The Center for Teaching & Learning
The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) administers the campus's Instructor Evaluations, the Instructional Improvement Grants, and the Excellence in Teaching Awards. In addition, this office provides resources to faculty and TA's on, developing courses and syllabi, engaging students in classroom discussions, preventing plagiarism, evaluating teaching and learning, and other classroom issues.
Sakai Works...
Faculty, eCommons, UCSC's new Collaborative Learning Environment is coming Fall 2010.
Instructional Improvement Grants Program Changes
Bill Ladusaw, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergradute Education announces Instructional Improvement Grants availability, emphasizing General Education reform and a new learning management system [Sakai].
News and Highlights
We Have Changed Our Name!
Formerly the Center for Teaching Excellence, we have changed our name to the Center for Teaching & Learning. While our physical address is the same, our new web address is http://ctl.ucsc.edu/. If you need specific information about changes to our programs, email us at ctl@ucsc.edu.
Faculty: Have an opinion? Read this!
The Division of Undergraduate Education is interested in faculty opinions regarding what would support faculty careers and increase a sense of community on campus. Please contact Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Specialist Samantha Forde, Ph.D..
Diversity – Best Practices in the Classroom
Student Union Assembly (SUA) Commissioners of Academic Affairs and Diversity in conjunction with faculty in the Education Department present a letter that highlights best practices for effective facilitation in discussions and for addressing diversity and power and privilege dynamics in the classroom.
Strategies for Teaching with Tolerance
The Center for Instructional Reseach and Development provides a useful web site which invites you to explore how you teach.
Are you biased? Are you sure?
Take the online test that measures implicit attitudes and beliefs that people are often unable to recognize in themselves.
Working with Distressed or Distressing Students? ...more
Exam Accommodations ...more
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