火博体育 the CLTL
任务
In accordance with our liberal arts mission, Skidmore College’s Center for 领导,
Teaching, 和 Learning (CLTL) partners with faculty, staff, 和 students on campus
to promote excellence 和 innovation in teaching 和 学习 through inclusive, evidence-based,
和 student-centered practices.
Through its programs, the center aims to
- support faculty research 和 creative work;
- support staff access to professional development opportunities;
- further the creativity, collaboration, 和 professional renewal* among faculty at all stages of their teaching careers as they develop, refine, 和 reflect on their own distinctive practices;
- stimulate honest exchange of ideas about differing pedagogical practices 和 related student-学习 outcomes;
- center diversity 和 inclusion principles as integral to best teaching practices; 和
- encourage the evaluation 和 assessment of newly adopted approaches to teaching 和 学习.
*Inspired by the St. Lawrence University CLT
历史
- In 2014 Skidmore received an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant of $250,000 to launch
the Center for 领导 in Teaching 和 Learning. The funds supported 和 advanced
research-based teaching 和 学习 practices, as well as professional development
for all members of Skidmore’s teaching community.
阅读更多: Mellon Foundation grant to enhance faculty development.