Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
A Community of Engaged Scholars
Whether you are new to teaching or a seasoned instructor refining your craft, we’re here for you. Are you looking for learning opportunities, credentialing options, or ways to connect with other teaching faculty? Perhaps you are beginning to conduct scholarly research about teaching and learning or extending your own disciplinary based education research? St. Cloud State University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is a vital campus resource center primarily focusing on faculty development.
In the center, we:
- Offer tangible learning opportunities
- Provide resources for conducting scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL)
- Support the integration of new technologies into teaching and learning
- Promote teaching practices that increase academic equity and student success
- Showcase excellence in teaching and learning
- Foster a collaborative and innovative teaching community
CETL's Intentions:
- Teach to transform. We prepare faculty to adopt teaching practices that stimulate growth and innovation, going beyond the ordinary.
- Pursue Equity. We inspire faculty to develop and use inclusive teaching practices to create equitable learning contexts where students thrive.
- Foster Connection. We actively build connections and collaborative learning opportunities within the university to support student success, collegiality, and excellence.
The classroom is a space where both teachers and students can grow, learn, and be transformed.
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Mission
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning fosters, supports and celebrates communities of scholars engaged in collaborative inquiry to achieve intellectual and personal growth.
Vision
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning supports St. Cloud State University as a vibrant culture within which faculty, staff and students can be deeply engaged with the wider community in developing transformational and integrated experiences, skills and knowledge for a diverse and sustainable global environment.