About

The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) — strives to enhance a learning-centred environment at the University of Regina.

In such an environment:

• effective teaching is valued and celebrated
• innovative practices and engagement in teaching and learning are fostered
• faculty are supported and pro-active in the development of teaching strategies informed by research and a knowledge of best practices
• learners are successful in their learning (note--learners could mean the instructors who are learning how to teach better, and the students who are learning from the instructors)

To advance the above mission, CTL provides leadership in:

• development of institutional policies and procedures related to teaching and learning
• research in learning space design
• promotion of an institutional climate that values and recognizes excellence in teaching and learning.
• scholarship of teaching and learning
• design and implementation of professional development opportunities as they relate to teaching and learning--with and without technology
• research, exploration, and creation of technology-based applications as they relate to teaching and learning

The focus of CTL is on teaching and learning, on exploring the nature of teaching and learning, on exploring how to make sense of and how to improve teaching and learning, on learning how to conduct research on teaching and learning, and on experiencing joy, excitement, and satisfaction in our teaching/learning encounters. 

CTL advances teaching and learning through research, programs, workshops, seminars, and resources.  CTL also researches and explores emerging technologies, testing the viability of these technologies in a variety of different environments, determining the stability and usefulness of these technologies for use in teaching and learning in face-to-face and other teaching/learning modalities (e.g., online, video conferencing), and in creating standards and policies in relation to these technologies that will be vetted through appropriate committees for administrative and financial commitment.  The rationale for this research is based on the assumption that any technology could be useful in a given situation, but for a university to stand behind a type of technology (e.g., a lecture capture system, an application such as Turnitin), there has to be sufficient research in testing and application to be able to make a statement regarding widespread adoption of this technology.  This research also includes research into advances in Moodle (our URCourses learning management system), and the creation of modifications/adaptations to Moodle in line with instructor demand and best practices in the field.

CTL has an e-Learning Co-ordinator whose main responsibility is to create opportunities for instructors to become familiar with some of the new technologies, and, in conjunction with other CTL staff, enable and support these instructors in successful integration of these technologies into their teaching/learning environments.

We encourage you to visit us in Library 610, to sit for a while and chat about teaching and learning, to come and do some work with us on your teaching, to engage in research on your teaching, to present findings about your teaching through our CTL seminars and workshops, and generally we would like you to participate in our CTL events throughout the year and to share your knowledge and experience with your colleagues.