Mission
The
primary mission of the Center
for Teaching and Learning is
to support faculty in their
roles as teachers, learners, scholars,
and members of the university
and wider community as a means
of enhancing student learning.
Enhancement of faculty skills,
professional fulfillment, and
promotion of collegiality and
a sense of campus community
are
integral to this mission. The
Center for Teaching and Learning
promotes innovation and collaboration
among faculty, staff, students,
and administrators at Western
Oregon University. The Center
for teaching and learning provides
opportunities and resources
for faculty to enhance their professional
lives and promote student learning.
The Center for Teaching and
Learning
seeks to achieve this mission
through one-on-one consultation
with faculty members, workshop
presentations and seminars,
publications, resources and a reference
library
on teaching and learning, and
referral to and partnering
with other support offices for
assistance
outside the Center’s
area of service. The Director
of the
Center for Teaching and Learning
also consults with division
chairs and committees and college
and
campus administrators on faculty
development issues. The services
of the Center for Teaching
and Learning are available
to all
university faculty at all stages
of their professional careers.
Goals
Dedicated to building a learning-centered
community, and to improving student
learning by supporting faculty
in ways that make teaching a more
satisfying, and productive activity,
the Center for Teaching and Learning
coordinates, consolidates, enhances,
and expands existing faculty development
services at Western Oregon University.
The Center offers:
- Individual assistance and confidential
consultation to faculty.
- Campus
discussion groups and
workshops to promote a multidisciplinary
exchange of insight.
- Practical
advice on the integration
of innovative pedagogies
designed to improve instruction.
- Support
for research, scholarship,
and creative activities,
as well as other
related professional development
activities.
- Support for joint student-faculty
research and
the scholarship of teaching.
- Assistance
in integrating instructional
technology to improve teaching.
- A collegial
environment of shared purpose
and
mutual support
to cultivate a conversation
about teaching
and learning on campus.
Roles/Responsibilities
The Center for Teaching and Learning
offers a variety of professional
development opportunities for faculty
including:
- Orientation.
- Workshops and
seminars.
- Learning Communities.
- Class observations
and feedback on teaching effectiveness.
- Individual
or group consultations on
instructional design and
pedagogy.
Through the Technology
Resource Center, the Center for Teaching
and Learning assists faculty interested
in integrating instructional technology
to improve their teaching and enhance
student learning through the following
services:
- Consultation on instructional
technology and information
resources.
- Individual
tutoring or small group classes
on various software
packages.
- Assistance in
developing web pages and online
classes.
- Collaboration in the production
of multimedia solutions.
Ethical Responsibilities
The Center operates in accordance with the Ethical
Guidelines for Educational Developers published by the Professional and
Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD), which include
evincing a high level of responsibility to clients, operating with competence
and integrity, and maintaining confidentiality.
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