Mission & Goals

Our Mission

To support faculty in the advancement of transformative, inclusive, and impactful teaching and learning across all disciplines and modalities to actualize 91¿´Æ¬â€™s educational promise to all students.Ìý

We do this by…

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    Advancing campus-wide strategic goals in the domains of pedagogy, inclusive praxis,ÌýSoTL, faculty development, and educational technology.ÌýÌý

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    Designing, implementingÌýand assessingÌýcutting-edge signature programs including workshops, institutes, Faculty Learning Communities, programs, teaching development initiatives, and instructional design supports responsible to the emerging demands of the educational landscape.ÌýÌý

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    AdvancingÌýlocal and national conversations on evidenced-informed best practices through scholarly works and novel, open-access synchronous and asynchronous resources.Ìý

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    Fostering andÌýnurturingÌýongoing and sustainable collaborative relationships among diverse stakeholders (i.e. colleges, departments, units, and other).ÌýÌý

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    Educational technology software management and responsive pedagogical support.ÌýÌý

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    ProvidingÌýexpertise on best practices to foster innovation, Universal Design for Learning, and equal access in the classroom.Ìý

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    Acting as a catalyst for positive change in transformative inclusive teaching practices.ÌýÌý

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    Leveraging instructional design expertise in metacognitive processes for teaching and learning to co-develop curriculum, course design, classroom management, and assessment.Ìý

OTL Strategic Plan

Goal 1: Teaching EffectivenessÌý

Empower faculty to engage students through inclusive, reflective, and evidence-informed teaching.

  • Amplify teaching narratives and showcase effective practices.
  • Embed reflection and documentation in professional development.
  • Use LMS data to inform course design.
  • Contribute to institutional efforts like APT revisions.

Goal 2: BelongingÌý

Build a learning community that fosters faculty morale and inclusion.Ìý

  • Expand interdisciplinary engagement through FLCs and CoPs.Ìý
  • Create identity-affirming spaces and storytelling opportunities.Ìý
  • Promote inclusive learning environments and responsive assessment.

Goal 3: AdaptabilityÌý

Equip faculty to navigate change confidently and creatively.Ìý

  • Integrate adaptability into all programming.Ìý
  • Normalize experimentation and reflective growth.Ìý
  • Strengthen institutional agility through partnerships and internal expertise.

Faculty Learning Outcomes

Faculty will make progress toward:

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  • Developing a sense of community and belonging with colleaguesÌý
  • Becoming effective teaching and learning leaders and change agents at 91¿´Æ¬
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  • Engaging with a community of teacher-scholars, contributing to the culture of scholarship of teaching and learning at 91¿´Æ¬, and serving as teacher-scholar advocates in their unitÌý
  • Exploration in advancing new ways of understanding and evaluating student learningÌý
  • Transforming and integrating scholarly teaching, subject matter expertise and research, into the systematic inquiry and application of scholarship of teaching and learning
Course Design
  • Intentionally design a course in which all of the components (outcomes, assessments, and activities) align with each other to result in important and lasting learning for students.
  • Intentionally choose and effectively utilize Canvas, e-portfolios, and other ed-tech tools Implement teaching practices that promote student learning and engagement.
  • Design courses that reflect key principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and inclusive pedagogies.
Inclusive Excellence
  • Recognizing assumptions, stereotypes, and biases in the learning environment as a result of reflexive practices and student feedback.Ìý
  • Adapting course content, activities, and assessments during the academic term to be responsive and accessible to all student needs.Ìý
  • Facilitating inclusive opportunities for the expression of cultural and social identities
Assessment
  • Create clear, specific, measurable and transparent learning outcomes.Ìý
  • Evaluate and use assessment data for decision making.