News

Students Tackled Tough Topics in January Term, Some ‘Evolving in Real Time’

January 28, 2021

Rachel Most, associate dean for undergraduate academic programs in Arts & Sciences, and Erin Eaker, assistant professor and association dean, credited the Center for Teaching Excellence and the A&S Learning Design & Technology group for helping to develop a structure for their course "The Past, Present, and Future of Humankind."

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CTE Faculty Fellow Rose Buckelew

January 15, 2021

The CTE is pleased to welcome Rose Buckelew to our team! An Assistant Professor, General Faculty in the Department of Sociology, she was selected as one of our CTE Faculty Fellows. Learn more about Rose, her interests, and how she hopes to continue sharing her expertise and passion for improving teaching and learning with fellow instructors.

Arts Across Grounds: UVA Acts

December 17, 2020

In 2019, UVA faculty and administrators added a dynamic new tool to their toolbox with the arrival of UVA Acts, an educational theatre program promoting equitable, vibrant spaces for working and learning.

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Faculty, Academic Leaders Focus on Quality of Online Courses

August 25, 2020

The Center for Teaching Excellence and Learning Design & Technology in the College of Arts & Sciences have invested considerable time and resources this summer to ensure the highest-quality learning experiences possible under the circumstances.

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Learning Technology

UVA Learning Tech Website Now Live

August 20, 2020

Learning Tech is officially live. This site is your connection to learning technologies available across UVA that support your teaching and students’ learning.

Learning Technology

UVA to Launch Learning Technology Hub

August 10, 2020

UVA is launching a new website dedicated to showcasing learning technologies that support your teaching and students’ learning. Learning Tech connects pedagogy with technology, presenting a dynamic catalog of available tools with a special focus on their potential value for teaching and learning.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

SoTL Scholar Ann Reimers Receives Best Paper Award for SoTL Research

July 13, 2020

Reimers received the Best Paper Award from the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Mechanics Division. Her paper, titled, “Modification of a Physics Rotational Kinematics Concept Inventory for use with Engineering Dynamics Students,” was the result of research she conducted as a participant in the SoTL Scholars program.

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Black Lives Matter

June 9, 2020

The Center for Teaching Excellence faculty and staff mourn the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and too many others, and support the protests against police brutality and racism that have occurred in Charlottesville and nationwide.