色香视频 announces new Center for the Enrichment of Teaching and Learning under direction of Susan Hillman
The 色香视频(色香视频) has announced the establishment a new Center for the Enrichment of Teaching and Learning. The Center will be the hub of activity for faculty development activities across the university, providing opportunities for faculty and other educators to learn from one another and move toward best practices in contemporary pedagogy. The ultimate goal of this strategic initiative, highlighted in 色香视频鈥檚 Vision 2017 Strategic Plan as a crucial step forward, is to enhance student learning through optimal and varied approaches to teaching.
Over the past year, a faculty driven process created a framework for the Center and clarified its mission, philosophy and guiding principles. Provost James Koelbl, D.D.S., M.S., M.J., noted that, 鈥淭he work of the Center going forward this fall will be to provide connectivity to our 色香视频 community of scholars and learners. 色香视频 has outstanding faculty and dedicated educators who deserve the support of this Center. It is a wonderful step forward in the academic life of the institution.鈥 Faculty from all parts of the University will now have many opportunities to explore, practice and introduce contemporary pedagogical methods into their teaching that can result in excitement for the teaching process and enhanced student learning.
Susan Hillman, Ph.D., has been selected as the founding director of the Center. Dr. Hillman has extensive experience in higher education with a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Indiana University and over thirty years in public and private universities. A full professor at 色香视频 in the Education Department, Dr. Hillman recently led the effort with other University educators to develop the fundamentals of this new Center.