Faculty Program Overview
The St. Lawrence University Center for Teaching and Learning promotes improved student learning through facilitating excellence in teaching practices and supporting a wide range of faculty professional development activities. Read our complete Mission Statement.
- May Faculty College
- The May Faculty College offers an extended period of time for faculty to build upon teaching and learning issues addressed throughout the year by the CTL. In collaboration with other programs (e.g., FYP, CBL, IT) the CTL coordinates a series of workshops to explore new ideas, share experiences, and enjoy time spent together in earnest conversation about our profession.
- Shop Talks
- The Shop Talk series offers a forum wherein faculty come together to discuss pedagogy and related classroom issues in workshops and informal discussions led by members of the faculty. Three to four Shop Talks are scheduled throughout each semester.
- Oral Communication Institute
- This project involves faculty members in workshops and seminars designed to develop teaching strategies that lead to productive and engaged classroom discussions.
- Rhetoric and Communication Institute
- The development of a Rhetoric and Communication Institute extends the work of the OCI to include workshops on rhetoric, technology and media in the classroom.
- Pedagogy Travel
- The Center for Teaching and Learning offers $1,000 annually to full-time faculty members who wish to attend conferences that focus on the development of teaching skills. Each faculty member is eligible to attend one pedagogy conference per year. Download the proper form and instructions on our Web site.
- Grant Funds
- Full-time faculty are eligible to apply for two different types of funding: Instructional Mini-grants and Teaching with Technology grants. Guidelines and application forms can be found on our Web site.
- Technology Workshop Schedule
- View the technology workshop schedule on our Web site.
- Faculty IT Liaison Hours
- Instructional tech staff hold office hours on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at the Center for Teaching and Learning (62 Park St.), when classes are in session, providing personal assistance with teaching technology training, planning or problem solving. Special summer hours are also available. In all cases, appointments are required.
- Teaching Circles
- Teaching Circles are an open setting to have conversations about pedagogical challenges and strategies for teaching around issues common to our faculty.
- Faculty Quiet Hours
- During the fall and spring semester final exam weeks, the CTL doors are open all day long to provide a comfortable and quiet space for faculty to grade student work. The coffee is always on!
- Wednesday Workshops
- Wednesday Workshops offer regular training opportunities on Microsoft, Adobe and Macromedia software (Office, image editing and web editing) at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday mornings. These workshops are open to faculty, staff and students. Registration is required.
- August: Back To Basics Technology Workshops (B*2*B)
- An excellent opportunity for new faculty to become familiar with computing resources at SLU (including ANGEL, our online course management system) and for established faculty to receive some catch-up training . Registration is required. (See Brochure)
- January: Faculty Technology Festival
- Several days of training opportunities for a range of skill levels and interests; TechFest is held annually, early in January. This event includes the TechFair (where faculty demonstrate their own pedagogy-technology