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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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.
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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December 9, 2020
During the pandemic, UVA professors have taken advantage of new technologies to increase student engagement and collaboration in virtual classrooms.
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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.
Pedagogical Frameworks
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.
June 2, 2020
With c3Design, the learning happens at a distance, is spread out over several weeks, and is less dependent on individual schedules. The current pandemic makes c3Design a perfect alternative to the Center for Teaching Excellence's Course Design Institute.
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June 1, 2020
The CTE collected hundreds of thank you notes through our newly launched Thank-a-Prof/TA initiative. The CTE invited students to submit messages to their professors and teaching assistants following the spring semester.
