As stated in the mission statement, CTL "is to foster a culture of
excellence in teaching and learning".
To encourage research and scholarship, there
are awards and funding for Service Learning, Teaching and Learning
Fellowships, Online Course Development Compensation, and
Videoconference Course Development Compensation.
The Center for Teaching and Learning also offers professional
development workshops throughout the academic year, and posts
materials from these workshops and conferences. Please check the
Faculty Development page for these workshops.
CTL supports NSU faculty by providing resources such as hardware,
software, printed material, videos, instructional design consulting,
and training for professional development. CTL also publishes
NSU Celebrating Teaching and Learning newsletter on a semester
basis. CTL also posts the distance learning course evaluations.
Research-based information on effective instructional strategies are
available for check-out.
Grants and awards are available each academic year for enhancing the
scholarship of teaching.