Get to Know the Center for Teaching and Learning

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) advances excellence in teaching practices and professional growth among all members of the campus teaching community to enhance student learning and success.

The CTL provides a wide array of programs, events, resources, and services that 1) promote evidence-based practices in teaching and learning; 2) encourage professional growth in teaching for faculty of all appointment types, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows; 3) advance innovation and experimentation in teaching and learning; 4) empower engagement in scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning; and 5) foster inclusion and equity in teaching and learning.  

In addition to the series listed below, CTL offers a variety of workshops and webinars on foundational and timely instructional design and teaching with technology topics. See the CTL Event Listing for a complete list of upcoming events and recordings of past events.

• Teaching@IU Indianapolis Webinar Series. Focuses on foundational teaching skills.
• The CHAT Room: Conversations Happening Around Teaching Series. The CHAT Room is a virtual, informal space where faculty gather to discuss timely topics related to teaching.

Consultations with CTL consultants can involve a wide range of instructional design and teaching with technology topics. They are confidential, independent of performance review procedures, and free of charge for IU Indianapolis, IU Columbus, and IU Fort Wayne faculty and graduate students.

Consultation topics include but are not limited to:

Instructional design

• Student learning outcomes
• Assessing student learning
• Active learning
• Course design
• Documenting your teaching
• Teaching philosophy statement
• Scholarship of teaching and learning

Teaching with technology

• Online teaching
• Canvas
• ePortfolio
• Instructional media
• Classroom technology implementation
• Student response systems