Center for Teaching Excellence
CTE strives to foster an intellectual community of instructors dedicated to improving their teaching practices and increasing student learning.
Center for Teaching Excellence Programs and Resources
Our website has a wide array of resources on such topics as effective pedagogy, inclusive teaching practices, student engagement, assessment of student learning, and the evaluation of teaching. We also encourage you to explore the opportunities for teaching-related faculty funding and the recent posters and portfolios created by KU instructors.
Programs & Initiatives
CTE offers several programs and funding opportunities for instructors interested in improving their teaching practices and course design.
Teaching Resources
Learn about effective ways to assess student learning in courses and programs.
Assessment of Student Learning
Learn about effective ways to assess student learning in courses and programs.
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Graduate Teaching Assistant and New Faculty Resources
GTA Resources
Learn about the New GTA Orientation and other professional development opportunities as well as key information for what comes next: the academic job search.
New Faculty
Learn about designing a course, preparing a syllabus, and supporting your students.
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Course Portfolio Gallery
Visit our gallery of course portfolios that exemplifies some of the best teaching and course redesign work accomplished by faculty members, instructional staff members, and departmental programs at KU.
CTE News and Features
From summit poll, a list of ways to create community in classes
Peter Felten’s keynote message about building relationships through teaching found a receptive audience at this year’s Teaching Summit.
Felten, a professor of history and assistant provost for teaching and learning at Elon University, shared the stories of students who had made important…
As the academic year begins, think community and connection
In a focus group before the pandemic, I heard some heart-wrenching stories from students.
One was from a young, Black woman who felt isolated and lonely. She mostly blamed herself, but the problems went far beyond her. At one point, she said: “There’s some small classes that I’m in and like, some…
KU Teaching Summit Focuses on Building Classroom Relationships
Peter Felten issued a clear call to action at this year’s Teaching Summit: Connect with students and help them connect with one another.
Felten, executive director of the Center for Engaged Learning and assistant provost for Teaching and Learning at Elon University, delivered the keynote address…
Research points to AI’s growing influence
If you are sitting on the fence, wondering whether to jump into the land of generative AI, take a look at some recent news – and then jump.
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