Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT)

Welcome to the 2018-2019 Academic Year

We have a wide range of programs on the horizon, including a workshop on facilitating face-to-face and online group work, a live podcast/discussion about navigating the line between hate speech and free speech, and a workshop on winterizing your courses to mitigate the impact of disruptions to teaching.  Keep an eye out for programs on meditation and mindfulness in our classrooms and in stress reduction, and a workshop on effective strategies for serving students on the spectrum.  We opened the year with a very successful Spa Day – a combination of relaxing spa treatments and individual consultations on a range of course planning issues. We plan to repeat that program next year.

As always, our intention is to provide opportunities to engage in programs in a variety of ways, including face-to-face workshops and discussion, online, and on-demand recordings. We’d like to experiment this year with having participants share follow-up reactions to the program topics that extend the discourse and learning.

In addition, please consider sharing your interests and expertise about topics in teaching and learning by suggesting a program or crafting a blogpost. There’s no idea that’s too big or too small; we can explore teaching strategies for individual lessons, or simply discuss an open-ended question about challenges and opportunities in the classroom. CELT aims to tap into the enormous energy and innovation around teaching and learning that exists across the university.