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About The Center for Teaching & Learning
The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) supports student success and teaching excellence by cultivating a welcoming educational community dedicated to innovative, student-centered teaching across locations and modalities. We host a variety of resources to meet your teaching needs, from access to Instructional Designers, a professional development lending library, hosting book clubs and giveaways, facilitating just-in-time workshops, and connecting you with resources throughout the system and beyond!
We regularly work on building this site to bring you the best resources and most relevant content to meet your needs.
Spring 2024 CTL hours
M-F: 8am – 4:30pm
address
The Center for Teaching & Learning
South Hall, 181 Main St
Presque Isle, Maine 04736
umpi-ctl@maine.edu
Current Book Clubs & Events
AI and Writing, by Sidney I. Dobrin
CTL’s book club selection for the 2023 Fall semester is AI and Writing. Please check back for more information about book discussion scedules.
CTL Calendar
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Most Sought-after Quick Links
Looking for Student Tutorials
UMPI’s Student-facing eLearning Hub has a variety of tutorials for students, including common tech-tool tutorials (in video and text-based format), as well as online learning study guidance, formatting help, and more!
Eye on Professional Development
Fall 2023 Workshop
In case you missed our August 2023 event!
- Fall Faculty Workshop
- Fall 2023 Slidedeck from the presentation
Emotional Intelligence Matters
- President Rice shared this timely article, from Inside Higher Ed, on Why the Emotional Aspects of Learning Matter.
- Additionally, if you have not read Paul Handstedt’s FF article on Mattering yet–you should!
UDL Planning with Multiculturalism in Mind
In the Fall Workshop, the topic of multiculturalism was a popular ‘next book club’ recommendation. One way that we can honor students’ diverse backgrounds is by avoiding scheduling high-stakes assessments on known religious holidays, and honoring celebratory (or recognition) times/months–so we are making it easy to get an at-a-glance look at these:
What We Are Reading this Fall!
Look at what we are reading:
- Heather: Learning & Teaching While White, by Chandler-Ward & Denevi (2022)
- Michael: Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team, by Simon Sinek (Author), David Mead (Author), Peter Docker (Author)
Teachers teaching teachers blog
Small Group Presentations: Synthesis of Learning
I love when students are able to synthesize their learning and reflect on both what they learned and how they will apply what they have learned to their futures as educators. Previously, I have asked students to create metacognitive, narrated slide decks (with...
Framing Active Listening: Constructivist Tuning Protocol
Taking a risk on a new experience with students I tried something really scary, with my Educational Technology in the Classroom students! I took a risk with teaching an instructional protocol that I have never taught before--it was inspiring, but complex in the number...
Using Blogs and Blogger in the Classroom
Blogging with students can add a lot to a college classroom. As a project-based learning tool, it can serve as a forum for applying concepts from class, practicing disciplinary-specific writing skills, and has the advantage of being a published, shareable resource...