The Center for Teaching Excellence is dedicated to helping faculty achieve excellence in their teaching by providing them with opportunities for professional and personal growth.
Among other things, excellent teaching
- places students at the center of all teaching and learning
- involves students actively in the learning process
- presents knowledge in terms which are meaningful and understandable to students
- challenges students to develop strategies for lifelong learning
- respects and acknowledges student differences
Effective teaching is a reflective process that incorporates critical self-appraisal and hard work.
The Center for Teaching Excellence provides services for the enhancement of teaching, such as:
- workshops and discussions
- new faculty orientation
- faculty consultations
- mentorship opportunities
- books and videotapes on teaching and learning
- teaching portfolio development assistance
- teaching excellence awards
Services are dynamic, depending on the needs and interests of the faculty. Faculty members may request the use of the center’s services by contacting the director at 724-357-7800 or by visiting the office, located at 103 Stabley Library. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Videos and films on teaching can be signed out from Media Resources, located in the Stapleton Library.
Teaching Excellence Library — Borrow books on teaching and learning.
Learning Communities: Enhancing IUP’s Summer Program. This article by Sally A. Lipsky, Reading/Study Skills Coordinator at IUP, first appeared in The ACT 101 Journal, December 1997.
Award and Grant Initiatives
