March 4, 2021
Programs like UVA Acts bring to life higher education troubles and tensions through original sketches. These performances strive to educate, entertain—and transform.
www.edsurge.com
February 23, 2021
Along with other faculty members, CTE Assistant Director for Community-Engaged Learning Initiatives Andrew Kaufman shares tips for teaching courses with elements of community engagement during the pandemic.
news.virginia.edu
February 19, 2021
In his Virginia Politics and Policy course, Batten Professor Andy Pennock asks his students to choose policy problems facing the Commonwealth that they’d like to see solved. Then, the class works together to both determine relevant readings and invite guests to speak on the issues they’ve selected. Pennock designed the class through UVA’s Center for Teaching Excellence, using a model called "open inquiry."
batten.virginia.edu
February 16, 2021
The Jefferson Trust awarded the Office for Academic Outreach and Center for Teaching Excellence a $130,000 grant to create the infrastructure to support the expansion of community-engaged courses at UVA. Read more on how the funding will be used.
jeffersontrust.org
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."
news.virginia.edu
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.
magazine.arts.virginia.edu
December 9, 2020
During the pandemic, UVA professors have taken advantage of new technologies to increase student engagement and collaboration in virtual classrooms.
news.virginia.edu
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
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.
August 12, 2020
Under Holmes, the Center for Teaching Excellence established Thrive grants for faculty adding experiential learning to existing syllabi.
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Learning Technology
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
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.
