Overview
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence supports Santa Fe College faculty and staff through the design & facilitation of workshops and communities of practice. The CTLE serves as a hub and an incubator providing guidance, support and space to enhance educational development focused on promoting equitable outcomes for students. We are a professional learning community supporting faculty in all stages of their careers. We value equity and diversity, evidence-based practices, collaboration, and innovation.
Vision
To create a robust faculty learning program that leads to equitable outcomes for underserved students.
Mission
To foster inclusive evidence-based teaching practices, build an educational community, and bridge equity gaps.
Goals
Short term
- Offer recurring professional development workshops and discussion groups
- Promote participation in campus conversations book club
- Create and prepare materials for the summer institute
- Create and prepare the new faculty academy
- Raise awareness of exemplary work happening on campus
- Faculty Spotlight
Long term
- Build an ongoing sense of inquiry through Departmental Action Research Projects (DARPS) focused on equity- minded education
- Collect and analyze data from the DARPS to inform future programming.
- Establish robust communities of practice
- Provide individual consultations to help faculty
- Establishing a physical space in P-Building
Values
- Everyone plays a significant role in achieving student success
- High standards of scholarship
- Evidence -based data-driven best practices
- Equity
- Collaboration and community
- Innovation
Leslie Rios
Director, Center For Teaching and Learning Excellence
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Faculty Fellows
Faculty fellows support the mission of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence by providing leadership in the development and delivery of faculty-focused professional learning programming that promotes equity-minded teaching practices, supports new faculty development, and increases faculty engagement. To learn more about your Faculty fellows, please visit your CTLE Virtual Hub.