Center for Teaching and Learning

The Colby College Center for Teaching and Learning champions and inspires active, innovative, and just teaching and learning experiences through opportunities that motivate ongoing pedagogical reflections, encourage dialogue about effective practices, and deconstruct academic inequities.

Tiffany Miller, assistant professor of Spanish, helps students during her SP135: Indigenous Latin America class in Lovejoy Building Thursday, April 20, 2023.

Mission

Arisa White, Associate Professor of English—Creative Writing, goes over class material during her Intro to Creative Writing class in Miller Library

Vision

The Center for Teaching and Learning strives to collaboratively address emerging teaching and learning needs at Colby and lead national conversations about innovative and just teaching in higher education.

Sandra Bernal Heredia, visiting assistant professor of Spanish, leads “Baila in the Community,” where she leads Colby students into teaching community members about Latin dance.

Values

The work of the Center for Teaching and Learning is rooted in:

-the literature and scholarship on effective teaching and learning,
-the experiences of the CTL staff,
-the experiences of Colby faculty and students,
-the relationships and communities that support teaching and learning at Colby.

The CTL works collaboratively, prioritizing authentic connection to respond creatively to the needs of the Colby teaching community. Our work is growth-oriented and non-evaluative, with an interest in the holistic development of educators through all stages of their careers. When needed or requested, conversations with the CTL are confidential.

The CTL advocates for just and inclusive teaching and learning practices, and continually evolves to better support the diverse identities that form our community.

Center for Teaching and Learning