UMUC

Center for Teaching and Learning

About the Center for Teaching and Learning

The mission of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is to promote teaching excellence and enhance teaching effectiveness in order to maximize the quality of teaching and learning at University of Maryland University College (UMUC).

CTL's Primary Objectives Are To:

  • Create a positive environment for collegial and collaborative interaction on teaching-related issues for all UMUC faculty and administrators;
  • Provide opportunities for faculty recognition and rewards;
  • Promote student-centered pedagogy that results in consistently positive student learning outcomes;
  • Foster the development of a multiskilled group of faculty members capable of teaching effectively in both real and virtual learning environments.

CTL's Services Include:

  • Offering a wide variety of professional development programs and training for UMUC faculty and academic administrators worldwide;
  • Providing structured programs and individual mentoring to provide guidance on basic teaching techniques, specific strategies for enhancing both classroom and distance-delivered courses, and appropriate tools for assessing student learning;
  • Fostering collegial discussion and idea sharing through its peer mentoring program, online symposia and discussion groups, and publications;
  • Supporting and recognizing teaching innovation and teaching excellence through its faculty grant and recognition and award programs.

Staff

  • Susan Ko, Ph.D., executive director | view photo
  • Pamela Witcher, Ph.D., director, faculty development programs | view photo
  • Richard L. Schumaker, DEA-Paris (Sorbonne), manager, worldwide training | view photo
  • Ruth Markulis, D.C.D., instructional technologist | view photo
  • Dawn J. Kemp, M.S., assistant director, faculty training and development | view photo
  • Anne Huddleston Seiler, project coordinator | view photo
  • Nakenya Jackson, program management specialist| view photo

Official Mailing Address:

Center for Teaching and Learning
University of Maryland University College
3501 University Boulevard East
Adelphi, MD 20783-8086

Office Location:

Academic Center at Largo
Suite 2500
1616 McCormick Drive
Largo, MD 20774

Phone: 240-684-2770
Fax: 240-684-2601
E-mail: ctla@info.umuc.edu
Office hours: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. eastern time, Monday–Friday

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