Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

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The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) serves to support the success of all faculty and staff contributing directly to the academic mission of USI.  CETL provides holistic faculty and educational development by supporting each individual's meaningful impact on student learning and success, teaching excellence, scholarly contributions, service to the USI community, and inclusive leadership. 

Overview of CETL programs and services.

News and Updates

Calendar of Events | CETL Weekly Newsletters

• 9th Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - Virtual. Register to participate in a program that features 18 lightning, standard, and poster presentations and the keynote session "Making Team Projects Work: Tips to Improve Your Student Team Projects" will be presented by Timothy M. Franz, Ph.D. (St. John Fisher University).
  Note: if USI is closed due to weather on February 19, the Virtual Symposium will be rescheduled for February 26.
• Using Watermark Faculty Success to Prepare your FAR: Please visit the Watermark Resources webpage hosted by the Provost's Office
• Would you like to gather mid-semester feedback from your students? Request a FACT visit.
• Open Class Visits: Colleagues have volunteered to open their classes so that you can observe their teaching for your self-reflection. View the schedule for February 24-28, 2025.

• Syllabus Template: Please review the updates, which add Safety Procedures, class recordings and AI tools guidance and update weblinks and contact information (August 2024).
• Faculty Planning Calendar: Important dates related to teaching, students, and faculty activities for 2024-2025 (Excel file in SharePoint)
• Tips for Planning the First Day of Class

• AI Tools and Teaching Guidance is available (April 2023).

• New Faculty Orientation: The 2024 New Faculty Orientation was held on August 7-9.
• Looking for information on the reappointment, promotion, and tenure portfolio? Visit the Provost's Office Personnel Decisions webpage (updated June 2024). Slides from CETL's June 2024 informational webinar.
• The 2023 Scholarly and Creative Works report is available (April 2024).

• The slides from the "Our Classes as Places of Belonging" workshop and " Centering Belonging and Growth in Conversations of AI Use" discussion presented by Dr. Katie Boucher (University of Indianapolis) on March 13, 2024, are available in CETL's Resources folder.
• The 8th Celebration of Teaching and Learning Symposium at USI welcomed ~85 participants from 8 institutions on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. You're invited to view the abstracts and presentation materials.
• View the workshop slides and handouts presented by Dr. Sushilla Knottenbelt (University of New Mexico) in April 2023 - refer to the Student Experience Project and Syllabus Review Guide for ideas.

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