Teaching and Learning Center

Each semester, members of the T+LC Faculty Fellows lead book discussion groups focused on topics surrounding teaching and learning. The selected books range from classics in the world of pedagogy to new publications by up-and-coming leaders and influencers in higher education. At the beginning of every semester, information detailing the options for that term and a registration form are sent to faculty and staff. For more information on our current selections or to register for an upcoming discussion group, please visit the Book Discussion Groups webpage.

The Teaching and Learning Center offers grants for faculty research studies related to teaching and for faculty innovation projects leading to innovative teaching strategies.  These focused studies are intended to advance scholarship related to teaching and learning and the adoption of innovative pedagogies in the classroom. Each spring a call for proposals is sent to faculty members with necessary information and dates for the current year. Please see the Innovative Teaching Grants Program description for more information.

In an effort to develop our community of student-centered teaching, the T+LC invites experts in the field of teaching and learning to visit campus and share with our faculty and staff. Past guest speakers include Ken Bain, Saundra McGuire, Terry Doyle, and Todd Zakrasjek. For more information about recent or upcoming guests, visit the Teaching + Learning @ Lynchburg guest speakers page.

The Teaching and Learning Center is located on the first floor of Knight-Capron Library. While the facilities are intended primarily for the T+LC, they may also be used for other activities that relate to the mission. Faculty and staff wishing to reserve the facilities for an appropriate purpose should apply well in advance to the T+LC. Decisions about what activities get scheduled will be based on these criteria:

1. Teaching and Learning Center activities, including presentations, consultations, book group discussions, and meetings of the Faculty Fellows, take precedence over all others.
2. Instructional development activities not sponsored by the T+LC can be scheduled to take place in the facility. These include presentations, discussions, and other activities directly related to improving teaching and learning.
3. Individual class meetings intended to explore ways in which an active-learning classroom can enhance student learning can be scheduled in the T+LC. Instructors who use the room for this purpose will be asked to subsequently make a short presentation to the Faculty Fellows about what they learned from the process. The facility will not normally be the regular classroom for any course.

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