Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
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
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.