The Role of the Centre for Teaching & Learning in Supporting Faculty in

Enhancing Teaching Practices

Dr Mary FitzpatrickTeaching and Learning Advocate

To encourage and facilitate excellence in teaching and learning through: •helping to ensure that effective teaching is valued, supported and developed•enhancing the learning and development experience for both teachers and students•encouraging scholarship, research and innovation in teaching and learning

Aim of the CTL

Faculty Development and Support

Student Support

Innovation & Research Evaluation, Feedback and Recognition

Role of CTL in Supporting

Faculty

Faculty Development – Academic Writing

Support – Writers’ Retreat– Specialist Diploma in

Teaching, Learning and Scholarship

– Technology enhanced learning support

– Peer observation– Student evaluation of

teaching– Conversations in the

Consortium series– Five minute teaching

tips– Portfolio

development

Evaluation, feedback and recognition

• Formative teaching evaluation (SETs, focus groups)

• Teaching Excellence Award system (local, regional and national)

Student Support

• First Seven Weeks http://www.facebook.com/first7weeks – F7W app

• Study skills strategy workshops• Student feedback, needs and priority

analysis• Student support centres

Student Support Centres

• Regional Writing Centre www.ul.ie/rwc • Maths Learning Centre www.ul.ie/~mlc• ECE Support Centrewww.ecestudents.ul.ie/ssc• ICT Learning Centre www.ul.ie/ictlc• Science Learning Centre www.ul.ie/~slc

Innovation and Research

• Technology enhanced learning:• Learning

management system (Sulis)

• Plagiarism prevention (Turnitin)

• UL One Campus, One Book

• Writing to Learn: An initiative to enhance the quality of writing of all UL graduates

• Broadening the Curriculum www.ul.ie/broadeningthecurriculum

Graduate Attributes

CTL Team

• Dr Fiona Farr– Dean, Teaching and

Learning

• Maura Murphy– Manager

• Karen McGrath/Vicky Kelly– Senior Administrator

• Angelica Rísquez– Teaching Innovation &

Enhancement Advocate

• Dr Mary Fitzpatrick– Regional Teaching and

Learning Advocate

• Dr Ide O’Sullivan– Writing Consultant

• Dr Catherine Martin/Lawrence Cleary– Writing Consultant

Location

Millstream Courtyard Building (MC1-014 to MC1-019)

Further information:

www.ul.ie/ctl